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JPL
07-01-2007, 12:04 PM
http://www.atomfilms.com/film/name_yu_ming.jsp

This is a short film about a young man who get's bored in China and learns to speak gaeilge. When he finally comes to Ireland, he finds out that nobody speaks it - but think it's because he speaks gaeilge too poorly for them to understand rather them not being able to speak as gaeilge at all. A must watch for any Irishman!
JPL
07-26-2007, 04:10 PM
Has anybody watched this?
broche
07-26-2007, 04:19 PM
saw it in irish class at school, I thought it was good.
JPL
08-03-2007, 05:22 PM
cool :)

bump!
MacKozer
10-21-2007, 07:05 PM
I have posted it on my blog (http://www.drakkart.com/eire2/2007/10/06/is-gaeilge-the-irish-language-part-2/). Actually I have been trying to find someone who could help me to learn Irish, but for the last 1,5 year I have met only couple of Irish who were speaking Irish as a 1st language.
Daithí
10-21-2007, 07:20 PM
I have posted it on my blog (http://www.drakkart.com/eire2/2007/10/06/is-gaeilge-the-irish-language-part-2/). Actually I have been trying to find someone who could help me to learn Irish, but for the last 1,5 year I have met only couple of Irish who were speaking Irish as a 1st language.

Hang my head in shame :( lol :redface:
JPL
10-21-2007, 08:13 PM
I have posted it on my blog (http://www.drakkart.com/eire2/2007/10/06/is-gaeilge-the-irish-language-part-2/). Actually I have been trying to find someone who could help me to learn Irish, but for the last 1,5 year I have met only couple of Irish who were speaking Irish as a 1st language.

Why don't you try take up conversational classes in your area? You could also try visit a gaeltacht after some lessons too!

Edit: Just reading your blog, it's good to see some insight on your views on ireland. Interesting reading!
MacKozer
10-21-2007, 08:31 PM
JPL, you are right, but to learn the language properly you have to use it in daily life. In example - I have never learnt English at school. I have done it during my many trips to Scotland in the nineteennineties (even at present my Irish friends are laughing at me and telling me "stop speak Scottish" :) )
JPL
10-21-2007, 08:37 PM
JPL, you are right, but to learn the language properly you have to use it in daily life. In example - I have never learnt English at school. I have done it during my many trips to Scotland in the nineteennineties (even at present my Irish friends are laughing at me and telling me "stop speak Scottish" :) )

Yes, that's where the conversational classes come in. If you have a venue to speak it 3 or three times a week with other speakers, then it will sink in alot quicker than just learning. If you really want to learn, I think conversational classes and one or two trips to a gaeltacht per year should do wonders.

But I agree, you do need to speak it on a continous basis to learn.