does anybody speak irish?

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Permalink Reply by Leenke on April 5, 2008 at 9:00pm

unfortunately I never got any further then dia dhuit, conás a ta tu? (hello, how are ye)

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Permalink Reply by Róisín O'Neill on June 16, 2008 at 8:12pm

yeah, unfortunately that's where my knowledge of irish stops too. Well, I can also count till 10 and say "sit down and shut up" :D
I also have a phrasebook but it's hard if you can't hear how it's pronounced.

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Permalink Reply by Carolina on June 16, 2008 at 8:54pm

it's true! especially when you start! at least..from my italian point of view at the beginning there was a large difference between the way i pronounced and the way i wrote...then you start to understand what sounds the groups of letters give and it become easier! i hope i wrote something understandable ehehe!

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Permalink Reply by Róisín O'Neill on June 16, 2008 at 9:08pm

of course it's understable. I totally agree. Well, I should start learning some basic stuff in irish. maybe during the summerholidays. I'll let you now :)
How come you actually started learning Gaelic? That's so cool! Didn't know it was possible in Italy. Is it a university degree?

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Permalink Reply by Carolina on June 16, 2008 at 9:54pm

unluckily there are no courses at universities where you can learn gaelic, it's only possible if you find a teacher randomly one morning in july, just like me ehehehe.he teaches english at the high school but he also knows gaelic and i study with him, i couldn't do it by myself indeed!

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Permalink Reply by Róisín O'Neill on June 17, 2008 at 2:03pm

yeah, that's what I thought. I don't think u can study gaelic in mainland europe. Lucky you, that u found a personal teacher :) My dad unfortunately forgot most of his irish, but he's doing a course this summer. So I hope he'll teach me some stuff afterwards. jeej! Every time I go to Ireland, my family keeps telling me I should learn some basic vocabulary, so it's time I start listening :)
slán :)

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Permalink Reply by Johi on April 5, 2008 at 9:07pm

I've already bought an irish phrasebook, but I have no time now to start Irish... :(

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Permalink Reply by Carolina on June 8, 2008 at 10:12am

thanks anyway!

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Permalink Reply by Ellianne Hindmarsh on June 11, 2008 at 6:45pm

what galic

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Permalink Reply by Carolina on June 16, 2008 at 7:15pm

the irish one ;)

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Permalink Reply by Carolina on June 16, 2008 at 8:10pm

Cinnte! (sure!) ceacht a haon (lesson 1)
dia dhuit, cen chaoi a bfhuil tú? (hi, how are you?)
tá mé go maith (i'm fine)
tá mé go dona (i'm bad)

:)

xxx

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Permalink Reply by Kirsten Gilbert on October 22, 2008 at 1:35am

that is sweet!
i wish i could learn to speak gaelic..

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