nerdygoatasgaeilge
nerdygoatasgaeilge
tomira trying to speak irish >:3
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I'LL DESIGN THIS BLOG BETTER SOMEDAY!! pls correct me if I make a mistake I WANT TO LEARN AND THE IRISH EDUCATION SYSTEM IS FAILING ME, yayay I'll try speak irish as much as i can!!!! :333
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 8 days ago
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what do you reccommend for a complete beginner in the states? and how do i pick a dialect to learn/focus on?
this ask is from january, sorry for the delay, I've just been pretty busy In terms of how to start in the states, I'd say look at the resources I've recommended in other posts tagged with #resources, the only thing that will be significantly different outside of ireland is less irish books in libraries, everything else I mention will be similarly accessible.
Choosing a Dialect
I'm of the opinion that you should choose a dialect when learning Irish for 2 reasons.
It helps you to be consistent with pronunciation, which varies a lot between dialects. If you pick one dialect you can check how that word is pronounced on a site like teanglann.ie and immediately know.
It's fun!! Standard Irish is kind of boring, and learning about dialects is a much better window into how Irish is actually spoken in native communities. There's so many interesting traits and features to learn about. Also it kind of fills that primal urge to join a team or a club (Gaelainn na Mumhan abú!)
In terms of how to pick, I think there's a few ways to go about it.
Pick based on the resources available to you. This is super reasonable, if you have a book that teaches connacht Irish and nothing else, maybe focus on connacht Irish.
Pick based on personal ties. Maybe your family comes from Kerry, or you grew up in Mayo, you can choose to learn a dialect based on that.
Pick based on what you like the best. You don't need a 'reason' to learn a specific dialect, listen to the major dialects and see if there's any you like the sound of. If you're a linguistic nerd see if any of the dialects have interesting traits to you. Pick whichever one has the best vibes.
It's important to remember that focusing on a dialect doesn't mean you can never choose to change and learn another dialect in the future, it's just a way of honing the pronunciation and natural-ness of your Irish.
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 8 days ago
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faoi dheireadh... táim ábalta "chat" a úsáid nuair a bhfuil mé ag caint le daoine as gaeilge...
is breá liom ag caint le chaoi chronically online :333
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 9 days ago
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tá tuirse an domhain orm... is fuath liom maidineacha TwT (tá sé beagnach aon uair tar éis a chlog, ach shhhhh XDD)
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 10 days ago
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The Copula - The Most Overlooked Part of Irish Grammar
Okay so during the last lesson I gave a big warning which I'll give again here, you cannot use tá to link two nouns directly, for phrases like "Fionn is a hero", instead you use "the copula" which is like a special verb with its own structures.
In the present tense the copula is "Is"
So "fionn is a hero" is "Is laoch Fionn" "Niamh is a princess" - "Is banphrionsa Niamh". "They are heroes" - "Is laochra iad" "I am a woman" - "Is bean mé"
The copula is really important to Irish, but it uses a few different structures which can make it one of the more challenging parts of the language.
The structure is different for "definite" nouns and "indefinite" nouns. Definite nouns are specific nouns, things like "the sword", "the swords", "my sword", "Fionn's sword". On the other hand, indefinite nouns are things like "a sword", "swords" not referring to a specific one/ones.
We saw the indefinite structure above. "Is [description] [subject]" "Is fear Fionn" - Fionn is a man. "Is fir sinn" - We are men. (You could use muid here too, but sinn is what's used in munster. "Is fear an rí" - The king is a man.
These are indefinite because the description is indefinite - "a man", "men" rather than "the man" or "the men".
Sometimes you'll see a pronoun before the subject, this is common but it doesn't change the meaning and isn't strictly necessary:
Is fear é Fionn - Finn is a man
Is banphrionsa í Niamh - Niamh is a princess
Is laochra iad Fionn agus Oisín - Finn and Oisín are heroes The pronoun should match the subject that follows it.
The copula has negative forms, and past tense forms etc.
Ba laoch Fionn = Finn was a hero
Ní laoch Fionn = Finn is not a hero
Deir sí gur laoch Fionn = She says that Finn is a hero
An laoch tú? = Are you a hero?
The copula does not have a future tense form, another structure is used in cases where that could come up which will be discussed in a later lesson.
Moving on to definite descriptions, if we want to say something like "Cormac is the king" we say "Is é Cormac an rí" OR "Is é an rí Cormac".
This first pronoun doesn't really convey any additional meaning but it is necessary in this structure. It should match the gender of the person if we're talking about a person, and otherwise it should match the noun that comes directly after it.
The general rule here regarding the order is that you put the new information first. So the first one is informing someone who the king is, and the second one is informing someone who Cormac is.
"Is í mo mháthair an ridire" - The knight is my mother
"Is é an ridire an rí" - The knight is the king
If the subject is a third person pronoun (he, she, they, it), then there will be two pronouns in the sentence
"Is é an gadaí é" - "He is the thief"
"Is í an bhanríon í" - "She is the queen"
Is iad na ridirí iad" - "They are the knights"
Deir sé gurb é an rí é - "He says he's the king"
(In some dialects the final pronoun is dropped, "is é an gadaí" but it's common to keep it in Munster)
If the subject is another pronoun (I, you, we, y'all), then the pronoun comes first and the emphatic form is used
Is mise an rí - I am the king
Is sibhse na ridirí - Y'all are the knights
An tusa an bhanríon? - are you the queen?
Homework
Here's some example sentences for you to try yourself, you can also put them in the comments if you'd like or if you have any questions, please give me those too
Cormac is a knight.
She is a thief.
Are they heroes?
They aren't heroes.
She says she's the queen.
Are you the king?
Are we heroes?
Are we the heroes?
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 10 days ago
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I got curious about what the deal is with pronouns and LGBT terms as gaeilge so I did some googling and HOW COOL is it that the word for transitioning comes from ‘a new springtime’? SPRING! A NEW BEGINNING! REBIRTH! love it!
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 10 days ago
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RAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
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SCREADACHHHHHHHH
GHEOBHAIDH MÉ SCOTT PILGRIM AS GAEILGE DEN LEABHARLANN AMÁRACH RAHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDD
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 11 days ago
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GHEOBHAIDH MÉ SCOTT PILGRIM AS GAEILGE DEN LEABHARLANN AMÁRACH RAHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDD
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 11 days ago
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teanglann.ie mo ghrá.... gan tú, ní bheinn abálta aimsir briathra a úsáid qwq
(caoineadh. caithfidh mé go leor rudaí a fhoghlaim arís... mothaím gur rinne mé dearmad go leor an teanga tar éis TY. ach, chun an fhírinne a rá, ní raibh mo ghaeilge an-mhaith roimh sin, ní raibh mé ábalta ann ach scrúdú a scríobh :/ higher level distinction sa junior cert agus caithfidh mé teanglann/foclóir a úsáid nuair a bhíonn mé ag caint TwT ACH TÁ ÁTHAS ORM TOISC GAEILGE A ÚSÁID MÉ >:3)
if you see any mistakes, please correct me! and conversations are always more than welcome :D
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 11 days ago
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FÍOR TwT
lá amháin, beidh mé ag scríobh scrúdú agus déarfaidh mé "an blorbo is blorbo"- /j
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mo. mo bhlorbo. mo ghrá. níl mé ábalta stopadh ag smaoineamh faoin gcarachtar seo. is é foirfe. is aoibhinn liom é. is é an blorbo is blorbo. mo bhlorbo is fearr. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa *bás a fháil*
i'm fae from fluent in Irish, so please correct me if you spot a mistake! and conversation is always more than welcome :3
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 11 days ago
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Dia dhuit!!!!
dia is muire duit!!!!! :DDDD
ceapaim gur(?) rinne mé dearmad mo chuid gaeilge help XDD
uhh conas a tá tú? >:3
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 12 days ago
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 12 days ago
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Mo chat! Athena is ainm di agus is aoibhinn liom í <3
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 12 days ago
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Short English post to spread the word!
Did you know that there is a network of Irish speaking discord servers that is, while currently not as active as the average english speaking server, has well over 100 people in it's servers? The goal of this project (known as the "Gaelspás") is and has been to create an irish speaking space on discord, for irish speakers. If you have any irish at all, perhaps we might be worth checking out! Curious what servers we have? Well: Sciortaí agus stocaí - Server focused on fashion, LGBTQ topics, and more, with the server focusing more on the feminine side of things Amhráin na dTonnta - Ever wanted to talk about music in irish? This is the server for that! Éirenime - Anime discussions, but in Irish and Japanese! (Yes, the only bilingual server thats in Irish, but doesnt speak english!) Túr Ghaeil Ghlais - Conlanging, but in Irish! All these servers can be found in our linktree!
And while you check those out, if you could share this post, do, it helps us out alot in creating one a space online in Irish, for Irish speakers!
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 12 days ago
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Dia dhaoibh!
Is mise gaeilge-go-deo. Chruthaigh mé an blag seo chun chuir leis an méid Gaeilge ar an suíomh seo agus ar an Idirlíon go ginearálta. Is as Éirinn mé agus is aoibhinn liom ár gcultúr dúchas agus go háirithe ár dteanga.
I speak Irish regularly, and my Irish is good, but I'm not fluent and it's my second language. I am always happy to translate anything on my blog and I am always open to corrections on my Irish. (I speak Munster Irish btw.)
I am a minor! Ní dhéanfaidh mé teagmháil le blaganna le béim ar ábhair 18+. Déanfaidh mé neamhaird ar méid beag de.
I am also queer :). They/them in English and sí/siad (she/they) as Gaeilge, le do thoil. Déanfaidh mé content faoi an taithí aiteach Éireannach is docha 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪
This is a sideblog! Main is @i-am-an-omniscient-snail.
Tags so far: #faoi mise ~ about me, #ag labhairt ~ I say stuff, #gaire gaeilge ~ memes and jokes as Gaeilge
Header is by duine-aiteach :)
Sin mise! Úsáid cibé Gaeilge atá agat, ach ní chaithfear é a labhairt liom. (Use any Irish you have and any English you must.)
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 12 days ago
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mo. mo bhlorbo. mo ghrá. níl mé ábalta stopadh ag smaoineamh faoin gcarachtar seo. is é foirfe. is aoibhinn liom é. is é an blorbo is blorbo. mo bhlorbo is fearr. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa *bás a fháil*
i'm fae from fluent in Irish, so please correct me if you spot a mistake! and conversation is always more than welcome :3
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 13 days ago
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I can't believe there's no published Modern Irish-Old Irish dictionary? Is anyone working on one?
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nerdygoatasgaeilge · 13 days ago
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is breá liom an focal "dada", níl a fhios agam go bhfuil sé baineann le dadaism... caithfidh mé é a chuardach lá amháin! >:3
i'm far from fluent in irish, please correct me if i make mistakes! and conversation is always more than welcome ^^
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