#30daysoflearninggaeilge

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Leabharlann

- (feminine, second declension) library

leabhar - book ciúin - quiet bí ciúin! - be quiet! cárta leabharlainne - library card foireann na leabharlainne - library staff

Fuair sí leabhar ar iasacht ón leabharlann.

She borrowed a book from the library.

Btw the word leabhar is really hard for me to pronouce and I mess up every time I try to say it aloud xd

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Langblr Word of the Day Challenge “Grá“

Today’s word of the day of this challenge is “love”, which translates to grá in Gaeilge. My fav Irish song around the matter is “Cé a chuirfidh tú liom“ performed by Arcanadh; it’s incredibly mellow and comforting.

An grá - love An chroí - heart An mian - desire (as a strong wish, longing for sth) Grá agus gean - love and affection Is é mo ghrá - he is my love Is í mo ghrá - she is my love

Tá sé /Tá sí dúnta i ngrá le... - He/she is madly in love with... Thit mé i ngrá le... - I fell in love with... Thit tú/sé/sí i ngrá le... - You/he/she fell in love with... A (name), a chroí - my dear (name); directly tranlsates as (name), my heart Is é mian a chroí é - it’s his heart’s desire

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Basic Gaeilge phrases

Dia duit /jee-ah ditch/ - Hello! Dia is muire duit /jee-ah is murah ditch/ - Hello (used only as a response)

Conas atá tú? /cunis a-ta too/ - How are you? Tá mé go maith /ta may go myhh/ - I’m good Tá mé go hiontach /ta may go heyntakh/ - I’m great Níl mé go maith /nyeel may go myhh/ - I’m not good Úfasach /oof-aas-akh/ - I’m awful

Le do thoill /leh daw hull/ - Please Go raibh maith agat /go row myhh ug-it/ - Thank you Tá fáilte romhat /ta falcha rowut/ - You’re welcome! (as response to thank you)

Slán leat - Goodbye!

This post’s basically transcript of this video

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Langblr Word of the Day Challenge “Báisteach“

Today’s word of the Langblr Word of the Day Challenge introduced by @nordic-language-love​ is rain, which translates to báisteach in Gaeilge (Irish).

Vocab list

Báisteach - rain Lá báistí - rainy day An aimsir - weather Ceo - fog Scamallach - cloudy Stoirmiúil - stormy Gaofar - windy Fliuch - wet Fuar - cold

Some phrases

Lá fuar atá ann - it is a cold day Tá sé ag cur báistí - it is raining Tá sé fliuch inniú - it is wet today Tá ceo tiubh ann - there is a thick fog Tá báisteach ag titim - the rain is falling Bhí sé ag báisteach ar feadh an lae - it was raining all day

References: 1, 2

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New Year vocabulary as Gaeilge 🎉

Bliain nua - New Year An bhliain nua/An bhliain úr - the New Year Óiche Nollag beag - New Year’s Eve (literally means the night of little Christmas) Lá Nollag beag - New Year’s Day Rún athbhliana - New Year’s resolution

Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit! - Happy New Year! Bliain úr mhaith duit! - Happy New Year!

How to talk about your New Year’s resolutions:

Tá sé mar rún na hathbhliana... - It is my New Year’s resolution... agam gnó a bhunú - to start a business agam mar aisling a fhíorú - to follow my dreams agam bog go hÉireann - to move to Ireland agam éirí as na milseáin - to give up on sweets

Sources: one, two

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Breakfast vocabulary as Gaeilge 🍳

bricfeasta - breakfast leite - porridge pancóg - pancake bocaire - waffle órshúlach - golden syrup marmaláid - marmelade brioscarán - shortbread arán - bread ubh scothbhruite - soft-boiled egg óraiste dearg - blood orange úlla rósta - baked apples péitseog - peach eogart - yoghurt calóga arbhair - cornflakes im - butter bainne - milk sú - juice caife - coffee cupán tae - cup of tea

ithim (verb) - to eat maidin - morning go moch ar maidin - early in the morning

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Three Gaeilge sayings with pronunciation reference:

Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin (pronunciation) - there’s no fireplace like your own fireplace, meaning that there’s no place like home.

Níl saoi gan locht (pronunciation) - there’s not a wise man without a fault, meaning that we all have our flaws or weaknesses.

Is fearr Gaelige bhriste, ná Béarla cliste (pronunciation) - broken Irish is better than clever English. The saying’s message is to encourage one to use whatever Gaeilge they have, no matter, how poor.

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Iontaoibh

- (feminine, second declension) trust

Phrase containing the word:

Ar bhonn iontaoibhe atá an caidreamh bunaithe.

Their relationship is build on trust.

Another Gaelic word for trust is muinín. If you want to say that you put your trust in something or someone, you can either say d’ionatoibh a chur i nduine or do mhuinín a chur i nduine.

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Saoirse

- (feminine, fourth declension) freedom

Phrase containg the word:

Iad súid a throid ar son shaoirse na hÉireann.

Those who fought for the freedom of Ireland.

Saoirse is also a female given name, which became popular in Ireland in the 1920s (also in the time of Cogadh na Saoirse - the Irish War of Independence).

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Langblr Word of the Day Challenge “Cuimhne“ & “Am”

I merged words from two days into one post since they’re express somewhat similar concept - cuimhne (memory) and am (time). I do enjoy this challenge btw, it motivates me to do at least a little repetition or to learn new words.

Vocab list

Cuimhne - memory Am - time Inné - yesterday Inniú - today Amárach - tomorrow Bhí sé - it was (past) Tá sé - it is (present) Beidh sé - it will be (future)

Some phrases

Bhí sé fuar inné - it was cold yesterday Tá sé scamallach inniú - it is cloudy today Beidh sé gaofar amárach - it will be windy tomorrow Tá ciumhne mhaith agat - You have a good memory Ní raibh am agam chun staidéir - I didn’t have time for study lol

References: 1, 2

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Sos

- (masculine, third declension) rest

Vocab list:

Sos ón obair - a rest from work Lá saor - a rest day Am luí/Am codlata - bedtime Deireadh seachtaine - weekend Tá sé ceart go leor sos a glacadh - it’s ok to take a break Tá am luí ann/Tá sé in am codlata - it’s bedtime Tabhair sure duit féin - take care of yourself Tóg go bog é - take it easy

Conjugation of the verb codail (to sleep) in present tense:

Codlaím I sleep Codlaíonn tú you sleep Codlaíonn sé/sí he/she sleeps Codlaímid we sleep Codlaíonn sibh you sleep Codlaíonn siad they sleep

References: 1, 2, 3

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Free Gaeilge Resources

Basics: Omniglot, Gaeilge.ie, Learning the Irish Language, Firefox as Gaeilge, Nualéargais

Dictionary: Teangalnn.ie, Focloir.ie

Blogs&courses: Erin’s Web, Bitesize Irish, The Geeky Gaeilgeoir, Duolingo Irish, Memrise

YouTube channels: Seán Mór, Ciara Ní É, Bitesize Irish

Other cool stuff: Irish TV channel and radio, TG Lurgan (covers of English songs as Gaeilge), M. Máire Ní Shúilleabháin (traditional Irish songs with lyrics and translation), Wolfe Momma (mostly lifestyle channel, but she also makes videos about Irish traditions and culture), Nos.ie (Irish culuture&lifestyle magazine), NÓS yt channel, List of Gaeilge twitter acounts

More useful resources: Here and here

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Oíche Shamhna Shona Duit 🎃

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Grammar&morphology

x following word order: verb subject object x nouns decline for three numbers: singular, dual, plural x verbs conjugate for three tenses: past, present, future x there are eleven irregular verbs x there is neither yes nor no word x there is no verb to have x there is an initial mutation (a change in consonant in a word) x main dialects: Munster, Connath and Ulster

Bí (to be)

táim - I am tá tú - you are tá sé - he is tá sí - she is táimid - we are tá sibh - you are tá siad - they are

Bí must always be used with an object, for example: Tá Faolán ann (Faolán is here). An object can only be an adjective, an adverb or an adpositional phrase, for example: Tá Faolán mór (Faolán is tall). Bí can’t be used to connect two nouns, so you can’t use bí in a sentence like ‘he is a professor’.

Tá an fear ann - The man is here Tá an bean mór - The woman is tall Táim ag baile anois - I’m home now

Articles

There is no idefinite article. The definite article is an and it stays the same for masculine and feminine nouns, for example Tá an fear ag baile (the man is home), tá an bean ann (the woman is here).

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Demonstrative pronoun

Seo plays the role of demonstrative poronun in Gaeilge. It changes slightly depending on the grammatical gender of a noun.

Seo - this is (indefinite article) Seo madra - this is a dog

Seo é (for masculine nouns with definite article an or proper nouns) Seo é an madra - this is the dog Seo é an fear - this is the man Seo é Seán - this is Seán

Seo í (for feminine nouns with definite article or proper nouns) Seo í an iníon - this is the daughter Seo í an bean - this is the woman Seo í Faolán - this is Faolán

Asking questions

Cad é seo? - what is it? (refering to things and animals) Seo ríomhaire glúine - this is a laptop Seo cupán tae - this is a cup of tea

Cad hé seo? - who is he? (refering to a male person) Seo é Seán - this is Seán

Cad hí seo? - who is she? (refering to a female person) Seo í Faolán - this is Faolán

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Month names as Gaeilge

Eanáir - January Feabhra - February Márta - March Aibreán - April Bealtaine - May Meitheamh - June Iúil - July Lúnasa - August Meán Fómhair - September Deireadh Fómhair - October Samhain - November Nollag - December

x pronunciation reference