#beatha teanga í a labhairt

[robynshaikucorner]

Cailte sa bhfairrge...

Gan aon chaoi chun teacht ar

Talamh, úr is glas.

[kevin-ar-tuathal]

English words made Irish - Gaelicisation Vs Béarlachas

An raibh a fhios agat?

When speaking in Irish, native speakers are often "corrected" for using supposedly 'English-language' words while speaking...

Rather than realising that these native speakers have "Gaelicised" the words.

Yes, Béarlachas, or Anglicisation is an issue that needs to be addressed, but people often mistake this Gaelicisation process with Béarlachas, which is what I am drawing attention to in this video 🎥

🌈 Beatha teanga í a labhairt 🤗

[image ID: content creator @kevin_ar_tuathal speaks to camera talking about how words can be loaned into the Irish language]

[emptychocolatebox-blog]

A poster I made for gaeilge class. "Beatha teanga í a labhairt" - (the beauty of a language is to speak it)

[theboyzas]

The Boyz as: Seanfhocail

Sangyeon:  Is fearr an tsláinte ná an táinte - Health is better than wealth

Jacob:  Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn - The faraway hills are greener

Younghoon:  Ní mar a shíltear a bhítear - Things aren’t always what they seem

Hyunjae:  I ndiaidh a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin - Rome wasn’t built in a day

New:  Is binn béal ina thost - Silence is golden

Juyeon:  Ní thagann ciall roimh aois - Sense doesn’t come before age

Q:  Taithí a dhéanann máistreacht - Experience brings perfection/Practice makes perfect

Kevin:  Beatha teanga í a labhairt - The life of a language is in it’s speaking

Haknyeon:   Maireann croí éadrom i bhfad - A light heart lives longest

Sunwoo:  Is minic ciúin ciontach - The quiet ones are often guilty

Hwall:  Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile - It takes one to know one

Eric:  Bíonn blas ar an mbeagán - A little tastes well

The Boyz:  Ní neart go cur le chéile - There’s strength in unity

~Admin A

For all the non-Irish out there, here’s a link to some more of these. Seanfhocail (literally “old words”) are our version of proverbs, they can be full of ancient wit and wisdom and honestly I love them a lot. 

[penguinlang]

Seanfhocail: proverbs/ old Irish sayings.

A collection of my own personal favourites.

Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile - It takes one to know one (A beetle recognises another beetle.)

An rud is measa le duine ar domhan n’fheadair sé nach é lár a leasa é. - The very thing a person dreads most in the world could be the best thing for him

Is fearr Gaeilge briste, ná Bearla clíste - Broken Irish is better than clever English

Tús maith leath na hoibre - A good start is half the work

Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin - There’s no place like home (There’s no fireplace like your own fireplace.)

Ní hé lá na báistí lá na bpáistí - The day of rain is not a day for children.

Beatha teanga í a labhairt. - The life of a language is to speak it.

Tarraingíonn scéal scéal eile - One story leads to another

Is binn béal ina thost - Silence is golden

Go n-éirí an bóthar leat - may the journey be successful for you