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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote darmack Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Nov 2023 at 3:43pm
Also for the 'What I learned today' thread.

White - Ban (can't do fodas on a keyboard)
Red - Dearg
Pink - Bandearg
Never knew that's how pink was translated
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Originally posted by darmack darmack wrote:

Also for the 'What I learned today' thread.

White - Ban (can't do fodas on a keyboard)
Red - Dearg
Pink - Bandearg
Never knew that's how pink was translated

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My 5 year old daughter has been in a Gaelscoil for just over a year now and chats away as Gaeilge to my sister no bother. It's incredible how easily kids can pick it up when they're submerged in that environment 

I tried going back a few years ago to do some classes but I really struggled. I've always been brutal at Irish Cry
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Originally posted by darmack darmack wrote:

Also for the 'What I learned today' thread.

White - Ban (can't do fodas on a keyboard)
Red - Dearg
Pink - Bandearg
Never knew that's how pink was translated
Best translation there is 😂
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There are some cracking translations from Irish to English.

Wales is An Bhreatain Bheag which literally translates as little Britain.

Rat is Francach which literal translation is Frenchman
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jellyfish is smugairle róin which is seal snot
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote notpropaganda73 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Nov 2023 at 10:19pm
Originally posted by Gaz Gaz wrote:

My 5 year old daughter has been in a Gaelscoil for just over a year now and chats away as Gaeilge to my sister no bother. It's incredible how easily kids can pick it up when they're submerged in that environment 

I tried going back a few years ago to do some classes but I really struggled. I've always been brutal at Irish Cry

my nephew just started this year and started correcting my pronunciation because he's learning off some Connacht wan Angry LOL
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Originally posted by zizu Kilbane zizu Kilbane wrote:

Labhraíonn Liam Scales as gaeilge le teleifís FAI:



Cad e an Scales?
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Originally posted by AntrimMan AntrimMan wrote:

There are some cracking translations from Irish to English.

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Rat is Francach which literal translation is Frenchman


Tagann an téarma seo ó na focail "luch fhrancach" a chiallaíonn "french mouse" i mBéarla.
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