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Irish Subtitles – Fotheidil i nGaeilge

Posted on 2012-08-15 by Mike

It’s common for video in Irish to have English subtitles so that those without Irish can know what the speakers mean. As a learner, however, I would usually rather have subtitles in Irish so I can know what the speakers … Continue reading →

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Tuairimí Swype a Dó

Posted on 2012-08-15 by Mike

“dúirt” –> “sorry” “fáilte” –> “failure” “[is] fearr” –> “great”

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Tuairimí Swype

Posted on 2012-07-22 by Mike

Is mór an cúnamh dom an aip Swype. Tá sé i bhfad níos tapúla téacs a chur isteach i nguthán Android leis. Tarraingíonn mé méar ar an mhéarchláir fíorúil agus déanann Swype iarracht an focal atá ar intinn agat a … Continue reading →

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Raidió na Gaeilge

Posted on 2011-08-26 by Mike

Bhuail mé le fear oíche Dé Luan agus i rith comhrá ar Ghaeilge sna meáin, luaigh sé go bhfuil rud ag dó na geirbe aige ná “Raidió na Gaeltachta”. Tá seisean sásta leis an eagraíocht agus a bheith ag éisteacht … Continue reading →

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Ba mhaith liom níos mó eolais roimh magadh a déanamh fút

Posted on 2011-06-10 by Mike

Is ar an tríú nó ceathrú uair le déanaí a chonaic mé an uimhirchlár “CCCP” agus mé ar mo bhealach abhaile inné. Greamaithe de BWM 750 Li a bhí sé, de charr a bhfuil costas breis is €60,000 air. Today … Continue reading →

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An bunnyrang agus an hardrang

Posted on 2011-05-14 by Mike

Bhí muid ag freastail ar gcomhdháil “Inter-changes: Irish Language Learning & Teaching” ag Ollscoil Notre Dame ar dtús na seachtaine seo caite. Bhí Karen ar an gclár mar fhoghlaimeoir chun a scéal pearsanta na Gaeilge a mhíniú. Luaigh sí nach … Continue reading →

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Gang aft agley

Posted on 2011-05-08 by Mike

It was pointed out to me yesterday that our Irish friends would not commonly know the word “doofus“. (It doesn’t even appear in the 1989 edition of the OED. Catch up, Britain!) The Americans, of course, will not be familiar … Continue reading →

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Céard le tabhairt ar an guthán naofa?

Posted on 2011-05-06 by Mike

Tugadh go minic “The Jesus Phone” ar an iPhone. Cloisim féin é go minic, ar aon nós, agus mé san oifig i measc na dearthóirí agus innealtóirí. Úsáidtear an téarma siúd ag cuid daoine mar moladh, agus ag cuid eile … Continue reading →

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Tús maith, leath na hoibre

Posted on 2011-05-01 by Mike

Bhí mé ag comhrá i lár na hoíche bliain nó dó ó shin le cairde dár gcuid ag deireadh seachtaine na Gaeilge–an ceann suite i mBloomington, Indiana, b’fhéidir, nó i Maidson, Wisconsin nó Winona, Minnesota–agus rith sé liom go mbeadh … Continue reading →

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