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May 03 2005, 18:58 PM
woods "New Arrival" Joined: 02 May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 3	Quote how do you say "family never dies"
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May 03 2005, 19:04 PM
Aibigéal "Scríbhneoir d'Éigean" Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Location: An Eilvéis Posts: 20,463	Quote Ní éagfaidh an mhuintir choíche, perhaps. Definitely wait for more input! Abigeál _________________ Fáilte roimh cheartúcháin. / I'm still a learner! Nach í an chuid súl í!
May 03 2005, 19:07 PM
Ailill "Andúileach IGTF" Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: London Posts: 10,974	Quote Abigeál wrote: Ní éagfaidh an mhuintir choíche, perhaps. Definitely wait for more input! Abigeál I'd put that in the pesent tense: Ní éagann muintir choíche _________________ "Tá an saol mór lán den fhilíocht ag an té dar dual a thuigbheáil agus ní thráfaidh an tobar go deo na ndeor." Seosamh Mac Grianna, Mo Bhealach Féin
May 09 2005, 9:43 AM
MacShane "Gaeilgeoir" Joined: 07 May 2003 Location: An Ísiltír (An Eoraip) Posts: 190	Quote Can "family" be translated as an chlann or an teaghlach in this context? _________________ Slán, MacShane Níl ach beagán Gaeilge agam. Tá mé ag foghlaim i gcónaí!
May 09 2005, 11:38 AM
Tim "Scéalaí Mór" Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Location: Cadwch Iraq'n lân. Danfonwch y sbwriel i Amerig. Posts: 2,933	Quote Ailill wrote: I'd put that in the pesent tense. Especially if it's a family of peasants, you know? _________________ Wait for at least two confirmations or corrections on this/these translations. Completion of a good translation may take time. Go ra' ma'ad. Tim
May 09 2005, 11:53 AM
erigena "Laoch na nGael" Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Location: Dubh Linn Posts: 1,309	Quote Maireann an mhuintir go deo ?? _________________ Ag foghlaim na Gaeilge leis na blianta
May 09 2005, 14:38 PM
Redwolf "Ard-Banríon na Ráiméise" Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Poblacht California Posts: 42,217	Quote MacShane wrote: Can "family" be translated as an chlann or an teaghlach in this context? Possibly "teaghlach," but not "clann." "Clann" refers only to one's children/descendents, not to the concept of "family" as expressed here. I prefer "muintir" because it refers to the entire spectrum of family relationships, rather than just the household or the children. Redwolf _________________ Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste Is fearr Gaeilge na scoile ná gan Gaeilge ar bith
May 09 2005, 16:03 PM
iora_rua "Giostaire" Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Location: Thar lear Posts: 4,777	Quote erigena wrote: Maireann an mhuintir go deo ?? "Family lasts forever" sounds good to me... more positive than in the negative, so to speak. _________________ Note that I am only a learner in Irish. Wait for confirmations!
May 09 2005, 17:39 PM
MacShane "Gaeilgeoir" Joined: 07 May 2003 Location: An Ísiltír (An Eoraip) Posts: 190	Quote Redwolf wrote: MacShane wrote: Can "family" be translated as an chlann or an teaghlach in this context? Possibly "teaghlach," but not "clann." "Clann" refers only to one's children/descendents, not to the concept of "family" as expressed here. I prefer "muintir" because it refers to the entire spectrum of family relationships, rather than just the household or the children. Redwolf Ceart go leor! _________________ Slán, MacShane Níl ach beagán Gaeilge agam. Tá mé ag foghlaim i gcónaí!
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