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Som Mac Giolla · "Anseo again" Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 22

Yes, Im going to Dublin for the third time next month, so weve done yer guinness storehouse, the history museum, the usual places ya know? so im looking to get a bit deeper this time, explore some 'off the track' things...

So any advice?

Thank u

Ok, ima give it a try in Irish:

Ta mé ag dul go dti an Baile Átha Cliath (in) Meitheamh, Bhí muid [already] ag dul go dti guinness storehouse, an iarsmalann history.... (i cant do ne more!)

Go raibh maith agat

How do I say weve already been to the guinnes storehouse... im sure it wasnt right

Richie

Good try!

Couple of pointers for you though... (red is stuff to take out, green stuff to put in, blue my notes explaining why.)
Disclaimer to avoid embarrasment if one of my corrections is corrected: I'm not perfect, some of this might be wrong, but it's a start! Smile

Ta mé ag dul go dti with places, you leave out the "dtí" an just like in English, you don't say "the Dublin" Bhaile most words take a séimhiú after "go" Átha Cliath in only spelled with an "n" before vowels Meitheamh, Bhíomar muid in the past tense the muid" form of the verb is compacted into one word [already] ag dul go dti means "going to" - if you meant to say that, it's fine, but unnecessary an gGuinness respect to the main man, AG Smile

storehouse cheanna féin means "already", an iarsmalann staire means history... (i cant do ne more!)

And without the notes...
Ta mé ag dul go Bhaile Átha Cliath i Meitheamh, Bhíomar ag an Guinness storehouse cheanna féin, an iarsmalann staire...

Anyway, nitpicking over, onto your question. I'd recommend taking a stroll round the Pheonix Park, especially the visitor center and Farmleigh (both free). They do really interesting tours and such.
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Cúpla nitpicks eile...

Beidh mé ag dul go [dtí] Baile Átha Cliath sa Mheitheamh. Bhíomar sa Guinness storehouse cheana féin, san iarsmalann staire, sna gnáth-áiteanna go léir, tuigeann tú...
I'll be going to Dublin in June. We were already in the Guinness storehouse, in the history museum, in all the usual places, you know...

Téigh go dtí ! Tá sé go hálainn.

Tá breá i Mullach Íde, más maith leat caisleáin agus an stair.
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Som Mac Giolla · "Anseo again" Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 22

thanks a million, how could I forget the "Beidh", when i said "tá mé..." i was saying "im going there now" wasnt i? where as Beidh means im going to go in the future right? Think i got that. And of course "sa" for in, just been learning how to say things are in the fridge etc

That was a great help, shall not make those mistake again! But this is really why im focusing on speaking right now, tá mé f*$king hate grammar!

Aibigéal

Ha! If you don't make mistakes again after having them pointed out once, you're a better man than I. Well, actually you almost certainly are anyway, but you know what I mean...

I'd recommend balancing the speaking with grammar as you go along though (and it sounds like you are.) If you learn to say things that are grammatically wrong, you'll eventually have to unlearn them - and the earlier you do that the easier it is.

Basic form: iE before consonants, in before vowels
i + an = saL before consonants, san before vowels
i + na = snah
eclipsis, lenition, h-prefix efore vowels
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Redwolf

I was just recently in Dublin. A few things I highly recommend:

Kilmainham Gaol. Everyone who goes to Dublin should tour Kilmainham Gaol.

The Traditional Music Pub Crawl: Great fun, and well done (and definitely the best trad music you're likely to hear in Dublin. The stuff in the tourist bars is crap).

A day tour of Glendalough and the Wicklow mountains: Wild Wicklow Tours does it nicely, but there are other operators who do it as well.

If you haven't seen the Book of Kells yet, it's worth a look.

Stephen's Green is a wonderful oasis in the middle of the city, and a nice place to spend an hour or so.

Evensong at Christchurch or St. Patrick's. Astoundingly beautiful!

Redwolf
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Ta mé ag dul go dti an Baile Átha Cliath (in)Meitheamh