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 January 17 2008, 21:27 PM |
Labhraisín
"Getting Addicted"
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Tá mé i mo "data technician."
Correct form? Data technician is my current job, but not really what I consider myself to be. |
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| January 17 2008, 21:31 PM |
Redwolf
"Ard-Banríon na Ráiméise"
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Poblacht California
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| Labhraisín wrote: |
Tá mé i mo "data technician."
Correct form? Data technician is my current job, but not really what I consider myself to be. |
Yes, that would work. tá mé i mo theicneoir dálaí, perhaps.
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| February 04 2008, 20:16 PM |
JessicaDonnelly
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Joined: 30 Jan 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Lets see if I can do this proper...
Is mise Jessica.
Tá mé i mo chónaí i Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Tá dó madraí agam.
(My name is Jessica. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I have two dogs.) |
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| February 04 2008, 21:06 PM |
Redwolf
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| JessicaDonnelly wrote: |
Lets see if I can do this proper...
Is mise Jessica.
Tá mé i mo chónaí i Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Tá dó madraí agam.
(My name is Jessica. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I have two dogs.) |
Maith thú, a Jessica!
Just one little tweak: When numbering things, you use "dhá" for "two," and you actually use the singular after it (lenited, if possible), so "Tá dhá mhadra agam"
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| February 04 2008, 21:20 PM |
JessicaDonnelly
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| So, if I was just counting. (1,2,3.) then the use of dó would be correct? But if I was to say 3 cats it would be trí cat(chat?)? Just wanting to make sure I understand this right. Thanks for pointing out my error! |
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| February 04 2008, 21:51 PM |
Redwolf
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Location: Poblacht California
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| JessicaDonnelly wrote: |
| So, if I was just counting. (1,2,3.) then the use of dó would be correct? But if I was to say 3 cats it would be trí cat(chat?)? Just wanting to make sure I understand this right. Thanks for pointing out my error! |
Yep, that's right. Actually, if you're just counting, you would say "a haon, a dó, a trí" etc.
But "three cats" would be "trí chat."
To make things even more confusing, when you get to "seacht" (I think...might be sé. I'll have to look that up again), you start using eclipsis instead of lenition, so "seacht mbád" (seven boats)
It gets even more complicated when you get to counting people!
I still have to refer to notes periodically when numbering things...it's not something I do very often, so I always have to think about it.
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| June 16 2008, 8:42 AM |
aontroim
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Joined: 03 Jun 2008
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Dia doibh,
Is mise Ciarán, tá mé i na conai i mBaile Raghnail ceannairceach anois ach rugadh agus togadh mé i thiar Béal feirste. Tá Baile Raghnail ceannairceach iontach dhéas agus cuin. Tá beirt iníon agam, tá an páisti is sine ceithru bhliana d'aois agus tá an páisti óige trí bliana d'aois.
Tá mé ag dul go dtí An Ollainn amarach leis mo chlann agus beidh mé ar anseo nuair a faigh me aris i gha seactainne.
Slán go foill.
Cupla focal gach lá!! |
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| June 16 2008, 9:13 AM |
Teifeach
"Scéalaí Mór"
Joined: 09 Jul 2005
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| aontroim wrote: |
Dia doibh,
Is mise Ciarán, tá mé i na conai i mBaile Raghnail ceannairceach anois ach rugadh agus togadh mé i thiar Béal feirste. Tá Baile Raghnail ceannairceach iontach dhéas( Deas, nice?) agus cuin( ciúin). Tá beirt iníon agam, tá an páiste is sine ceithru bhliana d'aois agus tá an páiste óige trí bliana d'aois.
Tá mé ag dul go dtí An Ollainn amárach leis mo chlann agus beidh mé ar ais anseo nuair a faigh me aris i gha seactainne.
Slán go foill.
Cupla focal gach lá!! |
just a couple of thgs i noticed , , wait for more info , iontach maith , by the way ,,,,,,  |
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| June 16 2008, 11:30 AM |
Supreemio
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Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Location: Sasana
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| aontroim wrote: |
Dia daoibh,
Is mise Ciarán, tá mé i mo chónaí i mBaile Raghnail ceannairceach anois ach rugadh agus tógadh mé i thiar Béal feirste. Tá Baile Raghnail ceannairceach iontach deas agus ciúin. Tá beirt iníon agam, tá an páiste is sine ceithre bhliana d'aois agus tá an páiste óige trí bliana d'aois.
Tá mé ag dul chun na Ollainne amárach le mo chlann agus beidh mé anseo nuair a bheidh mé ar ais arís i dhá seachtaine.
Slán go fóill.
Cúpla focal gach lá!! |
1 - You can say ''tá mé ag dul go dtí an Ollainn'' but you can also use the chun na but it causes the genitive case.
2 - Nuair a causes lenition.
3 - In Ulster instead of ''gach'' they use achan instead and this causes lenition apart from D,T,S.
This is very good by the way, keep it up a chara!
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| June 16 2008, 11:38 AM |
Teifeach
"Scéalaí Mór"
Joined: 09 Jul 2005
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| Benjamin wrote: |
| aontroim wrote: |
Dia daoibh,
Is mise Ciarán, tá mé i mo chónaí i mBaile Raghnail ceannairceach anois ach rugadh agus tógadh mé i thiar Béal feirste. Tá Baile Raghnail ceannairceach iontach deas agus ciúin. Tá beirt iníon agam, tá an páiste is sine ceithre bhliana d'aois agus tá an páiste óige trí bliana d'aois.
Tá mé ag dul chun na Ollainne amárach le mo chlann agus beidh mé anseo nuair a bheidh mé ar ais arís i dhá seachtaine.
Slán go fóill.
Cúpla focal gach lá!! |
1 - You can say ''tá mé ag dul go dtí an Ollainn'' but you can also use the chun na but it causes the genitive case.
2 - Nuair a causes lenition.
3 - In Ulster instead of ''gach'' they use achan instead and this causes lenition apart from D,T,S.
This is very good by the way, keep it up a chara! |
I dhá seachtaine , i think i gceann coicíse would be better !!!!
but i would like to say well done too , |
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