Irish Class, October 16, 2017
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| Trácht ar an diabhal agus taispeánfaidh sé é féin. | Mention the devil and he shows himself. | |
| comhairle | advice | f |
| meas | opinion, judgement, respect | |
| cóir | just | |
| Comhairle charad gan a hiarraidh ní bhfuair sí ariamh an meas ba chóir di. | Friendly advice without asking never gets the respect it deserves | fem. sí, dí referback to comhairle |
Irish Class, October 9, 2017
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| breitheamh | judge | m |
| dall | blind; blind person | |
| Is olc an breitheamh ar dhatanna dall. | “The blind person is a poor judge of colors” | |
| gráinne | grain | |
| pónaire | bean | |
| Tá a fhios aige cá mhéad gráinne pónaire a dhéanann cúig/ | He knows that 2 + 2 = 4. | “He knows how many beans make five.” |
Irish Class, October 2, 2017
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| Níor tháinig fear na headrána saor ariamh. | Mediation is never free | “A man never came to mediation freely.” Might expect Thomhaisfeá |
| fear an eadarscáin | [older form | |
| eadráin | mediation, conciliation | f |
| Thomhasfá uibheacha san áit a bhfeicfeá blaoscanna. | Where there’s smoke there’s fire | Lit. “You would guess [there are] eggs in the place where you would see shells.” |
| tomhais | measure, weigh, estimate, guess | Might expect cond. Thomhaisfeá |
Cad is ainm an octapus gan airgead?
Bochtapus!
| Dá mba scuab ghruaige mé | If I had a hair brush | |
| cá ngabhfainn i bhfolach? | where would it hide? | |
| Tá barúil ag ár gcolúnaí go bhfuil poll draíochta sa teach a dtiteann rudaí síos ann | Our columnist has the opinion that there is a magic hole where things fall down | |
Irish Class, September 25, 2017
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| Tabhair do ghrá dod mhnaoi, is do rún dod mháthair. | Give your love to your wife and your secret to your mother. | mhnaoi: dative of bean dod← do [preposition} + do [possessive] |
| Is troime a bhagairt ná a bhuille. | His bark is worse than his bite. | “Is heavier his threat than his blow,” |
Irish Class, September 11, 2017
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| Obair gan sos gan scíth, Inchinn mhaol gan bhrí. | Work without rest dulls the brain | |
| I ndiaidh a aimhlis a fheictear a leas don Éireannach. | After the harm the good is seem by the Irish person | |
| Ba thairbhí duit teanga eile seachas an Ghaeilge? | Would it be beneficial for you to learn a language other than Irish? | |
| Seafóid | Nonsense | |
Irish Class, August 28, 2017
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| Is fearr mac le himirt ná mac le hól | Better a son who gambles than one who drinks. | imir “play” means “plays games of chance” here |
| laoch | hero | |
| in aisce | for nothing | |
| Faightear gach laoch in aisce | Age conquers all. | |
| greannmhar | funny, humorous | |
| Ní minic a bhíos bocht greannmhar | Nobody finds a poor person humorous | |
| Iasc nua-aimsithe ainmnithe as amhránaí Gaeltachta | Newly found fish named after Gaeltacht singer | |
Irish Class, August 7, 2017
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| Go dtí leath bealaigh síos tá sult, suaimhneas, agus sásamh ann ach as sin síos tá deamhas, diabhal, agus dochar san ól. | When you start drinking, first it feels good, and then it goes to hell. | parallel structure, s-d/good-bad contrast. |
| Is maith an rud an foighid, ach is dona í an fhailli. | Patience is a good thing, but negligence/neglect is bad | |
| Sórt réamhrá atá in ‘Homecoming’ | H is sort of a prequel |
Irish Class, July 24, 2017
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Irish Class, July 10, 2017
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| cloch | stone | f |
| Dá duiteadh cloch i gcaiseal, is ort-sa thuiteadh sí | “If a stone were to fall in a castle, it would fall on you.” | thuiteadh subj. Dá eclipses |
| beir | bear, bring | |
| moill | delay | f |
| bárr = barr | point, top (speed) | |
| Beireann an mhoill an bárr léi | Undue haste reduces speed./”Delay brings the top speed with it.” | |
| Ní moill faobhar | Taking the time to sharpen your tool won’t slow you down./”Än edge is not a delay.” | |
| Leanfaidh mé le foghlaim na Gaeilge agus mé i mo Thaoiseach | I will continue with learning Irish as I am Taoiseach |
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 