Irish Class, July 24, 2017
Rang Gaeilge, 24ú lá Mí na Iúil 2017
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Monday night Irish Class, July 24, 2017
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Monday Night Irish Class, July 10, 2017
Irish Class, July 10, 2017
Rang Gaeilge, 10ú lá Mí na Iúil 2017
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Seanfhocal
| 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’ – Varadkar
| Leanfaidh mé le foghlaim na Gaeilge agus mé i mo Thaoiseach | I will continue with learning Irish as I am Taoiseach |
Leanfadh Leo Varadkar ag déanamh cúrsaí Gaeilge agus é in oifig an Taoisigh.
Deir sé chomh maith go bhfuil sé ag súil go mbeidh maoiniú breise ar fáil don Ghaeilge
Monday Night Irish Class, June 19, 2017
Irish Class, June 19, 2016
Rang Gaeilge, 19ú lá Mí na Mheiteam 2017
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| Aithníonn fear na h-olna dhíol fear na h-olna cheannach. | The wool seller knows (recognizes) the wool buyer. | |
| graftha = grafadh | grubbing, hoeing | |
| fiadhaigh = fiach | hunt(ing), chase, chasing | |
| gaoithe = gaoth | wind | |
| Tá trí saghas fear ann, fear grafta, fear fiadhaigh, agus fear gaoithe. | There are three sorts of man, the worker, the pleasure-seeker, and the windbag. |
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Siopadóireacht
Monday Night Irish Class, May 22, 2017
Irish Class, May 22, 2017
Rang Gaeilge, 22ú lá mí na Bealtaine 2017
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| Ceannaigh an maor ‘s ní baol duit an máistir. | Buy the steward and the master is not a danger to you. | Note imperative and copula. |
| Ní glic é nach nglacfaid teagasc. | He is not clever who will not accept instruction/teaching. | |
| Is duine saibhir é, dáiríre, an duine nach bhfuil uaidh ach beagán. | It is truly a rich person who needs/wants but little. | The tá-ó ← tá sé ag teastaíl ó |
Monday Night Irish Class, May 8, 2017
Irish Class, May 8, 2017
Rang Gaeilge, 8ú lá mí na Bealtaine 2017
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| Ná taispeáin d’fhiacail san áit nach dtig leat greim a bhaint amach. | Don’t bare you’re teeth if you are not in a position to bite! | |
| tig le | to be able to | Don form of Ttar |
| Tá sé chomh críonna go dtabharfadh sé breith idir Conall agus Eoghan. | He is so wise he could give a judgement between Conall and Eoghan. | Sons of Niall of the Nine Hostages, and legendary founders of Tirconnell and Tyrone. |
Monday Night Irish Class, May 1, 2017
Irish Class, May 1, 2017
Rang Gaeilge, 1ú lá mí na Bealtaine 2017
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Monday Night Irish Class, April 24, 2017
Irish Class, April 24, 2017
Rang Gaeilge, 24ú lá mí Aibreáin 2017
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Seanfhocail
| Is iomaí lá ag an uaigh orainn. | Live for today. | “It’s many a day the grave will have us.” |
| Cha dtig a bhaint as an tsac ach a lán a bhíos ann. | You cannot take more out of a sack than what was in it. | Don. e.g. Cha – negative particle |
Monday Night Irish Class, April 17, 2017
Irish Class, April 17, 2017
Rang Gaeilge, 17ú lá mí Aibreáin 2017
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| Ní leithne an t-aer ná an timpiste | accidents can always happen, anywhere. | “The air is not wider than the accident.” |
| Is maith a bhean í ach níor bhail sí a bróga di go foill/ | She is a good woman yet but she has not taken off her shoes yet. | (She has not settled down) |
Monday Night Irish Class, March 27, 2017
Irish Class, March 27, 2017
Rang Gaeilge, 27ú lá mí na Márta 2017
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Seanfhocail
| Ná bí ag caint leis na cosa ‘fhad is atá an cloigeann le fáil. | Do not walk away when you could still talk and work out your differences. | |
| a fhad is | as long as | |
| a fhad is atá mé beo | as long as I am alive | |
| Ná labhair leis na cosa má bhíonn an ceann sa láthair. | Don’t speak with the legs if the head is present | |
Monday Night Irish Class, March 20, 2017
Irish Class, March 20, 2017
Rang Gaeilge, 20ú lá mí na Márta 2017
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| Práinn mhór croí agus moille mhór lámh. | When you panic, you are ineffective. / Getting too wound up slows you down. | |
| Is measa cumha an duine beo ná cumha an duine mhairbh. | Homesickness/loneliness is worse for the living person than the dead. | |
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