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Post by Treecat on Aug 6, 2008 8:47:54 GMT -5
A thread to hold links and descriptions of websites that offer information on the Gaelic language
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Post by Treecat on Aug 6, 2008 8:49:10 GMT -5
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Post by Moe on Aug 6, 2008 12:25:26 GMT -5
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Post by skyscape on Aug 6, 2008 15:09:41 GMT -5
The two dictionary bibles are: English-Irish Dictionary - De Bháldraithe and Foclóir Gaeilge - Béarla - Ó Dónaill There is a new dictionary being worked on for the past 10 years or so, and many people now use the terminology website www.focal.ie
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Post by MoonFlower on Jan 18, 2012 21:21:51 GMT -5
I'm actually trying to learn this beautiful language, but i get distracted easily with my studies. finding a nice book with information on the language and all that would be nice too. anyways thanks for the links
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Post by MoonFlower on Apr 6, 2012 0:52:21 GMT -5
hi can someone please explain to me the sentance structure of gaelic? is it like english? like if i said enya is a singer would it be like that In Gaelic? would the words be in that order? sorry if i didn't explain this enough i'm trying to learn Irish Gaelic and it is alittle hard D:
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Post by phantas on Apr 6, 2012 6:28:54 GMT -5
A little hard Moonflower? lol...try really hard XD I think the hardest thing about it is that there are so many...exceptions or special rules you need to think of. It's what threw me off the idea of ever learning it for real. I love the language, and the sound of it too.....but it's really different. I've learnt most of what I knew of the song lyrics of Enya and Clannad and Moya...and mostly there I feel the sentence structure is similar to English or at least Western European languages but I'm not sure.
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Post by MoonFlower on Apr 6, 2012 11:28:24 GMT -5
ya, its even harder when you don't know anyone to practice with or explain stuff D: i can say some basic things but i wouldn't be able to carry a conversation. I looked it up and i found some examples where they had the same order as english. What is bothering me is i found two different ways to say girl D: 1. Girseach 2. cailin. WHAT THE ****?! i'm thinking i found Irish gaelic word for girl and the scottish gaelic word for girl. i dont really know! man i wish i could like have a teacher it would make dis easier, but i am in america sooo no one really speaks gaelic..... WHY COULDN"T I HAVE BEEN BORN IN IRELAND!!! *crys in corner*
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Post by Cherry_Tree on Apr 6, 2012 14:50:54 GMT -5
I don't really know much Gaelic, but the bits that I've learned I've picked up from various songs. I look up sites that have both the lyrics and translations to the songs in question. I sit and compare the lyrics with the translations and try to figure out which words correspond with each other. Then I listen to the songs to compare the spelling with how it's pronounced.
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Post by MoonFlower on Apr 6, 2012 14:56:51 GMT -5
ya i try going on interviews in gaelic and look at the subtitles, but they talk fast D: so i don't have time to really understand em.
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Post by ardens on Apr 8, 2012 4:46:44 GMT -5
The sentence structure of the Irish language is unfortunately a bit different from the one of the English language. The biggest difference is that Irish sentences do not start with the subject but with the predicate. Therefore it would be "Go I" instead of "I go" in Irish. Another difference is that most attributively used adjectives do not stand in front of the noun they refer to but behind it: "girl small" instead of "small girl".
When it comes to relative clauses, things get even a bit funnier, but that is something one doesn't have to worry about when one has just started learning the language.
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Post by MoonFlower on Apr 8, 2012 13:28:50 GMT -5
huh isn't that like Spanish? hm well i'm sure i'll get the hang of it..maybe.. Does anyone know a good way to learn? I have thought about Rosseta Stone? or however its spelt, but i am not sure. :/
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Post by ardens on Apr 8, 2012 16:09:48 GMT -5
No, as far as I know the subject comes first in normal Spanish sentences. Here is a website about Irish grammar that seems to be ok for looking things up. It is not helpful for practicing, though. Unfortunately, there isn't that much self-teaching material for grown-ups at all. When I started learning Irish, I had this book. It is alright, especially if one wants to learn Irish grammar systematically, but it has some disadvantages as well. The book is a bit old-fashioned and a problem about the structure is that very simple things like greetings appear in a very late lesson and not at the beginning as one would expect. Learning with this book and with a second one that focuses more on conversations could work, though. I will tell you if I find anything else that could help you, MoonFlower. I'm sure there is a way that you can learn Irish.
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Post by MoonFlower on Apr 10, 2012 20:58:54 GMT -5
yay thank you i don't know i read online somewhere that in Spanish it goes like dog red not red dog hmm. Anyways thanks for the link
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Post by Riene on Feb 1, 2019 11:31:26 GMT -5
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