The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:50 pm

Fág an Bealach

HwoodMike2umate · Post by **HwoodMike2umate** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:08 pm

Its a very promising start. However I thought for the first few weeks it might be easiest for most folk to have the opportunity to learn just ONE word in Irish each week but already folk are posting up what would appear to be useful phrases. That is encouraging but for the benefit of those of us (like me) who aren't fluent in the lingo and whose limit of Irish is currently saying "Slainte" when drinking, then it would probably be useful if folk, when posting here, put up the English translation of their favourite words/expressions. Slainte

HwoodMike2umate · Post by **HwoodMike2umate** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:10 pm

ps that doesn't mean I'm drinking already. First pre match beer today will be about 5pm.

Russ · Post by **Russ** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:14 pm

Rather learn Mandarin tbh

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big mervyn · Post by **big mervyn** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:19 pm

Russ wrote:Rather learn Mandarin tbh

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Aye. I've toyed with the idea of learning a bit of Irish but most of the non-English speakers I run into have Spanish, French or German so I've tried to learn a bit of those.

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:23 pm

Russ wrote:Rather learn Mandarin tbh

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The spoken is difficult and the written is an absolute pig of a concept to even think about when you are more than 4 years old and not using it daily.
Also wouldn't use Mandarin if you are in Hong Kong or you will get below average service and the worst rooms available, Cantonese gets you immediate room upgrades at the desk without even asking.

big mervyn · Post by **big mervyn** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:31 pm

Rooster wrote:
Russ wrote:Rather learn Mandarin tbh

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The spoken is difficult and the written is an absolute pig of a concept to even think about when you are more than 4 years old and not using it daily.
Also wouldn't use Mandarin if you are in Hong Kong or you will get below average service and the worst rooms available, Cantonese gets you immediate room upgrades at the desk without even asking.

If you speak Mandarin they probably assume yer wan of those orange barstewards

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:32 pm

Ulsterscots on signs is friggin hilarious.

Russ · Post by **Russ** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:33 pm

Dave wrote:Ulsterscots on signs is friggin hilarious.

So is gaelic

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big mervyn · Post by **big mervyn** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:37 pm

Dave wrote:Ulsterscots on signs is friggin hilarious.

So are the official documents and the radio shows. It's well worth spending a few quid on for the comedy value.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:40 pm

Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:Ulsterscots on signs is friggin hilarious.
So is gaelic

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So is Mandarin

Russ · Post by **Russ** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:42 pm

Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:Ulsterscots on signs is friggin hilarious.
So is gaelic

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So is Mandarin

Im not collapsing governments over mandarin

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HwoodMike2umate · Post by **HwoodMike2umate** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:42 pm

I must admit I always have a good smile at this -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KzmZ17uD1M

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:53 pm

big mervyn wrote:
Rooster wrote:
Russ wrote:Rather learn Mandarin tbh

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The spoken is difficult and the written is an absolute pig of a concept to even think about when you are more than 4 years old and not using it daily.
Also wouldn't use Mandarin if you are in Hong Kong or you will get below average service and the worst rooms available, Cantonese gets you immediate room upgrades at the desk without even asking.
If you speak Mandarin they probably assume yer wan of those orange barstewards

More yellow than orange Merv

Polly Cotton · Post by **Polly Cotton** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:57 pm

Is it true that the President and deputy president of Sinn Fein cannot speak Irish ?

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