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

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:17 am
by Alister Scott
Polly Cotton wrote:Is it true that the President and deputy president of Sinn Fein cannot speak Irish ?
Truth

That's the word you were looking for.



The President and deputy president of Sinn Fein cannot speak TRUTH!

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

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:08 am
by Russ
Mary Lou was never in the RA

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

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:04 pm
by Shan
Níl.

That's the only word you lot need. :D

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

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 2:18 pm
by HwoodMike2umate
Edinburgh won last friday by a "Dropchul" namely a "Drop goal".

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

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 2:26 pm
by Russ
HwoodMike2umate wrote:Edinburgh won last friday by a "Dropchul" namely a "Drop goal".
Ok

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

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:19 pm
by HwoodMike2umate
Going to sneak a second word in this week as it's another easy peasy one.
Beer in Irish is Beoir.

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

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:19 pm
by Dublin4
I just say "una cerveza" and it tends to work.

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

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:23 pm
by BR
Dublin4 wrote:I just say "una cerveza" and it tends to work.
But you need to say it 10 times.

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

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:29 pm
by Dave
Cultural appropriation

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

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:05 pm
by BaggyTrousers
So cosmo loike. :duh:

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

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:22 pm
by Rooster
Ar mhaith leat gnéas a bheith agat liomsa?
Very useful phrase :D

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

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:08 pm
by ColinM
Not guilty your honour?

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

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:19 pm
by BaggyTrousers
Rooster wrote:Ar mhaith leat gnéas a bheith agat liomsa?
Very useful phrase :D
Despite being as gay as the next man Rooster, I'll have to decline, your missus would gub me. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:20 pm
by BaggyTrousers
Mike, I need your Irish expertise. How do I gulder "G'wan Munster" in Irish?

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

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:56 pm
by big mervyn
BaggyTrousers wrote:
Rooster wrote:Ar mhaith leat gnéas a bheith agat liomsa?
Very useful phrase :D
Despite being as gay as the next man Rooster, I'll have to decline, your missus would gub me. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
homaighnéasach

We should have a similar thread for Ulster Scots - infinitely more entertaining.

Can't find a satisfactory Ulster Scots word for gay.

"Big Jessie" has been suggested but I don't really buy that one.

"A wee bit shy of hiself" is the best I've found :lol: