cé as tú?

theirishguy · 17-07-2009, 19:20

hey there guys
I'm just wondering is this a mistake?
Cé as tú
but the other one says
Cad as tú
wouldn't that not mean what are you from?

fionnmar · 17-07-2009, 19:33

doesnt make much sense to me
I would say 'Carbh as tu?' for where are you from...
ce as tu - literally would kinda mean who are you from, but never heard it used...

fionnmar · 17-07-2009, 19:34

and yeah, in the same sense, 'cad as tu' - what are you from, as you said..but, meh

conchubhar1 · 18-07-2009, 00:10

I have heard cé as tú before

but cá bhfuil tú i do chonaí/carbh as tú are more common

Riordan123 · 18-07-2009, 00:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by theirishguy

hey there guys
I'm just wondering is this a mistake?
Cé as tú
but the other one says
Cad as tú
wouldn't that not mean what are you from?

Its - Cad as duit! It sounds wrong, but its not!!

theirishguy · 18-07-2009, 00:57

its in a book i bought for my birthday "Turas Teanga"

Quote:

where are you from?
cé as tú?
cé as thú?
cad as tú?
cé as tusa?

dlofnep · 18-07-2009, 14:31

I use Cad as duit.

seaner · 18-07-2009, 15:30

they're all perfectly fine, but dialectal. I'm not sure which dialect uses which. I'd say "Cad as duit" when asking where's someone's from, as opposed to where do you live, which "Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí" means.

I spent a few weeks in Donegal last year in the Gaeltacht there on an Irish language course, and i was amazed and how different all the dialects can be. Actually i'm still learning words and phrases that i'd never heard before...but instead would have used another word, that means the same thing.

Best thing is to learn them all, and hopefully if you hear someone use it, you'll remember what it means and be able to answer appropriately.

An gal gréine · 19-07-2009, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by theirishguy

hey there guys
I'm just wondering is this a mistake?
Cé as tú
but the other one says
Cad as tú
wouldn't that not mean what are you from?

It's no mistake. That's the Connacht way of saying it.

Badhbh · 22-07-2009, 17:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by An gal gréine

It's no mistake. That's the Connacht way of saying it.

yup!

Micilin Muc · 26-07-2009, 08:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by fionnmar

I would say 'Carbh as tu?' for where are you from.

Carb as tú/duit = where are you from.
Carbh as tú/duit = where were you from.

theirishguy · 27-07-2009, 01:22

could i say "cad as tú gach duine"

Micilin Muc · 27-07-2009, 07:44

If you're talking to a group of people, you'd say 'Cad as sibh, gach duine' or 'Cad as daoibh, gach duine'.

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theirishguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: enniscorthy Posts: 89 Adverts \| Friends	cé as tú? hey there guys I'm just wondering is this a mistake? Cé as tú but the other one says Cad as tú wouldn't that not mean what are you from? __________________ "Erin Go Bragh!"

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dlofnep Hosted Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Éire Posts: 11,209 Adverts \| Friends HMod: RaN	I use Cad as duit. __________________ (Private Message for Access) "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong." -Frederick Douglass

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seaner Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 352 Adverts \| Friends	they're all perfectly fine, but dialectal. I'm not sure which dialect uses which. I'd say "Cad as duit" when asking where's someone's from, as opposed to where do you live, which "Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí" means. I spent a few weeks in Donegal last year in the Gaeltacht there on an Irish language course, and i was amazed and how different all the dialects can be. Actually i'm still learning words and phrases that i'd never heard before...but instead would have used another word, that means the same thing. Best thing is to learn them all, and hopefully if you hear someone use it, you'll remember what it means and be able to answer appropriately. __________________

27-07-2009, 01:22	#12
theirishguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: enniscorthy Posts: 89 Adverts \| Friends	could i say "cad as tú gach duine" __________________ "Erin Go Bragh!"

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fionnmar Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 83 Adverts \| Friends	doesnt make much sense to me I would say 'Carbh as tu?' for where are you from... ce as tu - literally would kinda mean who are you from, but never heard it used...

17-07-2009, 19:34	#3
fionnmar Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 83 Adverts \| Friends	and yeah, in the same sense, 'cad as tu' - what are you from, as you said..but, meh

27-07-2009, 07:44	#13
Micilin Muc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 337 Adverts \| Friends	If you're talking to a group of people, you'd say 'Cad as sibh, gach duine' or 'Cad as daoibh, gach duine'.

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