A small favor

amyb

Hey you guys,

Happy New Year!

I was wondering if some of you could help us? My husband and I are planning to set up an Irish themed motel here in Ford City PA in the next 6 months. Could some of you provide the Gaelic translation for the following numbers, please?

100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109

Many thanks!
Amy.

PS - you all can come stay for free!

nilobarri

Hi Amy,

Actually we refer to our national language as Irish. This is to distinguish it from the related but distinct language Scots Gaelic spoken in the Western Isles of Scotland.

Anyway, here’s the translation:

100 = póg
101 = póg mo thón
102 = póg do thón
103 = póg a thón
104 = póg a tón
105 = póg ár dtón
106 = póg bhur dtón
107 = póg a dtón
108 = póg an tón seo
109 = póg an tón sin

Will the rooms be rentable by the hour :-)?

Nilo.

GuanYin

100 Aon céad (ay-un kay-d)
101 Céad agus a haoin (ay-in kay-d aw-gus a hayne)
102 Céad agus a dó (ay-in kay-d aw-gus a dough)
103 Céad agus a trí (ay-in kay-d aw-gus a tree)
104 Céad agus a ceathair (ay-in kay-d aw-gus a ka-her)
105 Céad agus a cúig (ay-in kay-d aw-gus a coo-ig)
106 Céad agus a sé (ay-in kay-d aw-gus a shay)
107 Céad agus a seacht (ay-in kay-d aw-gus a sh-aw-kt)
108 Céad agus a hocht (ay-in kay-d aw-gus a hu-kt)
109 Céad agus a naoi (ay-in kay-d aw-gus a nay)

amyb

Thanks Syke!

That ties in with what I've been able to glean myself from the various pages out there but I wasn't sure if I had it right 'coz there seems to be some variation.

To Nilobarri (you Irish?): No,sorry you'll have to pay for the whole night now and we'll charge you double - just 'coz you think I'm just another dumb yank :-) (JK).

Thanks again,

A.

simu

Actually, it's "céad agus a haon" (no i)

For 100, normally you'd just have "céad". If you want to add "aon", it causes aspiration so it should be "aon chéad" (a h is added after the c).


Good luck with the hotel!

Yoda

In counting you would use the short form of "agus", that is, "is".

"Céad is a haon" etc

Gleanndún

Originally posted by nilobarri
100 = póg
101 = póg mo thón
102 = póg do thón
103 = póg a thón
104 = póg a tón
105 = póg ár dtón
106 = póg bhur dtón
107 = póg a dtón
108 = póg an tón seo
109 = póg an tón sin

Will the rooms be rentable by the hour :-)?

Nilo.

isnt there an i? tóin?

Gleanndún

by the way, amy, u should offer free irish lessons 2 the guests. i had a friend who went 2 france and she said that in the hotel she stayed at they offered french classes, and i think that would b a really cool little bit of extra 4 ur hotel. Also, if u like I'm a caligrapher; i could write sumthin up really pretty in irish 4 u if u like^_^

good luck w the business!
gleanndún:D

Yoda

Not before you learn to spell. It's "for your" not "4 ur". And yes. It counts.

simu

A Ghlenndúin, an úsáideann tú téacs-chaint (text speak!) as Gaeilge leis?!

(Glenndún, go you use text speak in Irish too?!)

jerenaugrim

Originally posted by Yoda
Not before you learn to spell. It's "for your" not "4 ur". And yes. It counts.

7 cèn fàth a bhfl sin tbhchtch, a Yoda dhil?:D

jerenaugrim

Originally posted by simu
A Ghlenndúin, an úsáideann tú téacs-chaint (text speak!) as Gaeilge leis?!

(Glenndún, go you use text speak in Irish too?!)

Chn an fhìrinne a rà, tà sè an-deacair teàcs-chaint chiallmhar a scrìobh as Glge!

simu

2scail mé = d'oscail mé!

2chas = dóchas,

Tá 6 = tá sé

b8 = bocht, d8 = docht, etc

br1 = braon

Sin cúpla ceann a chum mé féin! Ní mór a bheith cruthaitheach!

D'fhéadfá na foirmeacha táite (synthetic forms) de na briathra a úsáid in áit na bhfoirmeacha scartha (analytic forms of the verb). Mar shampla táid = tá siad, bíd = bíonn siad, téid = téann siad etc!

Nó, nuair a bhíonn urú ann, an litir nach bhfuaimnítear a fhágáil amach - ar an mord = ar an mbord, ag an var = ag an bhfear etc chun spás a shábháil. Tá a fhios agam gur droch-Ghaeilge é sin ó thaobh an litrithe (spelling - litriú sa tuiseal ginideach!) de ach is droch-Bhéarla Béarla an text-speak freisin!

Tá súil agam gur thuig tú an teachtaireacht seo, a Ghleanndúin - tá a fhios agam nach bhfuil tú ach ag foghlaim fós - déanfaidh mé aistriúchan air seo níos déanaí más mian leat.:)

Yoda

Vulgar is as vulgar does. There's no excuse for "text message orthography" apart from laziness or ignorance. The absence of literate writing on Boards.ie is staggering to me sometimes.

You couldn't say 2scail for d'oscail because dó isn't the same as do, surely.

simu

Vulgar is as vulgar does. There's no excuse for "text message orthography" apart from laziness or ignorance. The absence of literate writing on Boards.ie is staggering to me sometimes. You couldn't say 2scail for d'oscail because dó isn't the same as do, surely.

This is strictly for text messages! As for 2scail, it's not the same sound but you could guess the meanig fairly easily. Dáibhí Ó Bruadair's firstname was sometimes written 2v in manuscripts so this is nothing new!

Yoda

I think that using "cute" orthography even in text messages is lazy and ignorant. It isn't "fun" to have to "guess" what someone has written.

It is a long time since medieval manuscript abbreviations were part of standard orthography. :rolleyes:

simu

Originally posted by Yoda
I think that using "cute" orthography even in text messages is lazy and ignorant. It isn't "fun" to have to "guess" what someone has written.

It is a long time since medieval manuscript abbreviations were part of standard orthography. :rolleyes:

Scéal eile ar fad is ea ar chóir do dhaoine giorrúcháin a úsáid i dteachtaireachtaí SMS. Is dóigh liom féin go mbraitheann sé cén duine atá chun an teachtaireacht a léamh - níor chóir giorrúcháin a usáid do theachtaireachtaí foirmeálta nó muna dtaithníonn siad leis an nduine ar an dtaobh eile.

Chuireas na samplaí sin suas chun a theaspáint gur féidir "text speak" a chumadh sa Ghaeilge leis - bíonn an-chuid daoine á rá nach bhfuil an teanga oirúnach do na méain nua leictreonacha agus ní dóigh liom gur fíor é seo!

Yoda

Tá mise sásta dea-litriú agus dea-phoncaíocht a úsáid i ngach meán, cibé atá ann, ná teachtaireacht SMS, ríomhphost, nó litir go dtí mo Theachta Dáil.

Ní gá litriú a aistriú ar chúis "giorrúcháin" ar SMS, ach amháin go gcreideann daoine gur "chóir" é chun sin a dhéanamh. Ní dóigh liomsa gur chóir.

Gleanndún

Originally posted by Yoda
Vulgar is as vulgar does. There's no excuse for "text message orthography" apart from laziness or ignorance. The absence of literate writing on Boards.ie is staggering to me sometimes.

You couldn't say 2scail for d'oscail because dó isn't the same as do, surely.

u kno wut, i AM lazy, and i HATE typing so theres ur reason 4 the style of my posts. im not tryin 2 write a novel here, i just want 2 communicate my ideas in the style i would employ should the person b standin right in front of me, and with as little effort as possible. wuts wrong w that? y go through all the trouble 2 make a msg board post "look pretty" when all ur tryin 2 do is express a simple thought 2 a friend? its not necissary, and in my opinion anal, but wutever floats UR boat is ok w me, just stop tryin 2 sink mine!

o, and simu, thanx 4 the irish abbrvs, thosell b handy, that is 1ce i kno those words:p

Yoda

Correct spelling isn't "pretty". It isn't ornament. It's correct.

Bard

When amyb asked the question she wasn't looking for pedantic bollocks (yoda), TXT SPK in Irish (a couple of you) or blatant stupidity (nilobarri).

Thankfully, despite these, her question has been answered.

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