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Focal an lae

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  • 12-03-2004 11:11am
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    An Fear Aniar
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    Tá foram Gaeilge anois ar www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com agus chonaic mé gur bhunaigh duine éigin snáth ina scriobhann daoine na focail is fearr leo. Mar sin seo focal deas a chonaic mé ar na mallaibh:

    Socadán: duine fiosrach, a busybody. Soc = Srón, nose.


    An bhfuil tuilleadh agaibh?


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    An Fear Aniar
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    Focal an lae.


    Gasta - Fast, rapid, sppedy.


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    An Fear Aniar
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    Geanncach = Snub nosed.

    Anyone else got any?


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    An Fear Aniar
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    Sobalchlár - Soap Opera

    Anyone want to add some favourite words of their own??

    An bhfuil seans ar bith ann??:dunno:


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    simu
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    fiarsceoch - askew!

    D'fhéach sé fiarsceoch orm - He looked sideways at me.

    Is maith liom an focal sin ar chuma éigin!


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    Gael
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    Féachaigí ar an áit seo. Cuirfidh sé le bhur stór focal.

    http://www.lincolnu.edu/~focal/


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    An Fear Aniar
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    Originally posted by simu
    fiarsceoch - askew!

    D'fhéach sé fiarsceoch orm - He looked sideways at me.

    Is maith liom an focal sin ar chuma éigin!

    Is breá liom an ceann sin!


    Scalthán

    A baby chick in a bird's nest. Bíonn mo mháthair ag rá faoi daoine "he's a miserable looking scalthán" (malnourished).


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    An Fear Aniar
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    Masmas - Nausea

    Bhí masmas orm - I had nausea

    Masmasach - Nauseating (I'm just guessing with this bit).


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    simu
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    Smugairle róin = jelly-fish

    smugairle = spit

    rón = a seal

    (mar sin, cialaionn sé "a seal's spit" !)


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    An Fear Aniar
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    Dealán - A sunny spell (weather).


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    Suaimhneach
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    anamchara-soulmate.

    Tháinig mé ar an fócail seo ar thread eile darbh ainm "focal an lae" agus is brea liom é.



    [ceist grammadaí, ar+an= úrú, sea? so ar an bhfócal?]


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    simu
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    ar an bhfocal
    ar an mbord etc i gCúige Mumhan

    ach is dóigh liom gur séimhiú (h) a bhíonn air i gcanúintí eile


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    simu
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    tarcaisne - sarcasm, scorn

    duine tarcaisniúil - sarcastic person.


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    simu
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    go pras = go tapa (fast)


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    simu
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    fásach - a desert


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    Gleanndún
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    criogar --- cricket


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    simu
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    Míola corra - midges


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    Gleanndún
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    i dont even kno wut that is in english! haha:)


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    simu
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    Originally posted by Gleanndún
    i dont even kno wut that is in english! haha:)

    Míola corra? Feithidí beaga a bhíonn amuigh oícheannta samhraidh, piocann siad daoine agusfágann siad cnapáin tochais orthu.

    Midges? Little insects out on summer evenings, they bite people and leave them with itchy lumps!


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    Suaimhneach
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    Samhraidh

    Summer

    [woooow]


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    simu
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    lionsa - a lense!


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    simu
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    lathach - mud


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    Gleanndún
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    le hais + gen.

    beside


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    neart - strength


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    Suaimhneach
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    Gúirledí - personal belongings.


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    Gleanndún
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    séimh - mild, gentle, placid


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    simu
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    geancach - snubbed nose

    Tá caincin geancach air - he has a snubbed nose.


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    Gael
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    "bualadh craicinn" - sex (literally skin-hitting)

    "Bualadh leathair" is another term for it (Leather-hitting)

    Irish Rocks!:D


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    Suaimhneach
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    mhaíomh - Begrudge.

    Learned that today!


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    Gael
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    fearg


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    Suaimhneach
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    crosta.


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