An Ghaeilge

pinkpimp

Being in trì D today gave me an idea.
First of all, trì D is a cafè in Dawson street through the medium of Irish. It is supposed to be all Irish speaking, but the menus are bi-lingual. The idea is good though.
Anyone that knows me woll tell you I love the Irish language. Unfortunately, mostly down to laziness on my part, my Gaeilge has degressed in the past few years. I've got a leaving cert coming up, and the standard of Irish needed for it is fairly daunting.
So, I'd like to propose say a weekly meeting in trì D for socialising, and Irish speaking. It would do wonders for participants Irish, and would be good fun. So who would be intersted? It can only do good for your Irish, no matter what level its at, and I wouldn't be afraid to go because you think you wouldn't have good enough irish, because most people going would be in pretty much the same boat. So, I'd like to know what the general opinion on this type of thing is.






[Edit: I know the sig is poor grammar, It's a stab at irony.]

Piste

Colm you legend! That is such a good Idea! The café is cool, nice food, but a bit overpriced.

pinkpimp

Yes, but theres a student discount. I'm not sure how much it is, but we got one today.

mentalimplosion

tá suim mór agam sa project seo.

ach tá mo ghaelige uafásach. can i come anyway?

Aoibheann

sounds like a good idea, I'm entering some irish speech competition, so it might be handy to have some practice speaking as gaeilge.

when would this be on, though? a weekday or weekend?

Barry Aldwell

Sounds like a good idea, though I doubt my limited knowledge of Irish would help, unless the menu includes something by the name of "Platoon halt" or "Long arm, to the right, dress off"

pinkpimp

mentalimplosion wrote:

tá suim mór agam sa project seo.

ach tá mo ghaelige uafásach. can i come anyway?

Tà suim agam le an project. Tà mo gaeilge go hufàsach.
Don't mean to be all annoying and condescending but I'm trying to illustrate the point that the whole point of the thing would be to learn how to say things, and put them to use, as opposed to sitting and learning the rules in class, without practising. So, Of course you can come. It'd be better to have a group of people with weak irish aswell, so that we can all learn. Making and correcting mistakes are is the best way to eradicate them.

As reguards when, I'm thinking a weekday, after school timing, because we dont want to eat into peoples weekend. I'm thinking every Tuesday? It'd depend on when most people would be free though, obviously.

Raphael

Is fuath liom Gaeilge, agus is fuath liom tusa!

Seriously though, tis a nice idea. But a ****ty curriculum has grown within me an intense dislike of our native tongue. Shame really...

It wasn't me!

Nice idea. Personally I'd just be going for the food. Yesterday illustrated just how bad my Irish is. Also, training on a Tuesday prohibits my attendance.

Plunky

Déarfaidh éinne atá aithne acu ormsa nó ar Dee go bhfuil an spéis againn sa Ghaeilge. (Ba chóir go mbeadh teideal an snaithead seo "An Ghaeilge"...) Fuaireas A1 san AT im' scrúdú Ghaeilge. Is smaoineamh an-dheas é seo, bainigí taitneamh as. D'fhreastalóinn air, ach tá léacht agam go dtí 5in Dé hAoine agus ansin caithim an oíche le mo chailín & ní bheadh sé cothrom í a thabhairt liom toisc nach bhfuil Gaeilge aici...

LiamD

It's a good idea.I'm not sure if I'd go along because of other commitments but it's definitely a good idea.And yeah the Leaving Cert Irish is pretty daunting at this stage, so I think I'll take up Business instead.

pinkpimp

It could be any day, if you have training. Or it could be different days every week or something. Anyway, its all organiseable.

PurpleFistMixer

Sounds like a great idea (I discovered 'bout 2 am this morning that having conversations in Irish can be rather entertaining), but I don't know you people, so you all have a good time, etc.

pinkpimp

I dont think anyone would mind you coming. I'd bring a friend so you arent a loner, then it'd be alright.

PurpleFistMixer

Perhaps, perhaps...
(I've got no money right now and NaNoWriMo to eat up time, at any rate.)

Piste

Gaeilge go deo! So when's this first 'Féasta Gaeilge' taking place? Beidh mé ann agus béidir tógfaidh mé cara liom. An bhuil sé ceart go leor le gach duine?(sp?)

pinkpimp

Tà sè ceart go leor cairde a thògail.

Piste

Huzzah I brought her in there before and were the only people speaking Irish there. There should be a discount for Irish speakers.

the_only_Ali

Deanfaidh mè è! Beidh mè ar muin na muice... (I love that phrase).
Yeah my Irish has gone own the drain. My grammer needs the most work but I wouldn't say no practising spoken Irish either. And those paninis are sooooo good...
and how, tell me how, do I get fadas as opposed to grave accents? Damn lack of keyboard skills. At least I won't be typing the leaving cert.
I won't, will I???
That is just the sort of thing that no one tells me about until the day before the exam.

Barry Aldwell

the_only_Ali wrote:

and how, tell me how, do I get fadas as opposed to grave accents? Damn lack of keyboard skills. At least I won't be typing the leaving cert.
I won't, will I???
That is just the sort of thing that no one tells me about until the day before the exam.

Hold down Alt Gr (to the right of the space bar) and press the vowel you want fada-icised. Oh, and if you want it to be capitalised, you'll have to hold down Shift at the same time, regardless of whether or not Caps Lock is on

simply_dee

Cinnte, beidh mé ann, más féidir liom. Smaoineamh an-mhaith Colm! Meas mór!

Plunky

Aifreann, Dee... AIFREANN!!

Gael

Sure you'll be learning just by reading the bi-lingual menus!

It wasn't me!

You'd think that.....

pinkpimp

Cé hí Simply Dee?
An bhfuil sí an RA?

simply_dee

Cé hí Simply Dee?
An bhfuil sí an RA?

nope, is dálta mé. em, bhí mé ag reunion cúpla seachtain ó shin. chuamar chuig pizza hut. bhí tú ag bord amháin le ali, cat, jenny, liz etc. agus bhí mé le una, john, leo, liam etc.

Aifreann, Dee... AIFREANN!!

Tá brón orm pluincéid! aifreann, sin é go díreach é!! lol

Plunky

Nice one Dee, Coinningh suas an taobh! An bhfuair tú amach faoin Drumaíocht go fóill?

Piste

An dtéann aon duine go dti an cumman gach Aoine?

Liquorice

Is smaoineamh maith é an tionscnamh seo ach tá mé ró-leisciúil chun dul chuig na cruinnithe i Trí D. Tá mé ag labhairt as Ghaeilge don chuid is mó de cúig nó sé laethanta in aghaidh na seachtaine ar aon nós.

Plunky

Gummybearz!!! wrote:

An dtéann aon duine go dti an cumman gach Aoine?

Chuathas, ach táim ag tarraingt siar ó choláiste na bhfiann faoi láthair.. Cé tusa?

Piste

Ni dtéann mé, ach dtéann mo chara Helen Nolan. Ba maith liom téigh ach chuala mé nach raibh aon spáis fagtha.

Plunky

Eibhlín Ní Núalláin, deirfiúr Brian?..
Bheadh sé sin cumann rath fearnáin. d'fhreastail mé ar bhaile na manach. ní raibh sé ró iontach toisc go raibh sé san ardoifig - níl aon spás ann do spórt...

simply_dee

Originally Posted by Plunky
Nice one Dee, Coinningh suas an taobh! An bhfuair tú amach faoin Drumaíocht go fóill?

Chuir Deibí glaoch orm cúpla lá ó shin actually, táim istigh! fuair aoife spás freisin . an mbeidh tú ag Ceolchoirm na Nollaig?

Originally Posted by Gummybearz!!!
An dtéann aon duine go dti an cumman gach Aoine?

Yep - Baile na Manach. Tá sé i bhfad níos fearr i mbliana.... Ach fós crap

Plunky

Ní cheapaim go mbeidh an cumann sin riamh ar fheabhas!.. Is cuimhin liom na seanlaethanta nuair a bhiodh teach lorcáin sean ann, i halla, le spórt & brioscaí! An seans go mbeidh mé ag an ceolchoirm, chomh fada is nach ngortóidh na cailíní mé, má thuigeann tú céard atá i gceist agam. bhí mé sa chathair inniu le Ali agus Darran - an craic go deo againn. Chuir Carly glaoch orm faoi dhó agus chroch mé suas uirthi trí thimpiste. Ar dheireadh thiar chuir sí glaoch ar ghuthán darran chun labhairt linn...

Piste

Plunky wrote:

Eibhlín Ní Núalláin, deirfiúr Brian?..
Bheadh sé sin cumann rath fearnáin. d'fhreastail mé ar bhaile na manach. ní raibh sé ró iontach toisc go raibh sé san ardoifig - níl aon spás ann do spórt...

Yup sin i (ni féidir liom fadas a fháil ar "i") Cá bhuil baile na manach? Dúirt Helen go raibh aithne agat ort.

Plunky

Is é an áit ina bhfuil an Ardoifig é Baile na Manach... Bhí Eibhlin ar chúrsa liom i Naomh Mel Lúnasa 2003.

Piste

Tá fhios agam, dúirt si go raibh cinnire tú. An bhfuil coláiste Na bhFiann go maith? Ba maith liom téigh ach ceapaim go bhuil mé ró dona ag Gaeilge.

jono087

Ok, I'm very afraid: in a year and a half I'm sitting my leaving cert irish exam and I understood very little of this thread...... If I were optimistic i'd say i'm probably fcuked

pinkpimp

Such is the whole point of the idea.

pinkpimp

Okay, Time for positive action in the way of organising this in an actual way.
WE MEET AT STEPHENS GREEN AT 4:30 ON THURSDAY FOR THE FIRST MEETING.
Please post if you intend to go.

Piste

Damn, Can't be there

It wasn't me!

Wish I could go. The Irish really could do with a boost. However, training prohibits it.

jono087

Ya, I would/should go except for the little hindrance that is my living bout 90 miles away... except for the summer, but its winter so I can't go

pinkpimp

So... No ones going?

Piste

I could go on Wednesday or Friday

mentalimplosion

i'd go, but it gets dark so early and i hate going home in the dark.

pinkpimp

I cant go on Thursday, just found out I have training.

Piste

What about friday?

pinkpimp

Nìl aon seans

Piste

Agus amarach?

mentalimplosion

we have a half day tomorrow, liz