what does shaycondeye mean ?

flynnboy · 20-04-2010 03:43PM #1

Hi

I am a beginner and I listen to Rnag a lot. I keep hearing something that sounds like 'shay cond eye' as one word shaycondeye, maybe two - shay condeye ?? I've tried my dictionary but I'm obviously on the wrong track with the spelling as I can't find anything remotely like it.

Can anyone guess what this is ?

Thanks

An gal gréine · 20-04-2010 03:51PM

Na sé chondae nó i mBéarla The 6 Counties.

pog it · 20-04-2010 03:56PM

Tá mé ag ceapadh go bhfuil tú ag éisteacht le Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí!

flynnboy · 20-04-2010 04:11PM

Thanks guys but like I said I am a beginner and don't know what you are saying

sé chondae means six counties then ?

Thanks

flynnboy · 20-04-2010 04:17PM

An gal gréine wrote: »

Na sé chondae nó i mBéarla The 6 Counties.

I've just looked in my dictionary and there is no 'chondae'. If I look up the word 'county' in the English part it says 'contae'

pog it · 20-04-2010 04:21PM

Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí's radio show.

Sé = 6 and puts a 'h' (séimhiú) on the noun following.
Contae= county
Sé chontae= 6 counties

So contae is the bare noun.
Changes to chontae after sé

flynnboy · 20-04-2010 04:36PM

pog it wrote: »

Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí's radio show.

Thanks pog it. Understood.

What are you saying about the radio show ?

An gal gréine · 20-04-2010 04:51PM

As pog it mentioned condae is said for contae in Northern parts of the island.
There, "d" and "t" are interchangeable in a lot of words.
Cárta is Cárda (a card in English)
Rónán's programme is from Donegal.

flynnboy · 20-04-2010 05:15PM

I'm just not sure why the show has been mentioned ?

An gal gréine · 20-04-2010 05:20PM

You mentioned listening to R na G and it's just that "Na sé Chondae" pops up on that programme more than on others. She surmised that that's where you might have heard it.

flynnboy · 20-04-2010 05:51PM

An gal gréine wrote: »

You mentioned listening to R na G and it's just that "Na sé Chondae" pops up on that programme more than on others. She surmised that that's where you might have heard it.

Ah okay ! I quite understand, especially given that it is probably his programme I hear it on more than others........

There is another word that I hear a lot - phonetically - cohnie have you any idea what that might be ?

An gal gréine · 20-04-2010 06:17PM

Can you remember a context ?
Connaí is a first name ; Cannaí is cans ; Cónaí would refer to dwelling in some way.

flynnboy · 20-04-2010 06:30PM

An gal gréine wrote: »

Can you remember a context ?
Connaí is a first name ; Cannaí is cans ; Cónaí would refer to dwelling in some way.

Unfortunately I am not able to identify a context. I did wonder if it might be something to do with a living place.... I kind of thought not as it comes up so often both on the news readings and other talk shows.

Never mind, I'll just have to continue learning.

Thanks

An gal gréine · 20-04-2010 06:57PM

If you hear something like "Bhí cónaí uirthi i gCeatharlach", that would be "She lived in Carlow". I'm sure you'll come across it again.

what does shaycondeye mean ?

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