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The "What is this Irish word/phrase in English" thread

Worztron

What does this mean? Uibh Fhaili abú!

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Gumbi

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Gumbi wrote: »

In standard Irish, t doesn't get the d like that ( yeah, my terminology sucks! Haha). It's still used in Munster, though. Don't forget the fada on the o.

I hadn't even thought about the rules, and I agree that the rules don't require the urú. But my idiosyncratic feel for the language makes me put it there.

The missing fada was simply a lapse in attention.

Is binn í Gaeilge na Mumhan

P. Breathnach

Gumbi wrote: »

Is binn í Gaeilge na Mumhan

Ní Gaolainn atá agam, ach Gaeilge.

Worztron

Is Oscailte the Irish for both open and opening?

How would I pronounce these properly?
Oscailte
Oscailt (just means opening right?)

e.g. open source - foinse oscailte

Krusader

Worztron wrote: »

Is Oscailte the Irish for both open and opening?

How would I pronounce these properly?
Oscailte
Oscailt (just means opening right?)

e.g. open source - foinse oscailte

Oscailte is an adjective, it means opened

it is also the genitive of the noun oscailt

Worztron

Crosáidí wrote: »

Oscailte is an adjective, it means opened

it is also the genitive of the noun oscailt

How should I pronounce these?
Oscailte
Oscailt

Insect Overlord

Worztron wrote: »

How should I pronounce these?
Oscailte
Oscailt

Us-kill-teh
Usk-ilt

Gumbi

Crosáidí wrote: »

Oscailte is an adjective, it means opened

it is also the genitive of the noun oscailt

Also, the past participle of "open" right?

Worztron

Gumbi wrote: »

Also, the past participle of "open" right?

It also means 'Forthright'.

Insect Overlord

Worztron wrote: »

It also means 'Forthright'.

Does anybody even use that word in English any more?

It could be argued that oscailte means "open" in the same sense as direct/to the point, but it'd be an old dictionary that would give you that definition.

InKonspikuou2

I've a Canadian friend that emailed me asking if I could help him with translating the following phrase/expression into gaeilge.

"laughter cures the soul".

Or for example, "laughter heals the soul", "laughter can heal the soul" etc. However close the translation can be in gaeilge. Thanks very much in advance.

An gal gréine

Corraíonn an gáire an t-anam.

deise go deo

Whats the Irish for procrastinating?

I have an exam tomorrow.

An gal gréine

Ag moilleadóireacht

Aimsigh

Can some one help me with this,

I am looking for a translation for 'Where's the Irish?'

I am stuck between 'Cá bhfuil an Gaeilge', and 'Cá bhfuil an Ghaeilge'

*Really need to brush up on my grammar*

franc 91

an Ghaeilge (Gaeilge is feminine)

music888

Aimsigh wrote: »

Can some one help me with this,

I am looking for a translation for 'Where's the Irish?'

I am stuck between 'Cá bhfuil an Gaeilge', and 'Cá bhfuil an Ghaeilge'

*Really need to brush up on my grammar*

It's the 2nd 1! 'Gaeilge' is feminine so when you put 'an' in front of it it takes a 'h'; an Ghaeilge.

Aimsigh

Go raibh maith agaibh Franc 91 agus Music888:)

Krusader

Aimsigh wrote: »

Can some one help me with this,

I am looking for a translation for 'Where's the Irish?'

I am stuck between 'Cá bhfuil an Gaeilge', and 'Cá bhfuil an Ghaeilge'

*Really need to brush up on my grammar*

All languages are feminine except English (Béarla)

MaryKirwan

I'm compiling lists of vocabulary and organizing them according to topic. Is "vocabulary on"
"foclóir faoi"?

Insect Overlord

I'd go with "foclóir i leith" and then put the next word in the Tuiseal Ginideach.
Wait for other suggestions though.

Enkidu

For eighty children we had earlier:

Insect Overlord wrote: »

"Ochtó páiste."

You write/speak a dialect that still uses genitive plurals after multiples of ten, that's pretty cool. (or maybe the standard still does it).

MaryKirwan

cad is "tíosmhéid"? Nach bhfuil sé san fhoclóir. An comhthéacs: "leagtar síos sa siollabas an tíosmhéid teanga atá riachtanach chun go mbeidh..."

Insect Overlord

MaryKirwan wrote: »

cad is "tíosmhéid"? Nach bhfuil sé san fhoclóir. An comhthéacs: "leagtar síos sa siollabas an tíosmhéid teanga atá riachtanach chun go mbeidh..."

Scríobhfainn é mar "an t-íosmhéid". Minimum atá i gceist.

Worztron

How would I say "Please can I go to the toilet?" in Irish?

franc 91

An bhfuil cead agam dul amach go dti (with a fada on the 'i') an leithreas màs é do thoil é?
or -
An bhfuil cead agam ghabhàil chun an leithris, le do thoil? (Ulster)
or - 'bhfuil cead 'am a ghabhàil amach? (Conamara)
or - 'bhfuil cead 'am a ghabhàil chuig teach an asail?
(suggestions)

franc 91

I just wanted to add (hoping that it won't be judged too off-topic, he says) that there's a little bilingual book written by Gabriel Fitzmaurice called 'Do Teachers go to the Toilet?/An dTéann Mùinteori go Tigh an Asail?' published by Mercier.ie if you like bilingual toilet humour.

_LilyRose_

Conas a deirim 'a perfect recipe for tragedy' as Gaeilge más é do thoil é? Tá 'measc foirfe do thragóid' scríofa síos agam, ach nílim cinnte- tá fhois agam go bhfuil sé mícheart!
Brón orm do mo Ghaeilge...

Neewbie_noob

Worztron wrote: »

What does this mean? Uibh Fhaili abú!

G'wan Offaly or something like that.

Uibh Fhaili = Offally

abú = g'wan or something like that.

You might get more accurate answers in teach na nGealt

Neewbie_noob

franc 91 wrote: »

an Ghaeilge (Gaeilge is feminine)

+1000

someone give this lady /gent a medal

Great to see a good command of "ár dteanga dhúchais".

Feathers

I learned the word bainis for wedding yesterday & the first thing I could think of was bainisteoir

Any link between these two, or just me thinking in English? (Know it's not 100% on topic, but didn't think it warranted a thread of its own.)