Cad as duit? Where are you from? It’s time for another nibble of Bitesize Irish Gaelic! From time to time, we’d like to offer you a little taste of what the Bitesize Irish Gaelic on-line learning program has to offer by highlighting one of our lessons. In this highlight, we’ll look at one of our conversation lessons: Where are …
This post is the third in a series about the author’s 2013 trip to Ireland as a recipient of a Gaeltacht Summer Award from the Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange. The previous posts in this series are Donegal Diaries 1: Back to Oideas Gael! and An Irish Odyssey: Irish in the Fair City. “We’re on top of the world!” …
An bhfuil aon duine ansin Is anybody there? It’s time for another nibble of Bitesize Irish Gaelic! From time to time, we’d like to offer you a little taste of what the Bitesize Irish Gaelic on-line learning program has to offer by highlighting one of our lessons. In this highlight, we’ll look at one of our grammar lessons: How …
Bitesize Lesson Highlight: Asking a question in Irish Gaelic Read More »
It’s time for another nibble of Bitesize Irish! From time to time, we’d like to offer you a little taste of what the Bitesize Irish Gaelic on-line learning program has to offer by highlighting one of our lessons. In this highlight, we’ll look at one of our vocabulary lessons: Professions & Occupations.
This post is the second in a series about the author’s 2013 trip to Ireland as a recipient of a Gaeltacht Summer Award from the Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange. Q: Why are there so few roller coasters in Ireland? A: They don’t need ’em…they’ve got Bus Éireann!
We’ve talked a bit about saying “hello” in Irish. We’ve talked a bit about introducing yourself in Irish. So now let’s put the cap on that and learn how to say “goodbye” in Irish. It’s all about safety! The most basic way to say “goodbye” in Irish is Slán Couldn’t be simpler, could it? Slán simply means …
So long! Saying “Goodbye” in Irish (with Video!) Read More »
This post is the first in a series about the author’s 2013 trip to Ireland as a recipient of a Gaeltacht Summer Award from the Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange. Dublin: The beginning of an Irish Odyssey As Ireland’s capital and a place I know my way around fairly well (not to mention one of the two …
On June 22, we discussed the use and formation of the comparative in Irish. In this post, we’ll talk about the comparative’s big brother, the superlative. Here’s how Wikipedia defines the superlative: In grammar, the superlative is the form of an adverb or adjective that expresses a degree of the adverb or adjective being used that is greater than any other possible …
If you’ve ever studied a language other than English, you know that many languages have something called “grammatical gender.” Irish is no exception. It’s an important concept to get your head around, because a word’s gender tells you how it will behave when it comes in contact with other words.
So you’re thinking about traveling to Ireland, and one thing you’re really looking forward to is hearing some traditional Irish music…maybe even listening in on a real Irish “trad” session! There’s only one problem…you know absolutely nothing about Irish traditional music (other than that you like it), and you’d like to learn a little bit …
