Live Q&As

Ask your questions about Aistear, which is the new Irish language learning platform launched this week by Bitesize Irish. It features the foundational course “Tús Maith” for learning the Irish langauge. It’s on Tuesday 16th March 2022 at 8pm Irish time. Ask your questions, and set a reminder on YouTube:

Watch back February’s Live Q&A with Siobhán and Emma above or find below a summary of what we covered. We answered questions from Irish learners on various topics related to the Irish language and in particular the Connacht Irish dialect. The questions quoted below are abridged summaries of the original questions. Click on the timestamps …

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Watch back January’s Live Q&A with Niall and Emma above or find below a summary of what we covered. We answered questions from Irish learners on various topics related to the Irish language and in particular the Ulster Irish dialect. The questions quoted below are abridged summaries of the original questions. Click on the timestamps …

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Watch back December’s Live Q&A with Siobhán and Emma above or find below a summary of what we covered. We answered questions from Irish learners on various topics related to the Irish language. The questions quoted below are abridged summaries of the original questions. How to say and pronounce in Ulster dialect. “Mr/Madam Chairman, Ladies …

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Watch back November’s Live Q&A with Siobhán and Emma above or find below a summary of what we covered. We answered questions from Irish learners on various topics related to the Irish language. The questions quoted below are abridged summaries of the original questions. I’m struggling to understand the difference in use of ‘faighidh’ and …

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Watch back October’s Live Q&A with Siobhán and Emma above or find below a summary of what we covered. We answer questions from those who have returned to learning the Irish language having had studied Irish earlier in life. The questions were gathered from a recent survey we conducted. Could you organise weekly conversation classes? …

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Watch back September’s Live Q&A with Siobhán and Emma above! The word “mná” in Irish seems to be pronounced sometimes as though the N is an R. Do you have other examples of this N to R sound change and do you know the origin of it in “Mná”? It actually isn’t unique to the …

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Watch back July’s Live Q&A with Siobhán and Emma above! Can payment be made in Euros or Sterling? Payment is in US Dollars but it can be made using any currency as the currencies are exchanged automatically. The approximate price in Euros is stated under the cost in US Dollars but please check the latest …

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Watch back June’s Live Q&A with Siobhán and Emma above! I was schooled in Irish and since renewing my interest in Irish, it is coming back fairly quickly and I desire to engage with others in the same situation. Is there a form for the likes of us? Most people attending Irish language groups/classes would …

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Watch back May’s Live Q&A with Siobhán and Emma above! The Irish words for “uncle” and “aunt” look and sound very much like English. Is it a coincidence? Did the words change over time? Uncail does seem to be borrowed from English, originated from Anglo-Norman uncle, from Old French oncle, from Latin. Has been in …

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