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Date Posted: 22:01:43 02/13/04 Fri
Author: Gearoid Scola`i
Author Host/IP: netcache-3003.bay.webtv.net / 209.240.205.62
Subject: Re: Type of Dialect.???
In reply to: Brian O'Cathain 's message, "Re: Type of Dialect.???" on 01:32:07 02/12/04 Thu

>>>>This is from a Lass, who is triing to guess my name:
>>>>
>>>>"A mhuirn`in, t`aim i gcruach`as leid c`upla ceann
>>>>eile.
>>>>Agus n`il m`e nochtaim anseo `e gan teip."
>>>>
>>>> Anyone who can translate would be doing me a
>great
>>>>favor, not to mention making me look smart too.!!!
>>>
>>>D�a dhuit a Ghear�id,
>Your lass is speaking to you in Irish Gaeilge but when
>she writes to you in English she sometimes uses
>Scotish slang in English.Her oots the noo and such
>like is a mixture of
>English and lowland Scots.
>On you learning Gaeilge on your own: I wouldn't
>recommend it. Gaeilge is a very convoluted and
>difficult language to learn and is impossible to do so
>on your own. How would you learn about tenses,
>declentions and masculine/feminine verbs and nouns? I
>would suggest that you join a class, if there is one
>in your area. Otherwise try the following web sites.
>www.ite.ie/index.htm
>www.csis.ul.ie/focloir/
>www.yourdictionary.com/languages/celtic.htm
>Sl�n agus go neirigh an tadh leat!
>Brian
>
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>>>I hope you know the lass well! You will have to
>>>forgive any rudeness in this reply, but the
>>>translation is fairly basic.
>>>It translates as: Darling, I'm hard as steel in my
>>>other 'head' and I'm not standing here naked for no
>>>good reason. Lucky you!
>>>Is Mise Brian
>>
>>
>> Brian,
>>
>> Dia duit ar maidin.!
>>
>>Is mise Gary. And I would like to Thank You for your
>>help. I am 3rd generation here in America, and though
>>my Grandfather would sometimes speak to me in Gaelic,
>>when I was very, very young, I have lost it all, over
>>the years. I've just recently deceided to learn as
>>much of it as I can, with dictionaries and self-taught
>>books. That is why this Lass loves to tease me so. She
>>was born and raised in Limerick, went through school
>>in the convents, then when she was old enough, off to
>>Cambridge for her degree, and has been living in the
>>Scottish Highlands ever since. The reason I'm telling
>>you this is, I want to know if she is keeping within
>>one dialect (Irish Gaelic), as best you can tell from
>>the previous two sentences she wrote. But is some of
>>it considered "slang Gaelic". for example, this
>>sentence she recently wrote: "fair pouring oot ra
>>noo". and she closes with the line "So, whats the
>>goz.?"
>> Its driving me Batty triing to translate
>>it all.!!! Are there any books on translating Gaelic
>>you could reccomend to me for future use, so this way
>>I wouldn't have to bother you, or other menbers of the
>>board. I surely do appreciate your help, Brian.....
>>

Thanks again, Brian,
for comming through for me. And I do believe you're right about me having to attend classes. It seems too much confusion, for me to comprehend on my own. I live in New York City, so if there are any schools (Classes), they should be here somewhere....

>> Sl`an agat agus go raibh mile maith agat.!
>>
>> Gary

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