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Date Posted: 12:08:24 07/29/03 Tue
Author: Mia
Author Host/IP: 66.239.243.141.ptr.us.xo.net / 66.239.243.141
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Re: Best way to say Hello
In reply to: Sorcha 's message, "Re: Best way to say Hello" on 06:09:50 07/27/03 Sun

>Dia dhuit!
>Irish is a funny language and instead of being just 1
>word it really depends who you are talking to.
>
>Dia dhuit= to 1 person
>Dia 's Mhuire dhuit= answer to 1 person
>
>Dia daoibh= to a group
>Dia 's Mhuire dhaoibh= answer to a group.
>
>For example:
>if you walk into a class
>
>You say "Dia dhaoibh" to the class because they're a
>group
>The class says to you "dia 's Mhuire dhuit" because
>there is only 1 of you.
>
>if you still don't understand you could go with a
>simple "Haigh" meaning hi.
>
>Slan go Foill,
>Sorcha

Okay, that's great....but look at this!!!

Lesson 2 pronounces "Dia duit" like this:

S�amas: (SHAY*-muhs): Dia duit, a N�ra (DEE-uh git, uh NOH-ruh). Hello, Nora.

But the Word Review Board pronounces it like this:

hello(to one person) dia duit (literally, "God to you") jeea ditch

Is this different pronunciations for different areas?
Thanks!
Mia

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Re: Best way to say Hello -- Sorcha, 12:21:57 08/05/03 Tue