Irish (the language)

[Chickenkeev]

Does anyone else feel a connection to it? My dad was a gaeilgoir but never taught us. But i'm 42 now and still feel a pull towards it. It's inexplicable. I spent a year in france but i feel nothing at all towards the language. But Irish draws me in massively.

My theory is that we have a number of other ways to express our identity which are very distinctively Irish and highly valued- Gaelic games, music, literature, Hiberno English, culture generally that there has no been as strong an impetus as there might otherwise be. And as there is in some other countries with similar efforts to revive/retain their native language.

Bhfuel, taimid ag caint Gaeilge anseo, ar mbord Sasanach. Agus nilimid Gaeilgoiri. Ta muid ag deanamh iarracht. Sin e an tosu.

I feel a huge connection with it and people who just complain about how it's taught piss me off. They're just making excuses for their own laziness and not bothering to learn it.

Dia duit gach duine. Táim ag úsáid mo fón póca ach tá ‘keyboard Gaeilge’ ann. Tá na spell check go
iontach!

Níl Gaeilge líofa agam ach úsáid mé na teanga gach lá agus úsáidim Gaeilge amháin le mó clann. Is Sasanach é mó fhear céile ach tá sé ag foghlaim cúpla focal sa teach.

GRMA don 'thread' seo a thosú. Táimid ag déanamh iarracht mór Gaeilge a labhairt níos mó sa teach seo chomh maith. Tá mo mhac ag teacht abhaile ón nGaeltacht amárach - ní mbeidh cluear bith against cad atá á rá aige 🙈

Ah, beidh eolas agat cad atá le rá aige! Mar shampla :

’Scanraidh an bean an tí an croí ionam.’
‘Bhímuid ag ól at an dtrá leis na gcailíní .’
‘Chuir an múinteoir Tadhg abhaile mar bhí sé ag labhairt Béarla.’
’Bhí na ranganna leadránach.’

I'm Scottish but my mum is Irish and taught me bits when I was younger.

I love the language and am trying to learn more.

@Guimpe Tá an cheart agat! Is cuimhin liom cúpla cinn de na rudaí sin nuair a bhí mé sa Ghaeltacht. Fuirímid cúpla litreacha (fós litreacha!!) ón mhac agus tá sé ag bhaint AN taitneamh as an nGaeltacht. Ceithre béile mór gach lá, spóirt gach tráthnóna, céilí gach oíche agus cairde ón gach chontae! Ceapaim go mbeidh an-díomá air filleadh abhaile...

For me, although I only have the school version, I still 40 years later can speak the cúpla focal and understand a good bit on TG4 and RnaG.

However, and sorry to say it, the association of Irish with Hard Republicanism and Gaelgóirí who often are fanatical puts me off a bit.

The Gaelscoilleanna are a great idea, but they are often chosen as a way of avoiding certain others.

The level of Irish language use in everyday discourse (for an imaginary median person) interests and puzzles me. It’s on all the signs, but when I ask relatives why they don’t know and use the language more, as if I am aged six, I get answers like my great uncle’s “I know just enough Irish to not use it”.

But then, who am I to talk. I have a head full of Romance and Slavic languages plus English, and while Irish and Welsh sound amazing, my understanding is minimal.

Getting somewhere, anywhere, with Irish might be a far away retirement project.

Ta se sin ann greannmhar 😃 ta suil agam go go bhain se taitneamh as an Gaeltacht.

Litreacha? I ndáiríre? Seafhaiseanta ar fad!!!😀

Bhi m'athair on Gaeltacht ach ni labhair se Gaeilge sa bhaile. Ta an dioma orm faoi sin.

Welcome to all the people learning Irish, fair play to ye!

Is docha go bhfuil fios ag daoine, ach is féidir App a úsáid tríd na leabharlainne - Transparent Languages. Is í Gaeilge ceann de na teangacha air. Saor in aisce chomh maith!

Labhraim agus scriobhaim an cupla focal as gaelige ! Go raith maith agat@Chickenkeev ! Foghlaim le Duolingo gach la. Ni muinteoir iontach e, ach ni costasach e!
Haha that is my first as Gaelige paragraph! Ta sceitimini orm gur thuigim some of this snaithe!
What's the plan@Chickenkeev ?

Nil aon plean agam tbh, ach ta se an deas caint le gach duine mar sin. Go raibh mile maith agaibh!

Ta se fior annoying ar fad gan na fadas. Ta mo fon saghas shite!

An pop up Gaeltacht?
I will (haven't done future tense yet!) but I will check in here for any language tips . I'm so touched and inspired by the Duolingo as Gaelige diaspora, the desire to learn is very strong out there. Ta an teanga alainn.

PSA if any more proficient speakers feel like interjecting to translate where i don't have the Irish word, please feel free. It would be greatly appreciated.

MN pop up Gaeltacht nach ea indeed! Ta se thar barr. Cheapaim go bhfuil se an beneficial bheith ag caint mar sin, ag baint usaid as an teanga. Agus nil aon duine judgmental, ta botunai allowed 😁

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Go raibh maith agat!

Beidh me ag baint usaid as e sin gan dabht!

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