Category Archives: Celtic

Gaeilge – 2016-05-11

  • Tá an samhradh thart.The summer is over.
  • Teastaíonn nóiméad uaim.I need a minute.
  • An geimhreadh. The winter.
  • Séasúr. A season.
  • An t-earrach. The spring.
  • Codlaíonn sí ar feadh nóiméid. She sleeps for a minute.
  • An samhradh agus an fómhar. The summer and the autumn.

Source: https://www.duolingo.com/skill/ga/Dates-and-Time/6

Cymraeg – 2016-04-22

o Duolingo:

  • tegannau – toys
  • tost a siocled – toast & chocolate
  • cawl – soup
  • pitsa /ˈpitʃa/ – pizza
  • cyri – curry
  • Ydw, dw i eisiau bresych. – Yes, I want cabbages.
  • Dw i eisiau dysgu Cymraeg. – I want to learn welsh.
  • Nac ydw. – No.
  • Ydw, dw i eisiau cawl. – Yes, I want soup.
  • Dych chi eisiau cysgu? – Do you want to sleep?
  • Nac ydw, dw i ddim eisiau tegannau. – No, I don’t want toys.
  • Ydw, dw i eisiau pizza. – Yes, I want pizza.
  • Dych chi eisiau afal? Nac ydw. – Do you want an apple? No.
  • Dych chi eisiau cyri moron? – Do you want a carrot curry?

Gaeilge – 2016-04-08

Na míonna na bliana:

English Irish Pronunciation
January Eanáir [ˈan̪ˠɑːɾʲ]
February Feabhra /fʲauɾˠə/
March Márta [ˈmˠɑːɾˠt̪ˠə]
April Aibreán /abʲəˈɾʲɑːn̪ˠ/, /ɑbˠəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/; /ˈəibʲɾʲɑːn/
May Bealtaine /ˈbʲal̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/; /ˈbʲɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/
June Meitheamh /ˈmʲɛhəvˠ/; /ˈmʲɛhuː/; /ˈmʲɛhu/
July Iúil [uːlʲ]
August Lúnasa [ˈl̪ˠuːn̪ˠəsˠə]
September Mean Fómhair [ˌmʲɑːn̪ˠ ˈfoːwəɾʲ]
October Deireadh Fómhair /dʲeɾʲə fuːwəɾʲ/
November Samhain, Mí na Samhna /sˠaunʲ/, /sˠounʲ/; /sˠəunʲ/, /ˈsˠɑvˠən/; /ˈsˠauwənʲ/
December Nollaig, Mí na Nollag /ˈn̪ˠɔl̪ˠəɡ/; /ˈn̪ˠɔl̪ˠək/; /ˈn̪ˠʌl̪ˠək/

Gaeilge – 2016-03-06

Na séasúir na bliana:

English Irish Duration
Spring Earrach

(Munster) /əˈɾˠax/;
(Aran) /ˈæɾˠəx/;
(Cois Fharraige) /ˈæːɾˠəx/;
(Mayo) /ˈaɾˠəx/;
(Ulster) /ˈaɾˠa(h)/

February to April
Summer Samhradh
(Munster, Galway) /ˈsˠəuɾˠə/
(Mayo) /ˈsˠəuɾˠuː/
(Ulster) /ˈsˠəuɾˠu/
May to July
Autumn, Fall Fómhar
(Munster) /ˈfˠoːɾˠ/, /fˠõːɾˠ/
(Connacht) /ˈfˠoːvˠəɾˠ/
(Cois Fharraige) /ˈfˠuːwəɾˠ/
(Ulster) /ˈfˠɔːwəɾˠ/
August to October
Winter Geimhreadh
(Munster) /ˈɟiːɾʲə/
(Galway) /ˈɟiːvʲɾʲə/
(Mayo) /ˈɟɛvʲɾʲuː/
(Ulster) /ˈɟɛvʲɾʲu/
November to January

Gaeilge – 2016-02-02

  • Pronunciation: broad vs. slender consonants

  • buí – bí

  • bhuí – bhí

  • bó – beo

  • bhó – bheo

  • caoirigh – círe

  • chaoirigh – chíre

  • cúis – ciumhais

  • chúis – chiumhais

  • dúil – diúil

  • dhúil – dhiúil

  • dá – deá

  • dhá – dheá

  • faoi – fiche

  • fál – feall

  • gall – geall

  • ghall – gheall

  • ngall – ngeall

  • lae – léigh

  • lá – leáigh

  • maoin – mín

  • mall – meall

  • mhall – mheall

  • naoi – ní

  • puca – piocadh

  • phuca – phiocadh

  • croí – crích

  • suí -sí

  • súil – siúil

  • tuí – tí

  • tús – tiús

  • lúb – lúib

  • bád – báid

  • bréag – bréig

  • Nollag – Nollaig

  • scóp – scóip

  • caora – caoirigh

  • bás – báis