Lee As Gaeilge

Dia daoibh mo chairde! Is mise Lee, agus tá mé ag foghlaim Gaeilge. Is Meiriceánach mé, agus tá mé i mo chónaí i Maui, Hawaii.

[leeasgaeilge]

Lá Fhéile Pádraig faoi mhaise daoibh, a chairde!

[leeasgaeilge]

Chuaigh mé go Haleakalā cráitéar le mo dheartháir ag an deireadh seachtaine. Is bolcán sciath ollmhór é Haleakalā a dhéanann níos mó ná 75% d'Oileán Hawaií Maui. Is áit chontúirteach é ach an-álainn.

[leeasgaeilge]

I haven't been around because my life has been hijacked by dysfunctional family members. I had plans this year of going to Oideas Gael, and was particularly excited because it's Bliain na Gaeilge... but it's just not going to happen. I haven't given up learning Irish, though. I study via audio on my work and home commute, which is a 45 minute drive each way. I listen to ceol as Gaeilge at work - in fact I very rarely listen to English music anymore. When time permits, I watch TG4 or listen to RTÉ. If it's not too late, I work on writing and grammar before I go to bed. I also decided to start a journal in Irish. I care deeply for my family and must say they are trying. As long as they are trying I won't turn my back on them, but if they're not careful, I may just buy a one way ticket to Dún na nGall!

Anyway, that was as much a rant as it was an explanation. I may not be progressing as quickly as I would like, but I'll go kicking and screaming as Gaeilge before I give up.

[beagan-gaeilge-blog]

Tóg go bog é agus déan an tae.

[irishlanguagelearners]

https://www.customink.com/fundraising/gaeltacht

[leeasgaeilge]

An faire oíche

[leeasgaeilge]

Bliain úr mhaith agaibh go léir!

[just-irish-things]

Nollaig Shona and all that jazz

Happy holidays!

[leeasgaeilge]

Beannachtaí na Nollag ort, a chara!

[leeasgaeilge]

Bíodh Nollaig mhaith agaibh!

[von-hier-an-blind]

Gáire maith agus codladh fada, an dá leigheas is fearr i leabhar an dochtúra.

A good laugh and a long sleep, the two best cures in the doctor’s book.

Irish proverb.

(via von-hier-an-blind)

[irishlanguagelearners]

[irishlanguagelearners]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/560991482/feilire-2018-calendar-2018?ref=shop_home_active_1

[leeasgaeilge]

I won this beauty of a book on an ebay auction. It should arrive just in time for Christmas. Nollaig Shona liom féin!

[study-rosily]

Monday - Dé Luain [je looin]

Tuesday - Dé Máirt [je martch]

Wednesday - Dé Céadaoin [je kaydeen]

Thursday - Déardaoin [jeyrdeen]

Friday - Dé hAoine [je haynya]

Saturday - Dé Sathairn [je saharn]

Sunday - Dé Domhnaigh [je downee]

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Yesterday - inné [inyay]

Today - inniu [inyoo]

Tomorrow - amárach [amawrakh]

Tonight - anocht [anukht]

Tomorrow night - oíche amárach [eeha amawrakh]

Last night - aréir [areyr]

What day is it? - cad é an lá inniu? [kajay in law inyoo]

It’s Friday - inniu an Aoine [inyoo an aynya]

[gaeilge101]

ENGLISH WORDS WITH IRISH ORIGINS

BANSHEE  — from bainsídhe / beansídhe meaning “female fairy” or “woman of the fairies”

BOG — from bogach meaning “marsh / peatland”

BOREEN  — from bóithrín meaning “small road”

BROGUES — from bróg meaning “shoe”

COLLEEN — from cailín meaning “young woman”

FENIAN — from Fianna meaning “semi-independent warrior band”

GALORE — from go leor meaning “til plenty”

LEPRECHAUN — from leipreachán / luchorpán meaning “small body”

SHAMROCK — from seamróg meaning “clover”

SLEW — from sluagh meaning “a large number”

SLOGAN — from sluagh-ghairm meaning a battle-cry used by Gaelic clans

[penguinlang]

Teicneolaíocht - technology

Teicneolaíocht faisnéise - information technology

Computer

Ríomhaire - computer

Ríomhaire deisce - desktop computer

Ríomhaire glúine - laptop

Luch - mouse

Cúrsóir -cursor

Méarchlár - keyboard

Tiomántán crua - hard drive

Grafaic - graphics

Carta grafaice - graphics card

Printéir - printer

Printéír daite - colour printer

Cartús printéara - printer cartridge

Ag priontáil - printing

Ag clóscríbhneoireacht - typing

Pasfhocal - password

Ar líne - online

An t-idirlíon - the internet

Na méain shósialta - social media

Cibearbhulaíocht - cyber bullying

Gúgail - to google

Blag - blog

Blagáil - blogging

Ríomhphost - email

Seoladh ríomhphoist - email address

Ceangaltán - attachment (as in email attachment)

Comhad PDF - PDF file

Fiseán - video

Cód HTML - HTML code

Haiceáil - hacking

Haiceáil ríomhairí - computer hacking

Baincéireacht ar líne - online banking

Turscar/spam - Spam

Spamáíl/ Turscar a sheoladh - to send spam

Scagaire turscair - spam filter

Zúmáil - to zoom

[leeasgaeilge]

Conas atá tú?

D'fhoghlaim mé droch-nuacht inné. Tá mé an-bhrónach agus an-feargach agus mo croí briste chun an fhírinne a rá.

[leeasgaeilge]

The learning continues even when life tries to get in the way. I asked for and received critique of my Irish, so here’s the corrected phrasing of my original post...

Fuair mé droch-nuacht inné. Tá mé an-bhrónach agus an-feargach agus tá mo chroí briste chun an fhírinne a rá.