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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 170
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 04:25 am: | 
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Some of you might like this newly published book. It gives Irish equivalents of common english idioms. Many of them are true Gaeltacht phrases, or taken from books etc - some are straight translations (avoid those!). Gaelic Idioms English – Irish G. Bannister Forsai 2004 ISBN 0954103866 |
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Maidhc Ó G. (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 11:46 am: |
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Maith thú, a Aonghuis. My idioms are sorely lacking and this may help greatly. But, how will I know which are only straight translations?
Maybe they'll be the ones that don't, at first, make any sense to me at all! :) LOL. |
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Cait
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Username: Cait
Post Number: 22
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 01:20 pm: |
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A Aonghus, a chara.
Idioms seem to be one of the most difficult things when speakers of English try to learn Gaelic. Thanks for letting me know that there is a book on that out there.
Slán go foill.
Cáit. |
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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 181
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 04:04 am: |
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But, how will I know which are only straight translations?
They'll be the ones that use the same words. The native ones will use a different concept to get the same message across. |
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Fear_na_mbróg
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Username: Fear_na_mbróg
Post Number: 154
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 06:05 am: |
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For instance, for "I didn't have a choice!":
Literal: Ní raibh rogha agam!
Actual: Ní raibh an dara rogha agam!
which means "I didn't have the second choice". |
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