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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2005 (November-December) » Archive through November 29, 2005 » Back to basics - "sé seo" mar an t-ainmhí in abairt « Previous Next »

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Crístíona
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Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 07:21 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

A chairde,

This is probably a very silly question and I think I should know the answer, but the simple truth is that I don't.

I want to say "This is nice" without specifying exactly what I'm refering to. I'll give you a simple little scenario as an example:

I'm sitting in a restaraunt and enjoying the food. I can say "Tá an béile seo go deas", clearly identifying what I'm describing as nice, but if I point to the food making it obvious, can I say "Tá sé seo go deas"???

Christine.

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Asarlaí
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Post Number: 75
Registered: 01-2005


Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 08:00 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Hi Crístíona,
Tá sé seo go deas - This is nice
Bheadh sé sin go deas - That would be nice

Or you can use the copula as in
Is maith sin - That's good (smashing)
Is deas sin - That's nice
Often the pronoun is in there also
Is deas é seo - This is nice
Ba dheas é sin - That was nice

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Lughaidh
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Post Number: 1047
Registered: 01-2005
Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 08:14 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

You can say "tá sin go deas" as well.

Tír Chonaill abú!

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Larry
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Post Number: 94
Registered: 08-2004
Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 10:33 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

A Chrístíona, a chara,

Ní díchéillí an cheist ar chor ar bith í. A mhalairt ar fad i mo thuairim.
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I'd like to suggest something, if I may. There's a simple little trick you might like to try if you're unsure about something. If you use a search engine (Google.ie is a good one which springs to mind) and type in, for example, "tá sé seo" (including the quotation marks) you'll see by the number of hits that you get whether or not a particular phrase is correct. It's just a little something that you might like to consider. Of course, you're always welcome to ask questions on this forum ;-)
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Agus fáilte go dtí an bhallraíocht...

Larry Ackerman

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Maidhc_Ó_g
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Post Number: 106
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 10:36 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Seo aláinn.
Seo deas.

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Aonghus
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Post Number: 2559
Registered: 08-2004


Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 10:36 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Google is risky for correctness....

There is a lot of bad Irish on the internet, some of it, monuar, due to me. ;-)

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Larry
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Post Number: 95
Registered: 08-2004
Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 10:45 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

A Aonghuis, a chara,

Ar ndóigh, tá an ceart agat.

Maybe it wasn't such a good suggestion after all. Although I don't necessarily agree that some of that bad grammar is down to you

Larry Ackerman

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Asarlaí
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Post Number: 77
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Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 11:24 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

It's true that google isn't the most reliable even though I use that trick too a Larry ;) Saying that, the expanding volume of Irish on the web is encouraging in itself..

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Aonghus
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Post Number: 2560
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Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 11:50 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

It wasn't a bad suggestion - just a suggestion that needs a caveat.

I'd use google, but look at the first few sites that it hit to see whether they appear reliable -e.g. academic sites, gaeltacht sites etc.

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Peadar_Ó_gríofa
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Post Number: 422
Registered: 01-2005
Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 03:06 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Download "Tobar na Gaedhilge."
http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~oduibhin/tobar/

Peadar Ó Gríofa

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Crístíona
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Username: Crístíona

Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 09:00 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Ceart go leor, a chairde. Go raibh míle maith agaibh as sin.

Tiocfaidh mé ar ais le ceisteanna eile, gan amhras.

Christine.



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