Hi a dhaoine,
I'm listening to 'An grá faoi ghlas' on the Turas Teanga DVD and there's a bit I just can't figure out. They have subtitles but only in English.

If ye wouldn't mind helping me with this,

The Interviewer says - 'What do you think of Sorcha?' and it sounds like Kay Djer'har le Sorcha

and then Máirtín replies - 'She's not bad' sounding like Joel caill uirthi - I don't know what the Joel is - It doesn't sound like níl.
Máirtín's from an Spidéal if that helps.

One other wee thing.
Chomh mór sin etc.. Chomh....sin - What exactly is the English for this? Sorry folks, teach yourself books miss bits and pieces like this out. (my ones anyway)

Céard déarfa le Sorcha?
Diabhail caill uirthi!

Chomh mór sin - as big as

That's brilliant and so quick. Grma a Aonghuis

Would 'Céard dearfá le Sorcha' not be 'What would you say to Sorcha'?

Also, something I meant to ask before, is the foirm tháite used everywhere for the modh coiníollach?

Also, something I meant to ask before, is the foirm tháite used everywhere for the modh coiníollach?

Yes, but it depends on the forms:

endings:

-f(a)inn = everywhere
-f(e)á = everywhere
-f(e)adh sé/sí = everywhere
-f(a)imis / -f(e)adh muid / -f(e)asmaid etc
-f(e)adh sibh
-f(a)idís / -f(e)adh siad

(same thing with the 2nd conjugation forms: -óinn, -ófá, -ódh sé, etc)

So, the 1st singular and the 2nd singular are the only "táite" forms that are used everywhere in Ireland. I don't think that "-fadh mé" and "-fadh tú" exist in any place, (and if they do, they are very very rare and I don't think you should use them!).

quote:

Would 'Céard dearfá le Sorcha' not be 'What would you say to Sorcha'?

Yes. Also!
It's an idiom - céard dearfá le X - what is your opinion of X

Chomh mór sin: (adjectivally) = so big, that big; (adverbially) so much, that much, so greatly.

"-f(a)imis / -f(e)adh muid / -f(e)asmaid etc*

*e.g. -f(e)amaist / -f(e)ad(h) sinn