Dia dhuit a chairde

I have a 4-year-old who lives with me and family at my house, long story. I try to use bits of Irish with him, counting for hide and seek etc. but I want to use more with him.

Could the all of you maybe tell me some things that parents or caretakers would say to children that they are looking after, like "come here" or "are you all finished".
And how do you tell children "no" as in when they're doing something they're not supposed to and in English you'd just say "no" to get them to stop.

Go raibh maith agat.

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Tar anseo is come here, right? I don't have anything to add, but this is cool Riona. I hope you have fun with him. =D

quote:

Dia dhuit a chairde

Dia d(h)uit = Hello to one person

a chairde = friends

Dia d(h)aoibh = Hello to more than one person

So:

Dia duit, a chara,

Dia daoibh, a chairde

A Dhennis a chara,

Sure and I knew that but I wasn't thinking when I wrote what I did. Ta bron orm for my foolishness in not being more careful since I did know better, it won't happen again.

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Tá leabhar nó dhó ar fáil do thuismitheoirí atá ag tógáil clainne le Gaeilge. Seo ceann acu:

BunGhaeilge do Thuismitheoirí

http://www.litriocht.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=46&products_id=764

http://www.litriocht.com/shop/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=765

Agus seo agat suíomh dar teideal Ag caint i nGaeilge le Páistí óga :

http://www.athbui.com/5_irish_phrases_to_use_with_your.htm

(Message edited by dennis on October 02, 2006)

Sure and I did know that I just wasn't thinking when I wrote it. I assure you that I shall not be making that mistake again.

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Sure and you're repeating yourself.

Ó Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge - Siollabas (A1)

Ag tabhairt orduithe do pháistí  

Bí ciúin/Bígí ciúin.

Ná déan sin.

Ná bí dána.

Imigh leat.

Ith do dhinnéar.

Nigh d’aghaidh.

Glan do lámha.

Téigh amach. 
 
Déan deifir/Brostaigh ort.

Tar anseo.

Tar isteach.

Suigh síos.

Fan nóiméad. 
 
Dún an doras, le do thoil.

Ta bron orm, when I looked later to see if that first one posted it showed that it hadn't so I wrote it again. Today isn't my day here evidently. Go raibh maith agat for those suggestions, I'll look at them.

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http://www.naionrai.ie/tacaiocht/ceachtanna/moladh.ga

http://www.naionrai.ie/tacaiocht/ceachtanna/ginearalta.ga

Féach thart ar an suíomh úd, agus gheobhaidh tú níos mó.

Example of a pointless command to a four year old

Ith an brocailí sobhlasta sin!

Eat that delicious broccoli!

In ionad brocailí, abair uachtar reoite, nó taifí, nó seacláid; nó más malrach é abair clábar, nó cloch, nó féar. ;)

A Riona (agus a chairde),

Maidin mhaith. Is breá liom BunGhaeilge do Thuismitheorí!

I'd advise you to get a copy of the book and tape. It's great.

You might want to add "A stór" to the end of the phrases...

Na déan sin, a stór = Don't do that, love/dear.

Believe it or not, I was thinking of that book just this morning.

Ádh mór, a Riona.

Paul

'Chonaic mé an taibhse ag fanacht faoi do leaba... uuuuuuuuuuuuuggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Agus, tá fiachla móra air!'

uirthi

This brings up a question. I always call little children a ghra, meant as the same as a stor, to be my love, just as I call them love in English. Is this OK or not?

I'll look at all these links today.

GRMA

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I'd say it's fine, but stronger than "love" in English.

Another common endearment used, particularly in rural Ireland, is "A leana" in both Irish and English. In recent times Allana or Alannah has become popular as name for girls

"has become popular as name for girls"

I mean as a given first name.

Ceann eile:

peata [ainmfhocal firinscneach den cheathrú díochlaonadh]
leanbh ceana;

Go raibh mile maith agaibh as na eolas.

Some good stuff in there.

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There is a CD set with a book published by Coisceim called Gaischainnt(???)..it is available in Easons and gives 100s of phrases in Irish in 3 different dialects..it's a bit pricey at 30€ but I supoose it is worth it!

http://www.litriocht.com/shop/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=388 3 Gaschaint being the proper name! I have to get it as well!

published by an Gúm!

peata? An é sin mar ba mhian le tuisitheoir a rascal a bheith?

I try to speak Irish to my two wee grandchildren. I only remember a few words and they may not even be proper grammar. But they understand:

Is grá lom tu.

Tar isteach?

Si síos.

Stad.

Uisce agus báine

slán leat.

óiche, máit.

I know the spelling is dreadful, but it's been over fifty years since I left school.

Níl sé ró olc

Is grá liom tú
Tar isteach
Suí síos
Uisce agus bainne
oíche mhaith

(agus seans go bhfuil botúin agamsa leis anois. Ta sé thar am agam dul a luí. Oíche mhaith agaibh!)

Go raibh mbaith agat, a Aonghus. I think...

I was talking to Gaeilgeoirí from all over the country at Spraoi Luimnigh and one thing i learned was that nobody really says "Is grá liom thú"

A much better thing to say would be "Grá mo chroí thú" It may be varied in say Gaoth Dobhair & ó thuaidh

Tá is grá liom thú mícheart, sin sin!
Bhí mé i mo choladh an oíche sin is cosúil; ní dhearna mé ach an litriú a leasú. Mo léithscéal.


Tá grá agam duit

nó

Is tú mo ghrá

nó

Tá mé i ngrá leat

a bheadh agamsa.

A Dhomhnail a chara,

I hope you had lots of fun, it sounded like an interesting event.

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