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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2008 (March- April) » Archive through April 24, 2008 » What does this sentence mean? « Previous Next »

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Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 04:41 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Táimid ag dul amach ar bhád?

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Lughaidh
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Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 02:50 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

It means "we are going out on a boat".

Learn Irish pronunciation here: www.phouka.com/gaelic/sounds/sounds.htm & http://fsii.gaeilge.org/

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Domhnall Liaim Liaim (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 01:19 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

"You're leaving by boat?"

(Other translations are possible, of course, depending on context, but that's the one that strikes me as most likely.)

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Domhnall Liaim Liaim (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 01:24 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Sorry, I meant to say "We're leaving by boat." ("They're" would be Táid, of course.)



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