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Victoria Brown (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 11:52 am: |   
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Hello,
I'm doing some research and am trying to find out what 'for the cause' is in gaelic. Would anyone be able to advise on this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
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Abigail
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Username: Abigail
Post Number: 833
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 06:17 pm: |
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"Ar son na cúise" is the usual phrase.
Tá fáilte roimh chuile cheartú!
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Antain
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Username: Antain
Post Number: 28
Registered: 06-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 05:50 am: |
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It's often said in an ironical tone. It's even the name of a comic 'mock-newspaper' pullout in the Irish language paper Foinse. |
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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 7449
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 05:59 am: |
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An cuid is fearr den nuachtán! |
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Antain
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Username: Antain
Post Number: 29
Registered: 06-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 09:21 am: |
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I know someone who had a proposal for a cookery programme called 'Ar Son na Cous-Cous'. Sadly, it was turned down. |
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Bearn
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Username: Bearn
Post Number: 636
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 09:28 am: |
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Too high class for TG4 maybe... |
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Victoria Brown (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 04:39 am: |
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Thank you so much, that's really helpful. Would you be able to advise how this is pronunced phonetically?
Thanks!
Victoria |
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Student
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Username: Student
Post Number: 37
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 07:05 pm: |
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I'm sure others can do better, but here's a try at it:
Are son nuh coosha
Is annamh an tseanmóir fhada nach mbíonn codladh ann.
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Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
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Username: Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
Post Number: 103
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 11:00 am: |
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That's about as good as you can get using an English respelling. On the outside chance that the OP reads IPA: [ɛ̝rʲˌsˠön̪ˠəˈku̟:ʃɪ]. |
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Pádraig
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Username: Pádraig
Post Number: 712
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 03:57 pm: |
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A Dhomhnaillan,
Cad is brí don frása sin: breac-na_dtruslóg?
ag bacadail? bacach?
Is ait an mac an saol.
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Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
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Username: Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
Post Number: 104
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 - 11:16 am: |
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An gcreidfeá é dá ndéarfainn leat ná feadar féin? |
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Dennis
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Username: Dennis
Post Number: 4120
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 - 11:38 am: |
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breac = freckled
na dtruslóg = of the long loping strides
Is mar sin a thuigimse é. An fíor go bhfuil cosa fada fút, a Dhomhnaillín? An bhfuil tú rua? Nó an brat deataigh (smokescreen) ar fad an méid seo?
"An seanchas gearr,
an seanchas is fearr."
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Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
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Username: Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
Post Number: 106
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 - 12:14 pm: |
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Cinnte go bhfuil bricíní agus cosa fada agam, ach is de bharr an bhéil atá agam go bhfuil an ainm sin orm! |
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Pádraig
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Username: Pádraig
Post Number: 714
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 - 12:30 pm: |
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An gcreidfeá é dá ndéarfainn leat ná feadar féin?
Is oth liom a rá go níor thuigh mé do cheist.
breac = freckled
Go raibh maith agat, a Dennis. D'fheicinn ag an sainmhíniú micheart.
Is ait an mac an saol.
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Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
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Username: Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
Post Number: 108
Registered: 04-2008
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An de bharr an canúna nach dtuigeann tú an cheist sin, a Phádraig, nó an bhfuil cúis eile ann? |
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Pádraig
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Username: Pádraig
Post Number: 716
Registered: 09-2004
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Ní thuigim an chromhréir (gramadach). Níl ach giota beag Gaeilge agam. Cuir Béarla air seo: An gcreidfeá é dá ndéarfainn leat ná feadar féin? le do thoil.
Is ait an mac an saol.
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Dennis
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Username: Dennis
Post Number: 4123
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 - 01:10 pm: |
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An gcreidfeá é
Would you believe it
dá ndéarfainn leat
if I were to tell you / say to you
ná feadar féin?
that I don't know myself?
"An seanchas gearr,
an seanchas is fearr."
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Pádraig
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Username: Pádraig
Post Number: 717
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 - 01:28 pm: |
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Aha! Foghlaimimid rud éigin nua gach aon lá.
Is ait an mac an saol.
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Victoria Brown (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 - 05:23 am: |
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Thank you all very much for the help - it's really appreciated!!
Victoria |
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