Finally, after almost a MONTH of waiting (Litríocht.com has been very fast and reliable overall, in fairness) I received my copy of Micheál Ó Siadhail's Learning Irish. 2006 edition with the booklet and four CDs. I'm part way through Lesson One. Excited.

Who else is working their way through LI right now?

sinéadw?

The CD credits four individuals as speakers. One is Pádhraic Ó Ciardha. I wonder if this is the same Pádhraic Ó Ciardha who is Deputy Chief Executive of TG4? The audio recordings date from 1980 I believe, when the first edition of LI was released.



(Message edited by Danny2007 on November 20, 2009)

I am working through it I've learned so much from it espcially vocabulary, I am on lesson 25 or something.

A, tá tú le Gaeilge Chonamaaara freisin anois, a Thrigger :-)
Bheadh eagla ormsa na canúintí a mheascadh le chéile, sin an fáth nach mb'fhearr liomsa féacháil le canúintí eile a labhairt :-)

Trigger,

When did you first start using Learning Irish?

"Bheadh eagla ormsa na canúintí a mheascadh le chéile"

Goidé as?

Cha dtuigeam do cheist...

Cad chuige?

Danny, I started around July but I am quiet slow doing it I do the lessons when I am in the mood to so etc.

Siocair gur furast canúintí a mheascadh le chéile! Agus is furast teangthacha a mheascadh le chéile fosta nuair a bíos siad cosúil le chéile.

(Lughaidh: "Tá tú le Gaeilge Chonamara freisin anois, a Thrigger:-)".

Níl i dTrigger s'againne ach striapach canúintí.

Hmmmm, céard atá i gceist agat faoi sin?

Go n-éirí go geal leat, a Dhanny.

If the proof of the pudding is in the eating, the essence of the language is in the speaking.

Fascinating though many of the issues dealing with the pathology of the language may be, I think you will find that in the long run it is more satisfying to "jive with the alive" than to "shake at the wake" - mar a déarfá!

I hope so Ormondo!

Is anyone on that Cois Fharrge yahoo group? I've tried applying to be a member but haven't heard back. Maybe it's defunct?

"Siocair gur furast canúintí a mheascadh le chéile!"

Cad é tà cearr leis sin.

Tà daoine ann den bharùil sin, ba bhreà liom fàil amach cad chuige.

Nì mìste liom an dearcadh sin a bheith ag daoine ach briseadh isteach ar mo chaint uair nò dhò de bhrì gur ùsàid mè focal nàr ghlac le duine, bhì dul amù orthu an chuid is mò den ama dàala an scèil, ach ba mhaith liom fios a bheith agam fàn dearcadh sin.

quote:

Cad é tà cearr leis sin.

Cha dtaitneann sé liom. Mar gur beag cainteoir dúchais a mheascas canúintí le chéile, go háiríd canúintí as cúigí nó as condaidheannaí éagsúla.

Trigger: Céard atá i gceist agat faoi sin ("striapach canúintí")?

"Fear il/uilechanúnach" ba mhian liom a rá!

(Message edited by Hugo on November 22, 2009)

(Fecking fadas!)

(Message edited by Hugo on November 22, 2009)

New 'Learning Irish' group just being started up on Google by MacFear from Irishgaelictranslator dot com forum.

http://groups.google.ie/group/learningirish

Join us.

Maith thú, a Dhanny. Labhair é chuile deis a bhfaigheann tú, fiú le do íomha fhéin sa scathán ar maidin. Béidh an teanga beo i do sheomra fholchta féin, ar aon nós!

Miniù maith a Lughaidh, ach is pearsanta an rud è.

40 bhliain ò shin bheadh an chuid is mò de Ghaeilgeoirì na tìre ar aon fhocal leat, thàinig athrù ar an scèal sin ach tà daoine ann atà paiseanta fàn scèal go fòill.

A fhad is nach cuirtear isteach ar dhaoine eile, cèn dochar.

An chuid is mó don am, na daoiní a mheascas na canúintí le chéile, ní labhrann siad go maith... Foghlaimeoirí iad don chuid is mó. Ní minic a mheascas na cainteoirí dúchais a gcanúint le cionn eile.

Sin fìor den chuid is mò.

Mà èisteann tù go cruinn le cainteoir dùchais a bhfuil cèim nò dòctùireacht acu sa teanga agus atà oilte sa teanga bheadh cuid mhaith meascan ann.

Aithne agam ar thrèan daoine a chuaigh a dh'obair i gConamara agus 'meascann siad'.

Bheadh focail ar nòs 'conas' a ùsàid ag daoine nach bhfuil an fhocal sin ò dhùchas acu.

Chomh maith leis sin athraitear fuaimeanna. Mar shampla, nì mhaireann seart ort bort mòràn taobh amuigh de Ghaoth Dobhair i mo thaithì fèin.

Danny,
Good luck with your studies. I stumbled upon and read your travelog from last year. Very interesting. Throughout reading them I thought in my head what information you missed because you weren't able to communicate with those people, or, rather, communicate with them in a way that might have got you more information which is not readily revealed to foreigners, or visitors, or English speakers. My best advice is to just do it. Just post things in Irish and practice mouthing Irish as you listen to RnaG. Start calling your breakfast names -- tae agus tósta. Sure you're going to mess up, but that's what these and similar places are for. Suddenly, like riding the bike, you can just ride. Or like playing a guitar, the notes just flow through you (with a nod to Seamás91 there). I have found people very receptive to my Irish, which I am sure would make An tAthair Ó Laoghaire roll in his grave. I am glad you got your book.

Ádh mór ort!
Tosaíodh an ghealtacht!

má tá tú chun dul amach ag siopadóireacht, scriobh do liosta as Gaeilge, agus abair na focail ós ard leat féin

- sin rud a deinim gach lá .. is rud beag é, ach beidh focail nua agat

eadaoin

Sin smaoineamh maith. Ach scríobhann mo bhean chéile na liostaí domsa (ní fear nua mé!). Aistreoidh mé iad as seo amach - ar a laghad, beidh fhios agam níos luaithe nach féidir liom a peannaireacht a léamh!