Anyone out there who knows what "riachtanach" means I forgot my dictonary. thank you.I am far from being gifted with bua an teanga.Wish we didnt have to do Irish in school its so much harder than french
Saw the topic and thought "Irish - that's a surprising line of discussion on this site". Allissa, the difference is surely that one is your own language! But I really wanted to say "Go for it" as a Scot who was brought up in a Gaelic-speaking area but was discouraged from learning the language formally, like many at the time (50s/60s). I was encouraged to learn Latin instead - interesting and useful in its way but spot the living language. I think things are better now in Scottish schools but I've got a lot of ground to make up in my spare time. Oidhche mhath agus bonne nuit.
Does anyone out there in the gealteacht areas want to put me up for six months free board so I can become fluent in Irish???? .....no.... worth a try anyway.
"Does anyone out there in the gealteacht areas want to put me up for six months free board so I can become fluent in Irish????" - you'll be lucky Session Savage unless of course you happen to be a "stand up comedian"! Anyway, Bí an tádh agat.
I tell you now it'll take a lot longer than six months in a Gaeltacht to become fluent in the language, I'm here over a year now and my Irish is improving very gradually, mind you I'm not going to classes, just taking in the everyday conversations which is probably the best way to do it.
"If anything is worth doing, it's worth doing it slowly"
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Anyone out there who knows what "riachtanach" means I forgot my dictonary. thank you.I am far from being gifted with bua an teanga.Wish we didnt have to do Irish in school its so much harder than french
# Posted on March 13th 2008 by Allissa
Re: Irish
It's only necessary to type the word into Google and click the second link:
http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/translation/Irish/riachtanach
# Posted on March 13th 2008 by GaryAMartin
Re: Irish
thanks gary
# Posted on March 13th 2008 by Allissa
Re: Irish
Saw the topic and thought "Irish - that's a surprising line of discussion on this site". Allissa, the difference is surely that one is your own language! But I really wanted to say "Go for it" as a Scot who was brought up in a Gaelic-speaking area but was discouraged from learning the language formally, like many at the time (50s/60s). I was encouraged to learn Latin instead - interesting and useful in its way but spot the living language. I think things are better now in Scottish schools but I've got a lot of ground to make up in my spare time. Oidhche mhath agus bonne nuit.
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by SYcove
Re: Irish
Riachtanach means "vital or necessary"
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by Walnut Box
Re: Irish
Does anyone out there in the gealteacht areas want to put me up for six months free board so I can become fluent in Irish???? .....no.... worth a try anyway.
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by session savage
Re: Irish
Caithfidh tú an litriú ceart ar 'gaeltacht' a bheith agat ar dtús
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by molaoch
Re: Irish
HA HA.. oops!! gabh mo leithscéal.
100 times...
gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht
gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht gaeltacht...............................
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by session savage
Re: Irish
Buachaill maith.
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by molaoch
Re: Irish
pog mo thón
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by mehitabel23
Re: Irish
"Does anyone out there in the gealteacht areas want to put me up for six months free board so I can become fluent in Irish????" - you'll be lucky Session Savage unless of course you happen to be a "stand up comedian"! Anyway, Bí an tádh agat.
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by Bannerman
Re: Irish
Yeah Bannerman, I haven't a snowballs chance in hell, but I am a chancer
WHEN I win the lotto I'm gonna rent out a place in the GAELTACHT and stay there until I am fluent.
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by session savage
Re: Irish
I tell you now it'll take a lot longer than six months in a Gaeltacht to become fluent in the language, I'm here over a year now and my Irish is improving very gradually, mind you I'm not going to classes, just taking in the everyday conversations which is probably the best way to do it.
"If anything is worth doing, it's worth doing it slowly"
Robert Del Naja
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by In mourning
Re: Irish
Well, my plan is to win the lotto and not work or anything, just hang around the local shops gossiping with all the ould wans.
until then I guess I'll keep dreaming. :(
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by session savage
Re: Irish
seen Deismund Mac An Easpag in Vicor St last night. Whole routine as Gaeilige - brilliant
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by iwerzon
Re: Irish
Did anyone see Des Bishop in the gaeltacht the lads out of my class said it was realy good unfortunatly I missed it
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by Allissa
Re: Irish
Alissa if you search on you tube you'll get the as gaeilge version of jump around "Leim Thart". Its very funny.
# Posted on March 14th 2008 by Lollypoll
Re: Irish
I went to school with a Liam Harte.
# Posted on March 19th 2008 by iwerzon