5 Quotes About Gaeilge

Cúpla focal a thuilleadh ar an teilifís gaeilge. "Sheep" is a common translation for the English word "goats," but it can also mean people who are overly trusting and gullible, often in the context of romance. In this sense, it's a negative term. In Irish, however, the word is used quite differently Read more

Here are some examples: "Sheep in a pen," "sheep that bleats," and "sheep that howls in the night."

Bí ann nó astáimse ag triall Ortagus má tácuirim geasa...
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Bí ann nó astáimse ag triall Ortagus má tácuirim geasa Ortmé a shábháilón dreama deirgur fear fuarsa spéir Thú. Unknown
Cad é an mhaith dom eagla a bheith orm? Ní...
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Cad é an mhaith dom eagla a bheith orm? Ní shaorfadh eagla duine ón mbás, dar ndóigh. Peig Sayers
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An cinniúnt, is dócha: féach an féileacán úd thall atá ag foluain os cionn mo choinnle. Ní fada go loiscfear a sciatháin mhaiseacha: cá bhfios dúinne nach bhfuil a fhios sin aige, freisin? Unknown
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Irish and English are so widely separated in their mode of expression that nothing like a literal rendering from one language to the other is possible. Robin Flower