Re:Irish! (was: HELP!!!!!!!)

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Thanks for the answers. I will have to remember that Bette quote. Oh my goodness was she ever right.

~~~~~Yes. (Dagnab it). She was. Howsomever, I am also finding that I am, at long last, coming into myself, and I am enjoying it immensely. I am fully realizing what it means to be me, and how amazing it is! (Does that sound arrogant? I don't mean it that way - I think everyone should feel this way about themselves).

So.....you tried to learn Irish did you? There are many "bumps in the road" of that language I can tell you. Just as many as Welsh and Manx, Cornish, Breton and ish. At least for a person who is only used to speaking English and latin type languages anyway. To speak any of the Celtic languages is a whole different way of using and moving the inside of your mouth.

~~~~~ Indeed! But I enjoy languages, although I only speak English. I once had a German woman tell me my pronunciation of German was better than her Danish husband's! I had people ask me why (on Earth) I would choose to try to learn Irish. I ignored the fact that it's a stupid, rude question, and merely pointed out that I have a great deal of Irish ancestry, so "why not" seems more to the point to me.

Besides - Irish sounds like the absolutely most perfect language for talking to my horses (although they are Icelandic).

Beannacht = Blessing (singular)

Ben - acht

Beannachtai = Blessings (plural)

Ben - ach - tee (roughly) or Ben - ach - tae

~~~~~Hah! I were close, I were! Missed the final syllable, is all.

Also, if you really like bumps in the road, try learning Welsh and/or ish too. You'll love it. I know I did. (wink) I did tend to spit a lot in the process of learning the Celtic languages.

~~~~~Eeeek! One thing at a time, que no?!

I'm pretty good at keeping that part from happening now though, especially when speaking to the natives. lol Well I hope this little language lesson helped and that you had gotten it right. If you want to know how to say anything else just email me and I'll shoot off an email pronunciation lesson for you. ) There are a lot of simple sayings like "Hello", "Thank You", Good-By", "You're very beautiful", "I Love You", "A Hundres thousand Welcoms", or just "Welcome" , "Safe Journies", all kinds of common greetings and good-bys and good wishes for the ones you care for and love.

~~~~~I have a door topper over my front door that reads "Céad Milé Fáilte". I love it!

I had started with the Pimsleur CDs, but then I was told they only represented a small regional dialect, so I bought the Teach Yourself Irish book and CDs, and was dismayed to find that they move VERY quickly, and I wasn't able to keep up with even the first five minutes! It got shelved at that point, and I haven't gone back to it.

Yet...

Anyone on this list is welcome to email me and ask how to say things like that. I help teach the Irish language here in Buffalo, at our Irish Center and online. I'm more than happy to help anyone on this group. You all have been so wonderful to me over the years that it's the least I could do for any one of you, gladly and with no trouble at all.

Beannachtai MhorLynn (resident Celtic mutt)

~~~~~ La! Do you tutor on-line?! Maybe we could work something out!!

Ev (whose 5 or 6 times greatgrandfather on my father's side came from Avara, Kilkenny, Ireland)