Robert is ainm dom. Is as Boston mé ach tá mé i mo chónaí i Port Angeles, WA anois.
Ta mé caoga a trí bliain d'aois. Tá mé pósta agus tá iníon agam. Is maith liom ceol agus is maith liom gailf a imirt. Agus tusa?

I love the Ulster dialect! Thanks for dropping in. And, yes you can play!

Céard a dhéanann tú? - What do you do?

Is bainisteoir mé! Tá mé ag obair i Port Angeles Wa.
Agus do shlí bheatha?

Jeez Devlin! Where have you been? I bailed and started another learning group because nobody seem to be around!


Tá athas orm - I am pleased
Ta an-athas orm - I am very pleased

Works either way depending on how pleased you are I guess!

Anyway, good to see you back. I can keep both going I suppose.



Slan go fóill,
Robert

Is maith sin! Listening to the language in song is a great way to learn. I do it all the time. I look forward to your posts!

Slán go fóill

I can relate to what you are saying. I'm 53 years old and I too struggle with learning a new language. The best time to learn language is at an early age.
Regardless of all that, I still enjoy trying. I'm beginning to learn enough that I might be able to hold a very basic conversation, or order food and drink, ask for directions and such. Whatever! All we can do is try and try to enjoy it in the process.

Thanks for stopping in on this thread. Join in on the translation game, it's fun and will get you studying a bit!

Slán

Hello Jim!

There are lots of on-line programs out there that will get you started. I personally recommend the one on BBC's website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/irish...ers/beag1.shtml

This program is in the Ulster dialect, which I prefer myself.

Here's one other, although it may be a little more difficult for an absolute beginner.

http://www.independent.ie/education/featur...lai-692551.html

My advice is to use one of these on-line programs and if you want to take it further, buy a complete program such as this one:

http://www.learnirishgaelic.com/teachme/

Anyway, that'll get you started and let me know if you need any other help!

Slán go fóill!

Dia is Muire dhuit! Tá athas orm bualadh leat!

Thanks so much for joining in. I hope our little learning group grows.
There are a few on this forum that have expressed a desire to learn Gaeilge. I'd like to keep it simple at first, for the newbies and even for myself as I need to brush up quite a bit. I studied for a year or so, but that was several years ago.

On the translation I'd only take exception to one thing. Isteach - Inside
To say come here, I'd phrase it as such: Tar anseo. Do you agree?


Cad as tú?
Cén caitheamh aimsire a bhíonn agatsa?

OK, here's what I came up with:
always and forever:

i gcónaí agus go deo
or
I dtólamh is go deo
or
i gcónaí agus go deo
I personally like the second translation because it flows better.

Love, Always and forever
Grá, I dtólamh is go deo.
Phonetically - Graw, i dole-uv iss guh djuh.

Hope this helps!
Slán

Shaun, I can help some. I think, though, that always and forever may be somewhat redundant as far as I can tell. here's what I got through my resources:

Pride: Bród (you were correct on this)
Love: Grá

Always: i gcónaí (adverb)
i dtólamh
raimh
go deo
choíche
go buan
ar fad
go brách

and: ach

Forever: go deo
i gcónaí (adverb)
i dtólamh
go brách

Now, putting it all together (Always and forever) can be tricky and I'm not too sure how to do that. I'll do some more research and see what I can come up with.

Slán go fóill

Tráthnóna maith agat!

My loose interpretation of your response would be:

Yes, but I have plenty to learn as a new person.

I think I'm close but not right on on this one. Let me know!

You are correct regarding Yes and no answers. Most answers are give in a positive or negative form and it usually echos the verb (without its pronoun).

An bhfuil tú..? (are you?) un will too?
Tá / Níl (I am / I am not) tah / neel

An múinteoir tú? (are you a teacher?) Un moon-chore too?
Is ea / ní hea ish-ay / nee-hay

An dtéann tú? (Do you go?) Un day-un too?
Téim / Ní théim) (I go / I do not go) tay-im / nee hay-im

Maybe you could come up with a few examples as an excercise.

In the mean time here's one to translate:

Tar isteach agus druid an doras, le do thoil. Tá sé iontach fuar!