Irish Gaelic? In a gen disc. forum?!!

myungbass · 01-08-2003, 02:08 AM

yeah yeah its a bit strange i know but i dont know where else to turn...i love gaelic and i wanna learn it but its so far too much money...its kinda a romantic language tho so i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to say "i love you more than life" in irish-gaelic. Also the word "music" in the same. I would appreciate any help you could offer!

Yorick · 01-08-2003, 02:21 AM

I'd love to learn Gaelic.

Legolas · 01-09-2003, 05:37 AM

So would I [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

I - mé
love - grá
you - tú

My grammar isn't that good ( [img]tongue.gif[/img] ), but I think it would be
"Grá mé tú". Don't know about pronounciation though. I wouldn't know about the more than life bit either...

Why don't you just say 'Ya know how fine ya are ta me?'

[ 01-09-2003, 05:39 AM: Message edited by: Legolas ]

9_1_6 · 01-09-2003, 11:37 AM

Is this language hard to learn?

myungbass · 01-10-2003, 12:47 AM

i think its pretty hard cuz its like latin or something with a lot of oddly pronounced words....thanks for the help, and if any one can find a different (or better, or more romantic) way to put it let me know, but this will be good too.

madjim · 01-10-2003, 08:47 AM

Try getting a phrase book, available at Irish book stores. Or your library may have tapes to learn Gaelic.

It has to be available somewhere as it is a mandatory subject in the Republic of Ireland - so training aids are around.

On a side note I once met a family whose 3 year old was kept speaking only Gaelic. The mother said they were trying to make it easier on him when he got to school ..."because once English gets a hold of them - it s hard to back to Irish"

Its a difficult language to learn - thats why it practically died out after the 1860s - except in the west country and some pockest in Ulster

[ 01-10-2003, 08:49 AM: Message edited by: madjim ]

Legolas · 01-10-2003, 08:55 AM

I know you can buy a course in the larger bookstores for about $50, teaching you how to read, write and speak using textbooks and cassettes. The problem with those is that you never know how well they work for you, nor how advanced the program is. Nonetheless, I suppose it's about the best way you've got aside from taking special weekly courses.

Donut · 01-10-2003, 09:03 AM

Ta cupla focail Gaeilge agam

Pogue mahon!

Well perhaps not!

Donut · 01-10-2003, 09:09 AM

I love you

Tá grá agam duit!

PRONOUNCED: taw graw agg/um dwit

You are beautiful

Ta tu go h-aileann

PRONOUNCED: taw two guh haul-inn

To hell with you!

Go hifreann leat!

PRONOUNCED: guh hiff-irr-in lat

Legolas · 01-10-2003, 09:15 AM

I may not be the resident expert, but aren't those Irish phrases as opposed to Irish Gaelic ones?

01-08-2003, 02:08 AM	#1
myungbass Manshoon Join Date: September 18, 2002 Location: Bristol, CT Age: 40 Posts: 159	yeah yeah its a bit strange i know but i dont know where else to turn...i love gaelic and i wanna learn it but its so far too much money...its kinda a romantic language tho so i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to say "i love you more than life" in irish-gaelic. Also the word "music" in the same. I would appreciate any help you could offer! __________________ no no! put it on rocco ya look scary!<br /><br />now rocco, are ya sure yer oh-bee kay-bee? ::snicker::<br /><br />Shepherds we shall be<br />For thee, my Lord, for thee.<br />Power hath descended forth from Thy hand<br />So feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands.<br />We will flow a river forth to Thee<br />And teeming with souls shall it ever be.<br />In Nomeni Patri Et Fili<br />Spiritus Sancti

01-08-2003, 02:21 AM	#2
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 52 Posts: 9,246	I'd love to learn Gaelic. __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

01-09-2003, 11:37 AM	#4
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01-10-2003, 12:47 AM	#5
myungbass Manshoon Join Date: September 18, 2002 Location: Bristol, CT Age: 40 Posts: 159	i think its pretty hard cuz its like latin or something with a lot of oddly pronounced words....thanks for the help, and if any one can find a different (or better, or more romantic) way to put it let me know, but this will be good too. __________________ no no! put it on rocco ya look scary!<br /><br />now rocco, are ya sure yer oh-bee kay-bee? ::snicker::<br /><br />Shepherds we shall be<br />For thee, my Lord, for thee.<br />Power hath descended forth from Thy hand<br />So feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands.<br />We will flow a river forth to Thee<br />And teeming with souls shall it ever be.<br />In Nomeni Patri Et Fili<br />Spiritus Sancti

01-10-2003, 09:03 AM	#8
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	Ta cupla focail Gaeilge agam Pogue mahon! Well perhaps not! __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

01-09-2003, 05:37 AM	#3
Legolas Jack Burton Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: The zephyr lands beneath the brine. Age: 39 Posts: 5,459	So would I [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] I - mé love - grá you - tú My grammar isn't that good ( [img]tongue.gif[/img] ), but I think it would be "Grá mé tú". Don't know about pronounciation though. I wouldn't know about the more than life bit either... Why don't you just say 'Ya know how fine ya are ta me?' [ 01-09-2003, 05:39 AM: Message edited by: Legolas ]

01-10-2003, 08:47 AM	#6
madjim The Magister Join Date: October 9, 2001 Location: Maryland - The Old Line State Posts: 123	Try getting a phrase book, available at Irish book stores. Or your library may have tapes to learn Gaelic. It has to be available somewhere as it is a mandatory subject in the Republic of Ireland - so training aids are around. On a side note I once met a family whose 3 year old was kept speaking only Gaelic. The mother said they were trying to make it easier on him when he got to school ..."because once English gets a hold of them - it s hard to back to Irish" Its a difficult language to learn - thats why it practically died out after the 1860s - except in the west country and some pockest in Ulster [ 01-10-2003, 08:49 AM: Message edited by: madjim ]

01-10-2003, 08:55 AM	#7
Legolas Jack Burton Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: The zephyr lands beneath the brine. Age: 39 Posts: 5,459	I know you can buy a course in the larger bookstores for about $50, teaching you how to read, write and speak using textbooks and cassettes. The problem with those is that you never know how well they work for you, nor how advanced the program is. Nonetheless, I suppose it's about the best way you've got aside from taking special weekly courses.

01-10-2003, 09:09 AM	#9
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	I love you Tá grá agam duit! PRONOUNCED: taw graw agg/um dwit You are beautiful Ta tu go h-aileann PRONOUNCED: taw two guh haul-inn To hell with you! Go hifreann leat! PRONOUNCED: guh hiff-irr-in lat __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

01-10-2003, 09:15 AM	#10
Legolas Jack Burton Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: The zephyr lands beneath the brine. Age: 39 Posts: 5,459	I may not be the resident expert, but aren't those Irish phrases as opposed to Irish Gaelic ones?

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