“They’re ferocious rough out here altogether”; “The three of us are in ribbons, laughing”; “I went through him for a short cut”; “Northern Ireland is falling down with mountains, isn’t it?” “It doesn’t knock a fidget out of him”; “Will you pour the tea there, love? The cat has me handicapped”. Introduction to an Irish […]
MOREHappy Paddy’s Day! (3 NEW Irish-Themed Videos for Language Learners)
Top o’ the morning to you! Just kidding, we Irish don’t actually ever say that – even on today, the day of our world-famous patron saint, St. Patrick! Despite being associated with all things Irish, St. Patrick wasn’t actually Irish by birth. Historians agree that he was born in Britain at some point in the […]
MOREInterview in Irish (as Gaeilge): Raidió na Life, modern Irish use and how I got into the language myself
[Quick reminder: the next language mission will be announced in the Language Hacking League email list next week! Enter your email in the top-right of the site to find out in advance of the blog announcement] Check out today’s video interview with Diarmuid Ó Mathúna from Raidió na Life, and don’t forget to click Youtube’s […]
MOREAdvanced Hiberno English: More on How to speak English like the Irish
I’m back in the Emerald Isle for the month (currently up in Donegal again, improving my Gaeilge before going back to Cavan for the Fleadh). It’s not just great to be speaking our first national language again, but also our second one; since I don’t have to water down my English to be more understandable, […]
MOREFree online Irish language learning resources and cool videos
This weekend is St. Patrick’s Day, the background of which I discussed in this post a year ago (while insisting that Americans do NOT call it “Patty’s day”) Another thing that happens this week is Seachtain na Gaeilge [literally, Irish (language) week] – an awareness initiative aligning with the week leading up to or around […]
MOREWelcome to new Irish readers!
Quick reminder: To get frequent updates about my day-to-day progress and thoughts on learning Mandarin and life in Taiwan, make sure to like my Facebook page, or follow me on twitter or Google plus! Today’s edition of the Irish times has printed an article about my language learning adventures, and I’ve had some requests for […]
MOREThe Cavan Fleadh: Irish music and culture festival [flashmob & music videos]
While the role of a traveller is usually to investigate foreign cultures, in some cases we can actually find quite a lot right home. In August I went back to my home town, Cavan, in Ireland and found precisely that! My home turned into a carnival of traditional Irish music and some dancing and even […]
MORESinging in French & Spanish, dancing salsa & working efficiently: A day in the life of an Irish polyglot in Colombia
Tuesday of this week I filmed a lot of what I did throughout the day, from getting up around 7:30 to coming home at 2am, so check out these videos and summaries of how a typical day for me here in Medellín went! I start with some work and then get into the real fun! […]
MORE[video] The Irish language, presented by a leprechaun!
Video in English: Video in Irish with English subtitles: Please click through to the site to see video. Happy St. Patrick’s day!! To continue the current theme of celebrating the Irish language and culture, I’d like to share a short video with you! This video is shown above in English, and then in Irish (with subtitles), […]
MORELearning the Irish language (Gaeilge)
[Note: If you’d like something interesting to read in Irish (translated by natives from the Gaeltacht) check out the full version and now uprgaded Language Hacking Guide in the Fluent In 3 Months PREMIUM package] Gaeilge Gaeilge, Irish, or “Irish Gaelic” is the national and first official language of Ireland, as well as one of the […]
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