I’m happy to see that you’re interested in the Irish language! Irish is the first official language of Ireland. Many people think it’s English with an Irish spin, but not at all! The Irish language is also known as Gaeilge, and it’s a completely different language to English. I am here to tell you more […]
MOREIrishisms: An A-Z Irish English Dictionary with Usage Examples
“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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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