Inktober 2019 prompt list - as Gaeilge!

I'm keen to learn Calligraphy. There is something beautiful about the flow of the lines, and I've been introduced recently to the exciting possibilities opened up by introducing bleach to ink. 

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I'm hoping to combine this with a little bit of Irish language learning that has, alas, fallen by the wayside of late.

To do this, I'm going to participate in Inktober. The idea is to create a design in ink and to share it. There are 31 prompts, one for each day of October. They have been translated into different languages.

If you'd like to join me, a friend of my cousin has been kind enough to translate the official Inktober 2019 prompts into Irish. They are as follows:

1. Ring Fáinne (a ring) / glaoch (to ring/to call)     17. Ornament Ornáid

2. Mindless Neamhaireach / Faillíoch                    18. Misfit Aonarán / Duine corr

3. Bait Baoite                                                            19. Sling Guailleán  

4. Freeze Reo                                                            20. Tread Satailt   
                                                                                    (satailt bróg –  the tread of shoes)

5. Build Tóg                                                        
(teach a thógáil – to build a house)                           21. Treasure Taisce

6. Husky Huscaí (dog) / Piachánach (of voice)      22. Ghost Taibhse

7. Enchanted Siabhartha                                          23. Ancient Ársa

8. Frail Lag / Leochaileach                                      24. Dizzy                                                                                                        Meadhránach

9. Swing Luascán (a swing)/ Luascadh (to swing)  25. Tasty Blasta  

10. Pattern Patrún                                                      26. Dark Dorcha

11. Snow Sneachta                                                     27. Coat Cóta

12. Dragon Dragún                                                    28. Ride  Síob (lift) 
                                                                                    / Marcaíocht (horse/fairground)

13. Ash Fuinseog (tree) / Luaith (ash/dust)               29. Injured Gonta 

14. Overgrown Mothrach                                       30. Catch Beir ar... 
                                                                                       (beir ar an liathróid –                                                                                        catch the ball)

15. Legend Finscéal                                                     31. Ripe Áibí

16. Wild Fiáin

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Nice to meet you. To meet you.... Deas?

OK, here's another post about Irish but how it has made me think about the English language. Is this something that you have experienced while learning a new language?

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I hadn't thought about how much emphasis is placed on the tone of voice while speaking English. If you're feeling quite formal, for example, and say It's nice to meet you quite often the response can be It's nice to meet you, with an emphasis on the last word.

Some would respond with It's nice to meet you too, you too or just grunt but this is simply to add an additional word to the end of the greeting.

In Irish the greeting can be tá sé go deas bualadh leat, and the response can be tá sé go deas bualadh leatsa 

 - with the bonus sé go deas bualadh leatsa chomh maith! if you want to show off ;-)

So the surprise to me was the addition of the sa sound for emphasis, rather than simply adding an additional word to the end. It's another example to me of how the Irish language is formed differently to English.

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Féinphic - Selfie sunday

Féinphic is the (new) Irish word for "selfie"

Donegal by night
Dún na nGall ar an oíche

I took this selfie in Donegal last night       Thóg mé an Féinphic sa dún na nGall aréir

Yes - I went there.                                                Cinnte, Chuaigh mé go ansin
                                                                             (no Chuaigh mé ann. Níl mé cinnte!)