Áine Ní Churrain: incomprehensible on RnaG

[Tóchar]

Trying to learn Irish again many years after my leaving although you could argue I didn’t know much back then either! I’ve made pretty good progress over the last few years between classes, coircal comhrás and watching TG4 a lot more with a dictionary and notebook in hand. You’d be amazed how much you come on if you keep it up.

Radio na Gaeltachta is the most impenetrable of all resources though. The show which I find the most difficult to understand is Barscealta with a lady called Áine Ní Churrain.

Usually I can understand 50-70% of what her guests are saying but when she speaks I literally can’t understand a single word. There are times when she speaks for maybe 30 seconds and at the end of it I don’t even know what the vague jist of it is.

Even though I can partially understand nordie newsreaders this woman had got a really profound Donegal accent that has to be heard to be believed.

Anyway rant over. I’ve decided that the day I can understand Áine Ní Churrain I will call myself a fluent Irish speaker!

http://www.rte.ie/rnag/barrscealtaangheimhridh.html

 

[Míshásta]

Níl sé fuirist canúint agus blas Dhún na nGall a thuiscint sa taobh seo tíre. Ní amháin fuaimniú na bhfocal ach bíonn focail difriúla acu leis.

Conas = goidé (nó rud éigin mar sin)

mar gheall air = fá dú da

tuiscint = tuighbheáil

Ná bíodh ró-bhuartha faoin gcanúint sin ar dtús. Rachfaidh tú i dtaithí air de réir a chéile.

 

[Naked Giant Attack]

Táim ag foghlaim freisin agus níl clú ar bith agam cad a bhíonn le rá ag an bhean seo. Ó am go ham cheapféa go bhfuil sí ag caint i dteanga eile. Faraor, ní feidir liom éist léi.

 

[DJP]

Trying to learn Irish again many years after my leaving although you could argue I didn’t know much back then either! I’ve made pretty good progress over the last few years between classes, coircal comhrás and watching TG4 a lot more with a dictionary and notebook in hand. You’d be amazed how much you come on if you keep it up.

Radio na Gaeltachta is the most impenetrable of all resources though. The show which I find the most difficult to understand is Barscealta with a lady called Áine Ní Churrain.

Usually I can understand 50-70% of what her guests are saying but when she speaks I literally can’t understand a single word. There are times when she speaks for maybe 30 seconds and at the end of it I don’t even know what the vague jist of it is.

Even though I can partially understand nordie newsreaders this woman had got a really profound Donegal accent that has to be heard to be believed.

Anyway rant over. I’ve decided that the day I can understand Áine Ní Churrain I will call myself a fluent Irish speaker!

http://www.rte.ie/rnag/barrscealtaangheimhridh.html

I love her accent. When I went to the summer colleges in the Gaeltacht as a teenager I usually went to Donegal so I understand the dialect more then most. I also can sometimes find it impossible to understand some native Irish speakers though. They speak so fast!!!

 

[JamusN]

Níl sí níos éasca a thuiscint aghaidh ar aghaidh ach oiread!
Helps if you know a few basic things about Ulster pronunciation:
dtaobh = doo snámh = snáú
Long and short vowels almost the same.
maith = like German Mai, English my.
She speaks very very quickly and takes no prisoners. Good luck keeping up!

 

[DJP]

Ba chóir dona modhnóirí scrios a dhéanamh don leathanach seo.

 

[Míshásta]

Ba chóir dona modhnóirí scrios a dhéanamh don leathanach seo.

Canathaobh?

 

[DJP]

Mar níl sé fiuntách agus tá sé as Béarla. Aontaím lena modhnóirí ag cur suas rudaí go dátheangach nó as Béarla amháin in amanna nuair atá siad ag iarraidh níos mó daoine a mhealladh chuig rudaí ach níl an snáth seo ach ag gearán.

 

[Naked Giant Attack]

Mar níl sé fiuntách agus tá sé as Béarla. Aontaím lena modhnóirí ag cur suas rudaí go dátheangach nó as Béarla amháin in amanna nuair atá siad ag iarraidh níos mó daoine a mhealladh chuig rudaí ach níl an snáth seo ach ag gearán.

Easaontaím leat go laidir. Má tá duine ag foghlaim agus rud casta le rá uaidh/uaithi FAOIN TEANGA cá mholfeá é a scríobh? Isteach i measc ná langeríní? An gcaithfidh siad coiméad ciúin nó íoc as aistritheoir??! FFS, tóg go bóg é. Níl Tochar ach ag PLÉ. Muna bhfuil rud dearfach i gceist ní ciallíonn sé sin go bhfuil sé duilteach.

 

[DJP]

Tá cuma ar mire ar an bhfóram Gaeilge. Ar leathanach 1 ar aon nós. Ní dóibh liom go bhfuil sé ceart go bhfuil snáthanna as Béarla san fhóram seo.