US soldier who is fluent in Irish subject of TG4 doc - VIDEO
TG4 documentary “Dushlan” due to air next week
Published Saturday, January 14, 2012, 8:12 AM
Updated Saturday, January 14, 2012, 10:15 AM
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CitizenWhy | Jan 15, 2012, 07:27 PM EST
The soldier accurately uses Irish, not Gaelic, to name the language in English. I wonder if he also knows Korean.
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Portia777 | Jan 15, 2012, 10:22 AM EST
Does it matter? This man is a soldier- trained killer- do we Ayrish wish to be associated with war and killing? I choose not to.
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GeorgeDillon | Jan 15, 2012, 07:56 AM EST
faberm1: An bhfuil cead agam ceartuchan beag a dheanamh ar do chuid Gaeilge? An frasa sin "an dearcadh an shaighdiúir sin", is droch-Ghaeilge e. Sa chead ait, na husaid an t-alt, abair "dearcadh", na habair "an dearcadh", mar go bhfuil alt eile eile ag teacht ina dhiaidh. Agus nil an tuiseal ginideach cui agat do "saighdiuir". Is e an leagan ceart na "an tsaighdiura", mar gur focal firinsneach e. Mar sin, an leagan iomlan na "dearcadh an tsaighdiura". Gabhaim pardun nach fios dom na sinte fada a chur isteach. Rud beag eile, ta seimhiu de dhith in "an suimiuil". An leagan ceart na "an-shuimiuil", mar tagann seimhiu theis "an" nuair "very" is bri leis. Taobh amuigh de sin, ta do chuid Gaeilge maith go leor.
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faberm1 | Jan 14, 2012, 08:44 PM EST
Chonaic mé an clár sin, agus bhain mé sult go leor leor as. Ach, ní aontaim leis an dearcadh an shaighdiúir sin agus cibe bhí sé an suimiuil. / I saw that program, and I really enjoyed it. However, I don't agree with the viewpoint of the guy, but I found it very interesting.
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