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Dé Luain, Dé Máirt, Dé Ceadaoin .... An Luan, An Mháirt, An Chéadaoin. Cad é an difríocht? Listen to this episode today and you'll know.     

Nathanna Úsáideacha Cogar - whisper Go háirithe - Especially Is docha - Probably Is cuma - It doesn't matter

San eachtra seo labhróidh mé faoi ainmneacha ainmhithe. Another word used for animal is Míol.  You may be familair with the Irish for Whale Míol Mór. But did you know Míol is most typcially a louse. Making Míol Mór - A big louse.   

Ag cur is used in a number of Irish phrases. Some of which have made it into Hiberno-English such as Ag cur as - Putting (someone) out or anoying them. 

Sentences in Irish may seem somewhat back to front to English speakers. English word order is Subject - Verb - Object (SVO). But Irish, like for example Spanish and Arabic, is Verb - Subject - Object (VSO)

Ba cheart go mbeadh a fhios agam ar rudaí bunúsacha tar éis scoile, ach ní raibh. Is dócha, nach raibh mé ag éisteacht. For example I didn't quite understand many of the things that "ag" can mean. Ag means "at" and can be used like at in English It is also used like "-ing" at the end of a word in English It can mean to have something

I didn't know that there was no words for Yes or No in Irish. "But wait", you might be saying to yourself. "Yes there is! Sure isn't 'Sea yes. Or is it Tá? Maybe we have two words for yes?"  

In this episode we will learn about sloinne or the Irish surname. Ó (Ua) - descendant of Uí (Bean Uí) - wife of descendant of Ní (Iníon Uí) - daughter of descendant of   Mac - Son of Nic (Iníon Mhic) - daughter of the son of Mhic (Bean Mhic) - wife of the son of