Articles tagged ‘Irish Slang’
Irish slang - deadly
By Seán | May 14th, 2007 |
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So you think you’ve got a handle on the English language. So ya think you’ll take a holiday (that’s vacation to you, Mr & Mrs USA) to Ireland and understand what folks are saying.
Think again.
Although Ireland is a predominately english-speaking nation, there will be moments when you’ll wonder whether that’s true or not. It’s not [...]
Irish Slang - Doctor’s Surgery
By Seán | May 7th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
You speak English. You’ve heard most of Ireland does as well. You may have heard the Irish speak the best english in the world. In any case, the last thing you may be expecting is communication difficulties on your visit to the emerald isle.
Most of the potentential pitfalls in your conversations may come from the [...]
Irish Slang - chancer
By Seán | April 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Begorrah! Top of the morning!
Yes, two phrases you may have heard on Darby O’Gill and the Little People but that you will never actually hear spoken in Ireland. Most people have heard the Irish speak, but there are a lot of little things about their slang and turns of phrase that are often misunderstood by [...]
Irish Slang - Muppet
By Seán | April 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
So you speak English. Why not travel to the land of saints and scholars where English has been lyrically embellished since the dark ages; a week or two in Ireland and I won’t even need a translation dictionary!
A few weeks of hearing your language dancing gracefully and coherantly across the Irish tongue might be more [...]
Irish Slang - Podge and Rodge style
By Seán | April 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I’ve been running a series on Irish slang here on the blog, but this short by Podge and Rodge definately brings up a few items I may have missed.
Irish Slang - Ignorant
By Seán | April 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So you think you’ve got a handle on the English language. So ya think you’ll take a holiday (that’s vacation to you, Mr & Mrs USA) to Ireland and understand what folks are saying.
Think again.
Although Ireland is a predominately english-speaking nation, there will be moments when you’ll wonder whether that’s true or not. It’s not [...]
Irish Slang - feck
By Seán | March 26th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
You speak English. You’ve heard most of Ireland does as well. You may have heard the Irish speak the best english in the world. In any case, the last thing you may be expecting is communication difficulties on your visit to the emerald isle.
Most of the potentential pitfalls in your conversations may come from the [...]
Irish Slang - Lovely Hurling
By Seán | March 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Begorrah! Top of the morning!
Yes, two phrases you may have heard on Darby O’Gill and the Little People but that you will never actually hear spoken in Ireland. Most people have heard the Irish speak, but there are a lot of little things about their slang and turns of phrase that are often misunderstood by [...]
Irish Slang - Your one
By Seán | March 11th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So you speak English. Why not travel to the land of saints and scholars where English has been lyrically embellished since the dark ages; a week or two in Ireland and I won’t even need a translation dictionary!
A few weeks of hearing your language dancing gracefully and coherantly across the Irish tongue might be more [...]
Irish Slang - Your Man
By Seán | March 4th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So you think you’ve got a handle on the English language. So ya think you’ll take a holiday (that’s vacation to you, Mr & Mrs USA) to Ireland and understand what folks are saying.
Think again.
Although Ireland is a predominately english-speaking nation, there will be moments when you’ll wonder whether that’s true or not. It’s not [...]
