It Was Fun Tweeting in Irish
When @antsiogghlas suggested I tweet in Irish for St. Patrick's Day, I was excited to accept the challenge but still thought it was a challenge. I had been (and am almost done with) learning the Irish language through the Pimsleur method. Now I could speak choice conversational phrases, but being literate was a problem. Fortunately, I found a transcript of the Pimsleur course at a website of Gaeilge language enthusiasts. Apparently, Pimsleur teaches the Munster dialect of Irish, so that the phrase "ana-mhaith" (very well) is pronounced somewhat like "ah-nah-vah." Anyway, the transcript (as well as other resources found through Google) helped me tweet in Irish yesterday. I tweeted the following:
I just ate a corned beef brisket and cabbage sandwich, and I'm on my second Guinness, so St. Paddy's still on!
Is maith liom Guinness.
I think that expressed my fondness of Guinness.
Wine, beer, and the time I left off on Pimsleur.Fíon, beoir (3:26:15).
Ba mhaith liom rud éigin a ól.
I would like to drink something.
St. Paddy's is Billy Corgan's birthday (hence the middle name Patrick). I don't know if there's a special Irish spelling of William (like Guillermo in Spanish), so I chose to write Liam instead because it looks regional. I also posted a similar Irish language greeting on the official Smashing Pumpkins forum:@THE_REAL_SHAQ Lá Fhéile Pádraig Shona, Mr. O'Neal! :-)
I wished Shaq a Happy St. Paddy's Day. He is, after all, an O'Neal. And I'm a Ryan, by the way.
Is Éireannach inniu leis Uachtarán Baragh Hugh Sein O'Bama. :-)
This is my broken Irish way of stating that President Obama is also Irish on St. Paddy's.
Breithlá shona duit, Liam Phádraig Corrigan!
Breithlá shona duit, Liam Pádraig Corrigan! :-)Sláinte,
Riain
I even gave my name a more authentic feel, spelling-wise.
Ar mhaith leat beoir?
Would you like a beer?
@DeRamos Ba mhaith. Ba mhaith liom beoir.
I answered to myself that yes, I would like a beer.
Ceart go leor!
It sounds almost like "Cat Galore!" and it means "all right" or "okay."
Tá a fhios agam.
I know.
Go raibh maith agat.
Thank you! It sounds almost like "gar-a-maggot," but it definitely doesn't look like what it sounds, at least to my English-speaking eyes.
I just ate a corned beef brisket and cabbage sandwich, and I'm on my second Guinness, so St. Paddy's still on!
