Caint is Comhrá - Links 2

The Caint is Comhrá group is very creative on their Irish language classes, for example this past Monday night’s intermediate class they used this article. It was published in The Irish Times - Wednesday, January 16, 2013, the original article "Tá iarrachtaí ar siúl ag Protastúnaigh a gcuid féin a dhéanamh den teanga," which loosely translate to "Protestants make an effort to create their own language."


Nath Cainte an Lae: (meán-rang)

Is mise an duine is sine/is óige sa chlann. / Tá mé i lár baill
I’m the eldest/the youngest in the family/ I am in the middle.

Nath Cainte an Lae ( ard-rang)

Réitim go maith le mo deartháireacha/deirfiúracha. Ó am go ham, bíonn muid in adharca a chéile.
I get on well with my brothers/sisters. From time to time, we’re at eachothers’ throats (literally: we lock horns)

Caint is Comhrá - links

The Caint is Comhrá group is very creative on their Irish language classes, for example this past Monday night’s intermediate class they used this article. It is entitled "10 ways to make your life healthier," and it has some great Irish phrases and some interesting vocabulary.

If you are interested in reading more in Irish, more articles are available on the Gaelscéal , a national irish language newspaper, website: www.gaelsceal.ie, and we encourage you to read them!  If you want to hear some spoken Irish, the Gaelscéal also produces podcasts.


Here we also have Irish phrases, and an Irish proverb:

Irish phrase of the week: (meán-rang)

Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit/ daoibh!  || Happy New Year to you/ to ye!


Irish phrase of the week (ardrang)

Tháinig an fhadhb seo aniar aduaidh orm || This problem came as an unpleasant surprise!


Irish proverb of the week:

Mol an Óige agus Tiocfaidh Sí  || Praise the youth and it will bloom.

Caint agus Comhrá / Talk and Chat

English follows

Caint agus Comhrá:

Is grúpa dátheangach é "Caint agus Comhrá" a oibríonn go dian chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn mar teanga labhartha anseo in Ottawa. Cuireann muid fáilte is fiche roimh gach duine gur mian leo an teanga a fhoghlaim agus déanfaidh muid ár seacht ndícheall imeachtaí agus áiseanna a chur ar fáil dóibh a chabhróidh leo máistreacht a fháil ar an teanga. Eagraíonn muid imeachtaí éagsúla le linn na bliana chun an pobal Gaeilge a chothú agus a laidriú. Ina measc sin, tá ócáid shóisialta á búnú againn faoi láthair darb ainm "Caint agus Comhrá." Beidh muid ag teacht le chéile sa Heart and Crown (Croí agus Coróin) gach tráthnóna Dé hAoine (5:30 pm), agus beidh muid in ann an teanga a labhairt, a laidriú agus a scaipeadh ar fud Ottawa. Má tá suim agat nó ag do chairde, ná bíodh drogall ar bith oraibh dul i dteagmháil linn! Beidh muid sásta cabhrú!

Má tá spéis agat ranganna Gaeilge a dhéanamh linn, is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh le hEoin Ó Catháin, atá ag múineadh na Gaeilge in Ollscoil Ottawa faoi láthair, agus atá ag feidhmiú mar Oifigeach na Gaeilge le Comhaltas anseo in Ottawa.

Caint agus Comhrá (Talk and Chat):

Is a bilingual group that is working hard to promote Irish as a spoken language here in Ottawa. We welcome anyone who wishes to learn the language, and we endeavour to provide resources and events to help learners master the language. We organise various events throughout the year to help and strengthen the Irish language community. Among these events is the weekly get-together called "Caint agus Comhrá" which is currently being developed by the group. We will be meeting at the Heart and Crown (Croí agus Coróin) every Friday evening after work (5:30 pm), and we hope to strengthen and spread the language all over Ottawa! If you or any of your friends would be interested in attending, please do not hesitate in contacting us!! We will be happy to help.

If you would like to attend Irish classes, you can contact Eoin Ó Catháin, an Irish teacher in the University of Ottawa at the moment, and is acting as the Irish Language Officer with the Comhaltas branch in Ottawa.

Slán agus Beannacht,

Caint agus Comhrá.