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Hi! I am Robin and I am a PharmD, proud mother of two, and love trying new things. I would like to learn a new language and am looking for guidance and constructive criticism. Thank you.
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Gaelic (Irish)
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Ralph Hurley O'Dwyer
Gaelic (Irish)
Feb 22, 2015
Go raibh míle maith agat a Robin! :) Ba mhór an pleisiúr dom caint leat aréir. (It was such a pleasure to speak you yesterday). Is iontach an rud é feiceáil cé chomh sciobtha is atá tú ag foghlaim chomh maith. (It’s lovely to see how quickly you’re learning too!) Cuireann sé áthas orm(It makes me happy(literally “it puts happiness on me”))! Maith thú agus bíodh seachtain dheas agat! (Well done and have a lovely week!) :)
Ralph Hurley O'Dwyer
Gaelic (Irish)
Jan 31, 2015
I greatly enjoyed talking to Robin. She is a very quick learner, quickly picking up and using the different structures and vocabulary we covered in the session. I was particularly impressed by her excellent pronunciation – including excellent pronunciation of the slender Irish consonants! :) It was lovely too to see her enthusiasm for the Irish language. Ba mhór an pléisiúr dom caint leat anocht a Robin! (It was a pleasure speaking to you tonight Robin) :)
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  • Answered
    i have read news articles and looked up phrases in dictionaries. It sounds like you are letting your reader know the different approaches you have taken to learn. These have already happened and and still practices you use today, But the way you have it is also okay... Maybe not as natural though.
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    February 21, 2015
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  • Answered
    Mopping around- moping around means to walk about aimlessly, dejected, sad or depressed-like. Think: gloomy. Sometimes it is used when kids are claiming to be bored, nothing to do and the just 'mope about'... To which parents may say, " go out and play!"
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    February 6, 2015
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  • Posted
    Informal greeting, take 2 Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú. Mise robin. Is as Boston dom. Cén t'ainm atá ort? Tá sé go deas bualadh leat. Is cógaiseoir mé. Is posta mé agus tá mé beirt phaiste, buachaill agus cailin. Tá mé beirt madrai. Go raibh Maith agat.
    January 30, 2015
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  • Corrected

    Informal irish conversation...

    Dia duit. Is mise Robin. Is as Boston dom. Bainfidh mise triaill as rud ar bith, ach bia. Is veigeatóir mé. Go raibh maith agat as ucht do chuid ama. Slán.

     

    I am still unsure of the preposition 'except'. I was trying to say, I like to try new things, except food.  Is there an equivalent expression for this in irish?  Would I say, seachas bia?  thank you.

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    January 27, 2015
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  • Answered
    This is an expression- as if the plans are laid out on a road- "took a turn" for the worse, means that the situation got worse. One can also say "take/took a turn for the better". Meaning things got better
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    January 27, 2015
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  • Answered
    This sounds like quarterly reports that companies give for stock purposes. McDonald's reported its lowest sales ($) in over 10 years due to people who may normally eat at McDonald's in Asia avoiding it. There were reports that there were problems with the food supply for their meats supplied by China
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    January 27, 2015
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  • Answered
    On a technicality, means the overall consensus was one way, but because of some infringement on the rules the decision had to go against the overall consensus. An example might be if someone committed a crime, there are plenty of witnesses and it would be a solid case, but if the arresting office forgot to read the Miranda rights (required). The judge would be forced to throw out the case based on this technicality.
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    January 27, 2015
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  • Answered
    Ahead of, in this context, is referring to before the court verdict.
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    January 27, 2015
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  • Corrected

    Informal irish conversation...

    Dia duit. Is mise robin. Is as Boston dom. Bainfidh mise triaill as rud ar bith, ach breatha... is veigeatoir me. Go raibh maith agat as ucht do chuid ama. Slàn.

     

    so the verb to be...   If I want to say I am a mother- when would I use tà me... Vs. is...me?  Or am I completely wrong altogether?

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    January 27, 2015
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  • Posted
    Informal irish conversation... Dia duit. Is mise robin. Is as Boston dom. Bainfidh mise triaill as rud ar bith, ach breatha... Tà me veigeatoir. Go raibh maith agat as ucht do chuid ama. Slàn.
    January 26, 2015
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