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in which i try to exp/lain my /language /learnings to /my /girlfriend /with /a /b/roken /keyb/oard /an/d /a /brain /full /of /pain /an/d /alcohol
>to say “hello” in irish to one person you say “dia duit” which is
>basically “day to you” and “duit” /is /formed /of “do” (to) and “tú”
>(you, singular) and just /to complicate /matters the “d” /in /”duit”
>/is /pronounced /like /a hard “g” b/ut the /”d” in /”dia” /is /a
>normal “d”. THEN if /you /want /to /say /hello /to /more /than on/e
>/person/ /at /once /you /say /”dia daoibh” which is /apparently the
>/LOGICAL comb/ination /of /”do” /(to) and /”sib/h” /(you, p/lural) oh
>and “b/h” /is pronounced /a /b/it /like /”v” I /think? /
>
>IRISH WHAT /THE /FUCK
and
also you introduce yourself /by saying “[name] is ainm dom” - which is /literally “[name] /is /name to /me”, and /you /ask /for /someone’s /name with /”cad is /ainm duit” /so even /if /i /cann/ot /fucking pronounce /this /shit /i /can /see /the /grammatical /logic /in /places. dom being /”do” + /”mé”. hahah I /could /make /a /joke there /ab/out /dom=do me /under /some /circs /an/yway. /good /mnemonic /that. /i assume the same /rules with /do+sibh /and /do+si and /so /on /ap/ply /when /talking /to /different /people /so /”cad /is /ainm /di” would b/e /”what is /name /to /she” yes? /no. /i swear i /am /getting /usb/orne-b/ook /trauma /flashb/acks /to /trying /to /learn /fucking /french /when /i /was /11.
>to say “hello” in irish to one person you say “dia duit” which is
>basically “day to you” and “duit” /is /formed /of “do” (to) and “tú”
>(you, singular) and just /to complicate /matters the “d” /in /”duit”
>/is /pronounced /like /a hard “g” b/ut the /”d” in /”dia” /is /a
>normal “d”. THEN if /you /want /to /say /hello /to /more /than on/e
>/person/ /at /once /you /say /”dia daoibh” which is /apparently the
>/LOGICAL comb/ination /of /”do” /(to) and /”sib/h” /(you, p/lural) oh
>and “b/h” /is pronounced /a /b/it /like /”v” I /think? /
>
>IRISH WHAT /THE /FUCK
and
also you introduce yourself /by saying “[name] is ainm dom” - which is /literally “[name] /is /name to /me”, and /you /ask /for /someone’s /name with /”cad is /ainm duit” /so even /if /i /cann/ot /fucking pronounce /this /shit /i /can /see /the /grammatical /logic /in /places. dom being /”do” + /”mé”. hahah I /could /make /a /joke there /ab/out /dom=do me /under /some /circs /an/yway. /good /mnemonic /that. /i assume the same /rules with /do+sibh /and /do+si and /so /on /ap/ply /when /talking /to /different /people /so /”cad /is /ainm /di” would b/e /”what is /name /to /she” yes? /no. /i swear i /am /getting /usb/orne-b/ook /trauma /flashb/acks /to /trying /to /learn /fucking /french /when /i /was /11.