Seanfhocail

Sayings. Orla, Colm, Aoife, Dara and you

  1. You joined Seanfhocail
  2. Granny’s sayings

  3. Orla

    0:02

    Bhí seanfhocal ag Mamó do gach rud.

    Granny had a saying for everything.

  4. Orla

    0:04

    An chéad cheann: is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste!

    The first one: broken Irish is better than clever English!

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    Is maith liom é sin!

    I like that one!

  6. Colm

    0:02

    Abair é sin le gach foghlaimeoir!

    Say that to every learner!

  7. Aoife

    0:03

    Bhí ceann ag mo Dhaideo: ní neart go cur le chéile.

    My grandad had one: there’s no strength without unity.

  8. Dara

    0:02

    Tá sé sin ar mo gheansaí peile!

    That’s on my football jersey!

  9. Orla

    0:06

    Tráth na gceist! Cén seanfhocal atá i gceist: níl áit ar bith cosúil leis an mbaile?

    Quiz time! Which saying do I mean: there’s nowhere like home?

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    Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin.

    There’s no fireside like your own.

  11. Orla

    0:04

    Ceann eile: is fearr i gcónaí na rudaí atá i bhfad uainn, dar linn.

    Another: things far away always seem better to us.

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    Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn.

    Faraway hills are green.

  13. Orla

    0:04

    Agus an ceann deireanach: beidh ciall agat nuair a bheidh tú níos sine.

    And the last one: you’ll have sense when you’re older.

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    Ní thagann ciall roimh aois.

    Sense doesn’t come before age.

  15. Colm

    0:02

    Níl ciall ar bith ag Dara fós, mar sin!

    So Dara has no sense yet!

  16. Dara

    0:02

    Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile!

    It takes one to know one!

  17. Orla

    0:04

    Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine. Fiú sibhse!

    People live in each other’s shelter. Even you two!

  18. Maith thú! Seven old sayings, and Granny would be proud.
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