Another wonderful vid. Gaeilge should be Ireland's main language, for TV, in schools, offices.
English is increasingly useless as England, N. America sink in debt (and I'm an American).
I work internationally, the two main global languages of future are Chinese and German- low debt/high-tech, German a Euro hub. (With Japanese, Spanish, Hindi in 2nd group.)
So Ireland could have Irish as main language, replace English with German for inter-European use- less cost, German is far more useful!
@rabbitwho Correction: It is an international language because of the American leadership in almost all political, scientific and cultural fields, and is a lot harder to fully master than it looks, therefore its status as a lingua franca has little to do with the inherent qualities of the language.
@Saruman38 Actually it's just as simple as it looks to me. I teach it as a foreign language and I had a student achieve full fluency C2 level in 3 years without even going abroad to an English speaking country.
It's a very simple language, no cases, only 3 tenses necessary etc. At the higher levels it is difficult (like any language), but a communicative level of English is not hard and doesn't take long compared with Irish, German, Russian, Korean, Swahili etc. This has been tested. Google it.
I feel like I can learn real Irish watching these videos. Is Sorcha from Donegal? She sounds like my relatives from Carraig Airt in Donegal when they used to speak Irish around me as a child.
The actress has a distinct Ulster accent, and her Irish is so good, she must come from there - her character is from Gweedore in Donegal and she works as a nurse in a hospital in Letterkenny.
What a beautiful language! Respect to all Gaelige-speakers!
Kormanyzoja 2 years ago
Darren bocht :( lol
SeanOBriain 2 years ago
There is something very sexy about gaelic being spoken by a good-looking Irish girl with a bit of assertiveness, or "attitude", as we say today.
kealyc 2 years ago
Another wonderful vid. Gaeilge should be Ireland's main language, for TV, in schools, offices.
English is increasingly useless as England, N. America sink in debt (and I'm an American).
I work internationally, the two main global languages of future are Chinese and German- low debt/high-tech, German a Euro hub. (With Japanese, Spanish, Hindi in 2nd group.)
So Ireland could have Irish as main language, replace English with German for inter-European use- less cost, German is far more useful!
ChuckyJJCthulhu 2 years ago
you'll find the Germans and the Chinese usually speak to each other in English.
English doesn't belong to England or America it belongs to everyone.
It is an international language because it is incredibly easy to learn compared to German for example.
But yes we Irish should speak Irish as a first language and English as a second lingua-franca.
rabbitwho 2 years ago
@rabbitwho Correction: It is an international language because of the American leadership in almost all political, scientific and cultural fields, and is a lot harder to fully master than it looks, therefore its status as a lingua franca has little to do with the inherent qualities of the language.
Saruman38 1 year ago
@Saruman38 Actually it's just as simple as it looks to me. I teach it as a foreign language and I had a student achieve full fluency C2 level in 3 years without even going abroad to an English speaking country.
It's a very simple language, no cases, only 3 tenses necessary etc. At the higher levels it is difficult (like any language), but a communicative level of English is not hard and doesn't take long compared with Irish, German, Russian, Korean, Swahili etc. This has been tested. Google it.
rabbitwho 1 year ago
@ChuckyJJCthulhu What's that silly classification ?
Saruman38 1 year ago
sorcha's a babe
smacclutch 3 years ago 2
I feel like I can learn real Irish watching these videos. Is Sorcha from Donegal? She sounds like my relatives from Carraig Airt in Donegal when they used to speak Irish around me as a child.
zackjones95 3 years ago 3
The actress has a distinct Ulster accent, and her Irish is so good, she must come from there - her character is from Gweedore in Donegal and she works as a nurse in a hospital in Letterkenny.
kealyc 2 years ago
Is brea liom Ríta! Tś sí iontach greannmhar!!! lol
Lunoma 3 years ago 3
Fantaiseach!
PoMoLesThes 4 years ago 2
Irish sounds sexy by a woman.
Gaeilgeoir07 4 years ago 6
Irish language is wonderful and I hope it will revive. GO RAIBH MAIGH AGAT.
Ziuzia1992 4 years ago 9
Caithfimíd go leir rud a deanamh faoi mar sin
lughlamh 4 years ago 7