@SoulRythm its incredibly hard to learn or maybe its just the education system in ireland! but i've been learning since i was 4 and im 17 now and i'm not completely fluent yet. i can have a conversation with the people in this vid for example, but still its hard to master.
Greetings from an Australian of Turkish descent. Wow the true irish language is beautifully spoken - is it spoken by many in Ireland? is it the national language?
@6menonaplane Nope we all used to speak fluent irish but during the plantattions speaking irish was ilegeal and it eventually died except for the gaelteach whitch keptit up but all irish people learn it from when their four
Ireland Republic (Poblacht nà Eireann) must get rid of the english language and adopt as its only official language this one, the beautiful gaelige. Wonderful language.
Irish is simply the most beautiful language in the world, but sadly, it is dying. So long as we teach our children the ways of our ancestors, will we NEVER die.
I have been learning Irish Gaelic for 6 months now. I am in love with the language and though I know plenty of words I still hardly understand anything when I am listening to it! How long does it take for a foreigner to learn it??
Go raibh maith agat ar do freagra agus le gach beannacht ! :-)
@Neamhchodladh Well,... I don't really know - the brain (namely the Broca's and Wenicke's Areas) has to adjust to it, and it can take some time. Some people, however, seem to naturally pick up languages well, especially children, but some adults as well. I am one of those lucky people.
Normally, people become more fluent in speech than writing of a foreign language first.
But, you can do anything you want with a focused mind - the mind is the best tool in the world, smarter than any machine.
@Neamhchodladh And that's a fact. People often say that machines like 'Watson' are smarter than we are, can process info faster, etc. Bull - I studied Psych well enough to know that this is wrong. Humans process information using all 5 physical senses 52 times faster than the fastest computer (Watson), and machines can never comprehend fluid intelligence, or abstract knowledge. A worker from IBM cam in one time at my high school (before I graduated) and talked all about this is our AP Psych ...
@Neamhchodladh ...class. Even he admitted that Watson is no where near a human brain. To me, people who think that one day we'll create "super-intelligent robots" that will (somehow) outsmart us and kill us all. BS. Geeks need to grip reality and understand that no chip will EVER equal a human brain. The brain is always evolving, always learning, and can do more than any computer ever will.
But, I think anyone can be fluent in any language if they have the heart to learn, and you certainly do:)
Yeah, I guess I am doing pretty well with learning the wonderful Gaeilge . Does every Irishman/woman speak Bearla liofa (English fluently) or some speak better Gaeilge??
Probably the less effort to learn english. Maybe gaelige is too dificult for the people. And it is the language for the international interchanges. Or Irish people think to emigrate and leave Ireland as soon as possible, towards USA, England, Australia or Canada. But it's very sad to have this ancient and historical language to extinct. I wish I'll learn it someday. I am studying turkish and no language is more difficult than this, even celtic (hehehehe)!
@chxavier2 The Gaelic grammar is very simple, it's simpler in may ways than the English grammar (except for the genitive). But the words are very long and difficult and it reminds me of some tribal language- especially in Gaoth Dobhair ( Gweedore ) where it sounds like Chinese and has many similar voices with my Serbian ! I like it very much and am very patient with learning it.
It is ironic that the Irish seem to learn Gaelic in schools like some foreign language!
It's fun and a wonderful surprise, but whan I watched these videos and listened to the spoken gaelic it seemed to me very close and sound like a slavic language! And you mention precisely this. It looks very difficult but sound marvellous. I think that all indo-european languages sound so good.
@chxavier2 Indeed it sounds like some Slavic language or Romanian especially in the Gaeltacht of Gaoth Dobhair. The Gaelic in Dublin (hardly spoken by anybody as I get it) sounds more anglicized and more clear for understanding. The "spirit" of language too is much more similar to Serbian than to English! I heard some Irishmen calling it a stupid and ugly language and they even used to say "Keep Irish away from children". So it's very sad but I am glad it is still very much alive ! :-))
@chxavier2 Though I agree that Gaelic is a beautiful language and Ireland should have their official language, do not tell them to get rid of English, Irish accents are sexy. :P
@chxavier2 That is crazy talk. English is the international language of business. Do you know how many Chinese who have come to Ireland in the last 12 years to learn English?
@chxavier2 I'm Australian and im reading Irish Origins of Civilisation Vol 1&2 and i've discovered that Irish Gaelic is the lost parent language of Arabic, Hebrew, and Sanskrit. Please do not loose this majestic and beautiful language that was originally spread around the world by the Fenian or Fenician (from Fenii or Phenii) Phoenician sailors.
@imawildman I am sorry but Gaelic is an Indo-European language related way back to Sanskrit. The other languages are Semitic languages. Fenian? That is what the Irish republicans were called. That came from the Fíanna, a mythical band of warriors led by Fionn Mac Cumhaíl The Phoenicians were great sailors and possibly traded for tin from Cornwall England. There is no proof that they ever came to Ireland, to trade or settle.
@irishxxkelt The parent of Semitic languages may be from the earliest form of the Alphabet which is Phoencian. There is no way there is any direct link between Arabic and Irish.
I just randomly decided to search for people speaking Gaelic, Lietuviu, and German because I'm Irish, Lithuanian, and German and as pretty as they sound, I'm gonna stick to English. I only speak a small amount of Spanish and will probably never learn these ones but I do love hearing the languages of my ancestors :)
No offence, but I you need to learn the difference between ancestry and nationality. You yourself are not of any of the countries you mentioned, it so happens that people in your family came from them. I have a French surname meaning "of Artois" but I couldn't be more distant from the French, nor would I call myself French. Ireland is a mix of Celtic, Norse, Saxon and Norman blood, yet we are a Celtic country. Please don't call yourself something you're not entitled to be called.
@IamDaReAlSeaN Your comment is a little misleading. It's true that I'm not from Ireland, Germany, or Lithuania but that doesn't mean that I don't belong to each of those groups. Furthermore, I never once mentioned the word "nationality" in my comment but a nationality doesn't mean you are automatically a citizen of that country. And while I'm an American citizen, that doesn't tell you anything about my ancestry so it's not uncommon or wrong to state it the way I did.
Yes it does mean you don't belong to either group. I learned German in school and learn it now in college, chance are I'm more German than you. It's where you're raised that's the decider, not blood. Nationality does mean you're a citizen of a country, when someone obtains Irish citizenship, they obtain Irish nationality, it means they have lived here long enough to "become" Irish and get the rights we enjoy. You're just American to us, we don't perceive you as anything else.
@IamDaReAlSeaN The fact that Impasse listed off more than one nationality makes it painfully obvious that she was talking about her ancestry. You might not call yourself French, but many people in America would. They don't presume to make people think that they're French, they're implicitly referring to their ancestry. That's an extremely common social norm in the USA. Impasse already knows the difference, you just aren't familiar with the American figure of speech.
They should know that not everyone will understand that way of speaking, then again for a country which claims to be so diverse they are very culturally ignorant. When I talk in German I know that I can't us the same kind of speech as I do in English because there are different norms there. And on a another note, people do not need to dwell on the identities of others in their family to form their own.
@IamDaReAlSeaN This is youtube and there is no point to qualifying for every norm. The culture of youtube has not put forth any need for a universal norm-free language. There's always going to be conflicts. The main thing is to not put words in people's mouth or assume the worst of them. There's no precedent for thinking that anyone is "dwelling" on their ancestors in order to form their identity since nothing singularly forms it. A noted interest in your bloodline is not immoral.
@IamDaReAlSeaN I don't understand how you can prove that one is wrong in seeing their genetics as being a part of their identity. How is one's genetic history less of who they are than their social environment? Saying that one is more important that the other is a subjective decision on your part. One may be more evident but that does necessitate it being more importance. My Italian genetics give me a Roman nose and that influences my self-perception. It's a complete amalgamation.
It's more important because your social environment is where you develop, genetics are merely biological. Just because you have a Roman nose doesn't mean you are Roman. Hell I look more French than Irish and have a French surname, but France is not my country and I don't belong to French society, nor speak their language. Thus I don't call myself French. I was born and raised in Ireland, so I am Irish and nothing else.
@IamDaReAlSeaN Again, your emphasis on social environment over biology is entirely subjective. You may argue that the social aspect of one's identity is more evident, but it does not necessarily follow that it is more important. You have no objective reference point. Maybe Ireland frowns on how we talk about identity, and so it'd be wise of us to respect that if we visit. I think eye contact is polite, but that doesn't mean I condemn Native Americans for believing it is impolite.
My emphasis on social environment over biology is rightfully so. You're Italian if you hail from Italy, not if your ancestors hail from Italy, as I am not French just because of my features and surname. Kaiser Wilhelm once said to a self-proclaimed German-American - "There are Germans. There are Americans. But there are no German-Americans, no such race exists". Genetics are merely your biological composition. Go n-éirí an t-ádh leat.
@IamDaReAlSeaN You didn't provide any evidence in that comment, merely re-defined all the terms for me. It seems you only see this as a matter of common sense that must be taken axiomatically, rather than something than can be reasoned to. You have the burden of proof since the concept is not empirically evident. The German-American distinction is very simplistic and pretends that national borders are physical themselves rather than physically enforced conceptions.
Irish must and will be brought back to the main language. As an American of Irish descent I am learning Gaeilge, and have formed a digital and college group for the language. I plan on living there after college and continuing my support for it. I assure you I will see the language rebound to its proper place.
@musicman45805 I wonder what how you plan to live in Ireland when Irish graduates are emigrating in there thousands to Australia and Canada because there are no jobs for them?
@irishxxkelt I understand your concerns, however I assure you I know of the situation over there. It is not as if I will immediately move there in a day and hope to find a job. I am still in college. I can do study abroad there, and I have years to look a for a suitable job for me. I do hope the economic situation improves but it makes no difference to me!
@musicman45805 I don't think you. If people with Master degrees are going to Australia what makes you think you will get a job? You are very naive if you think the economic situation won't make a difference to you. My next door neighbours four children are now in Australia. On the news tonight someone said we will have 10 more years of austerity cuts.
@irishxxkelt I'm not trying to get in any argument. I don't believe I am naive and I think I do understand the economic situation. The thing is that I will be studying abroad in Ireland and have at least 3 years of College to look into Job oppertunities. I have plenty of time and my career choice gives me more options than others would have. Thank you for your concerns, however. Go raibh maith agat!
@irishxxkelt I'm not trying to get in any argument. I don't believe I am naive and I think I do understand the economic situation. The thing is that I will be studying abroad in Ireland and have at least 3 years of College to look into Job oppertunities. I have plenty of time and my career choice gives me more options than others would have. Thank you for your concerns, however. Go raibh maith agat!
Bit rude saying u suld "BAN" english just dont speak it as much ? but fine irland.. dont talk english den we dont care we always have northan ireland i think ? :/
@UnitedKorean Really? You must not be familiar with the phonologies of Celtic and Germanic langs. They share many of the same sounds, but that can be said of most Indo-European languages. Irish in particular doesn't sound Germanic to me; its velarized vs. palatalized consonantic system reminds me more of Slavic languages than anything. In any case, Celtic and Germanic langs arrange sounds totally different imo.
When I hear the gaelic music, I feel as if I am going back in time. I always hear people saying "Im so glad I was born today". I myself would like to see how much worse life was 1000 years ago in the country side than it is today. To live a free, simple and environmentaly beautiful life. Wake up to the smell of fresh grass, and the sound of my farmstead animals. I can't wait to leave the city when I am an adult.
@Owliganka .You mean to die at 30 worn out by childbirth or from an infected tooth and to see many of your kids die in infancy due to simple ailments? To be at the mercy of overlords, raiders like vikings and so on? To know if your crops fail you will likely all die? Sorry, it was an interesting time but a hard one!
I wish someday I could learn Irish Gaelic but I probably will never get the chance to live in Ireland. Those that do speak it don't let the language die! Keep speaking it lol... such a beautiful language!
It's really heart warming to hear the youngsters from the Gaeltacht speak so positively about the language. They are the future if there is to be one.
keep up the good work in preserving the gaelic language.we almost lost ours in the island of guam.but we're bringing it back.just don't let the kids listen to lady gaga.
My boyfriend is Irish and didn't learn English until he was shipped over to America when he was 10. He speaks Gaelic to himself all the time... Honestly it sounds kinda evil most of the time. :P
@02Kilburn Chan e imrich-chuain à Eireann th’anns na Ghàidheal, fada nas coltach dhòigh eile. Carson gnàthas-cainnte a’Bheurla an còmhnaidh. Smaoinich 'sa bheurla, labhair 'sa Bheurla, tomhais càite a dh' fhàgas sin sibh.
The Gaels are not a diaspora from Ireland, far more likely the other way round, Why always use English idioms. Think in English, speak in English, guess where that will leave you.
@heylo2day I admire your efforts but I reckon it's impossible for the Irish Diaspora to create isolated Irish speaking communities in scattered pockets across the world. We just don't have enough people to talk to, to maintain the language. But we need some institution, to remind us that it's our language. e.g Irish Catholics in London and New York could have Mass in Irish (like the Poles do) even if they don't understand it.
@02Kilburn If youre in NYC there are nights in certain bars that are Irish speaking nights you have to search them out but they exist...and the Irish arts center on 51st street has 3 nights a week for tea and chat in Irish and class...the revival is unbelievable here in NY and NJ...we are learning to fluency... be proud the Irish abroad are with you and we will have our language back...
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The British Isles are so much better at languages than France which doesn’t recognise any other language than French as an official language. The Celtic language in France, Breton is losing speakers quickly. France should learn from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man and Cornwall.
keep ur native language over any language, ur native lnguage first then the others if they do not affect your culture and identity and they dont damage your language!
@ i agree, no matter your language, keep your heritage language alive. This goes for all dying cultures and languages. Who else will take responsibility? you are and will always be your mother's daughter/son.
I have a question. Is this language using by Picts in the movie "Centurion"? In fact pickt language is forlorn, so they could use this one. It sounds cool
my cousin plays in the ann chrann og, and she is amazing they teach her so well, she is from glasgow and her family moved over to gaoth dobhair when she was 3 she is now 15 & has one 3 famous drama awards(which are in gaelic)
@xastrickxplusx Mainly English with areas known as gaeltachts where Irish is predominantly spoken.The Irish language is known as Irish or Gaeilge ( which is the Irish word for Irish) not Gaelic and is compulsory to learn in school.
A language is the vessel of a culture. Its songs, sayings, anthems, and prayers live in the words, endure in the worldview, stand proud on the tongues, and whisper in the ears of its people. It is the union of horse and rider, thought and language, which navigates our minds in life. Nay, it springs from the very landscape as well. It is our identity: the face of our mind, the spirit of where we come from.
The Irish form of Gaelic doesn't sound like a proper language to me; and I end up being ashamed of myself when I think that. I'm half Irish, I go home to Ireland every year for X-mas. Yet me and my family there can only speak bits and pieces (which they've learned at school and have taught to me over the years). One day I hope that this particular language will join the top three languages spoken in the world. Because, let's face it, it sounds a hell of a lot better than English and Chinese! ^^
I love the Gaelic language. I wish I could speak it. but I'm not blessed with the gift to learn other languages, hell I have a hard enough time with American english.
I do hope Ireland will teach this to there young and keep it going forever
Probably not, that's like asking if French people understand Spanish without learning it first. Cornish and Welsh people might understand a bit of Breton (Especially the Cornish), but an Irish person wouldn't have a clue what they're saying.
@FearTheIreland scotland should do the same, and i wish more people speaked gaelic in atalntic canada, we still have people speaking it, and signs in gaelic, but its not widely spoken
@KindDerKanalisation Yes in some places, there is also french, gaelic, and some other languages, it just depends on where you are, if you to cape breton you'll find gaelic, go to a french community and you'll find french, near the reserves they have signs in the language that there ancestors spoke
@FearTheIreland to what benefit? fuckin hate the language was a total waste of time in school to learn a language only an extremely small fraction of irish people use
@FearTheIreland How can that be done?Maybe there should be less English T.V. programs and more programs in Irish Gaelic.The other problem is immigration to the U.S.A.If people want to come here they have to speak English.So people from Ireland will not want to let go of the English language so easy and Irish Gaelic is hard to learn.It comes down to economics to a degree.
@FearTheIreland How can that be done?Maybe there should be less English T.V. programs and more programs in Irish Gaelic.The other problem is immigration to the U.S.A.If people want to come here they have to speak English.So people from Ireland will not want to let go of the English language so easy and Irish Gaelic is hard to learn.Im sure its complex.I come from an Irish American backround.My mom was full blooded my dad is mixed with English and German.I never ever knew there was Irish Gaelic
@FearTheIreland I totally agree. Ireland shouldn't ban English (because then it'd be no better than England, and it IS better, imo) but it should make Irish official (but not English). Irish phonology = want. English phonology = do not want. /linguist POV
I am from Michigan, with no one to teach me this beautiful language, but someday I will go to Ireland and learn this. Or find myself a teacher :)
xXmusiclife16Xx 3 weeks ago
@xXmusiclife16Xx When you find the teacher pass the name to me. I want to learn this gorgeous language too. :)
SoulRythm 2 weeks ago
@SoulRythm its incredibly hard to learn or maybe its just the education system in ireland! but i've been learning since i was 4 and im 17 now and i'm not completely fluent yet. i can have a conversation with the people in this vid for example, but still its hard to master.
spacefly123 1 week ago
I want to speak this beautiful language.
thalohalo 1 month ago
omg...where are the vowels in this language ??? in sounds like Swedish language.
MrShimizoo 1 month ago
What a beautiful language
ledzepandtapshoes 1 month ago
Greetings from an Australian of Turkish descent. Wow the true irish language is beautifully spoken - is it spoken by many in Ireland? is it the national language?
MrOzzy214 2 months ago
@MrOzzy214 Unfortunately, to my knowledge, it's mainly spoken in certain regions and English is the main language now.
veryboredpug 1 month ago
wow i never knew the irish had their own langauge. I thought they only spoke English like the Brits
6menonaplane 2 months ago
@6menonaplane Nope we all used to speak fluent irish but during the plantattions speaking irish was ilegeal and it eventually died except for the gaelteach whitch keptit up but all irish people learn it from when their four
BFFbleachfansforever 2 months ago
La Tiocfaidh ar!!
harielpalmer 3 months ago
Ahhh their music is so beautiful.
I could tell they were playing "The Butterfly" at 2:32.
SickTwistedQueen 3 months ago
Ta ceart agat. Ta suil agam go mbeidh me abalta bhur dteanga ag foghlaim!
Sorry for some mistakes !
Neamhchodladh 4 months ago
@Neamhchodladh níl a lan butúin ann a chara
orankeed 3 months ago
@orankeed Ta athas orm e sin a chloisteail a chara ! ;-)))
Ta me i ngra leis Gaeilge! Ca bhfuil tu i do chonai in Eirinn?
Slan agus beannacht go foill !
Neamhchodladh 3 months ago
reminds me of german and croatian, lol
screamobaby 4 months ago
Its a beautiful language!
jcdenton100 4 months ago
irish does sound like north indian+dutch+russian.. lol
izaatmusic 4 months ago
Lol, I write this under every video that has to do with the irish language, it's very beautiful.
pitsinokaki 5 months ago
Hmmm the irish language somehow sounds a bit like german!
bryangld27 5 months ago
Ireland Republic (Poblacht nà Eireann) must get rid of the english language and adopt as its only official language this one, the beautiful gaelige. Wonderful language.
chxavier2 5 months ago 29
@chxavier2 Agreed!!! I'm learning the Munster dialect of Irish Gaelige, and I'll definitely teach my kids it, too.
celticbattleaxe 5 months ago
Irish is simply the most beautiful language in the world, but sadly, it is dying. So long as we teach our children the ways of our ancestors, will we NEVER die.
Eirinn go bragh!!
celticbattleaxe 5 months ago
@celticbattleaxe Its actually growing. Most helathy its been in a long time. Our brothers and sisters in the north appreciate their culture.
scientific1982 5 months ago
@scientific1982 It is growing, but much too slow - Gaelige is endangered, and I fear for our culture's traditions.
celticbattleaxe 5 months ago
@celticbattleaxe
I have been learning Irish Gaelic for 6 months now. I am in love with the language and though I know plenty of words I still hardly understand anything when I am listening to it! How long does it take for a foreigner to learn it??
Go raibh maith agat ar do freagra agus le gach beannacht ! :-)
Neamhchodladh 4 months ago
@Neamhchodladh Well,... I don't really know - the brain (namely the Broca's and Wenicke's Areas) has to adjust to it, and it can take some time. Some people, however, seem to naturally pick up languages well, especially children, but some adults as well. I am one of those lucky people.
Normally, people become more fluent in speech than writing of a foreign language first.
But, you can do anything you want with a focused mind - the mind is the best tool in the world, smarter than any machine.
celticbattleaxe 4 months ago
@Neamhchodladh And that's a fact. People often say that machines like 'Watson' are smarter than we are, can process info faster, etc. Bull - I studied Psych well enough to know that this is wrong. Humans process information using all 5 physical senses 52 times faster than the fastest computer (Watson), and machines can never comprehend fluid intelligence, or abstract knowledge. A worker from IBM cam in one time at my high school (before I graduated) and talked all about this is our AP Psych ...
celticbattleaxe 4 months ago
@Neamhchodladh ...class. Even he admitted that Watson is no where near a human brain. To me, people who think that one day we'll create "super-intelligent robots" that will (somehow) outsmart us and kill us all. BS. Geeks need to grip reality and understand that no chip will EVER equal a human brain. The brain is always evolving, always learning, and can do more than any computer ever will.
But, I think anyone can be fluent in any language if they have the heart to learn, and you certainly do:)
celticbattleaxe 4 months ago
@Neamhchodladh Leis an fof cumhacht iomlán an aigne, tá rud ar bith is féidir.
- Bréinann
celticbattleaxe 4 months ago
Yeah, I guess I am doing pretty well with learning the wonderful Gaeilge . Does every Irishman/woman speak Bearla liofa (English fluently) or some speak better Gaeilge??
Neamhchodladh 4 months ago
@Neamhchodladh Most Irish people speak excellent English. There is also Hiberno-English where slang words taken from Irish and old English are used.
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago
@chxavier2 I agree- but why do so many Irishmen reject Gaeilge and stick on to Bearla?
Neamhchodladh 3 months ago
Probably the less effort to learn english. Maybe gaelige is too dificult for the people. And it is the language for the international interchanges. Or Irish people think to emigrate and leave Ireland as soon as possible, towards USA, England, Australia or Canada. But it's very sad to have this ancient and historical language to extinct. I wish I'll learn it someday. I am studying turkish and no language is more difficult than this, even celtic (hehehehe)!
chxavier2 3 months ago
@chxavier2 The Gaelic grammar is very simple, it's simpler in may ways than the English grammar (except for the genitive). But the words are very long and difficult and it reminds me of some tribal language- especially in Gaoth Dobhair ( Gweedore ) where it sounds like Chinese and has many similar voices with my Serbian ! I like it very much and am very patient with learning it.
It is ironic that the Irish seem to learn Gaelic in schools like some foreign language!
Neamhchodladh 3 months ago
It's fun and a wonderful surprise, but whan I watched these videos and listened to the spoken gaelic it seemed to me very close and sound like a slavic language! And you mention precisely this. It looks very difficult but sound marvellous. I think that all indo-european languages sound so good.
chxavier2 3 months ago
@chxavier2 Indeed it sounds like some Slavic language or Romanian especially in the Gaeltacht of Gaoth Dobhair. The Gaelic in Dublin (hardly spoken by anybody as I get it) sounds more anglicized and more clear for understanding. The "spirit" of language too is much more similar to Serbian than to English! I heard some Irishmen calling it a stupid and ugly language and they even used to say "Keep Irish away from children". So it's very sad but I am glad it is still very much alive ! :-))
Neamhchodladh 3 months ago
@Neamhchodladh Because English is an international language.
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago
@irishxxkelt 2nd most spoken language in the world
stealth1692 3 weeks ago
@stealth1692 Irish? Are you completely mad...............
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago
@irishxxkelt no i meant english lol
stealth1692 3 weeks ago
@stealth1692 Phew!
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago
@irishxxkelt why?
stealth1692 3 weeks ago
@chxavier2 Though I agree that Gaelic is a beautiful language and Ireland should have their official language, do not tell them to get rid of English, Irish accents are sexy. :P
Linkswolfform 1 month ago 7
@Linkswolfform It is their official language. It's just not the language predominately used. The two things are not mutually exclusive.
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@chxavier2 That is crazy talk. English is the international language of business. Do you know how many Chinese who have come to Ireland in the last 12 years to learn English?
irishxxkelt 4 weeks ago
@chxavier2 YES GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT!
musicman45805 3 weeks ago
@chxavier2 And have no tourist understand us? You are very foolish.
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago
@chxavier2 I'm Australian and im reading Irish Origins of Civilisation Vol 1&2 and i've discovered that Irish Gaelic is the lost parent language of Arabic, Hebrew, and Sanskrit. Please do not loose this majestic and beautiful language that was originally spread around the world by the Fenian or Fenician (from Fenii or Phenii) Phoenician sailors.
imawildman 3 weeks ago
@imawildman I am sorry but Gaelic is an Indo-European language related way back to Sanskrit. The other languages are Semitic languages. Fenian? That is what the Irish republicans were called. That came from the Fíanna, a mythical band of warriors led by Fionn Mac Cumhaíl The Phoenicians were great sailors and possibly traded for tin from Cornwall England. There is no proof that they ever came to Ireland, to trade or settle.
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago
@irishxxkelt The parent of Semitic languages may be from the earliest form of the Alphabet which is Phoencian. There is no way there is any direct link between Arabic and Irish.
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago
That American lady has better Irish than 99.99% of the population.
scientific1982 5 months ago in playlist Irish language Lessons
whats that song 0:46?, its cool
oversnic 5 months ago
Dislikes?!?! EEEJITS!
jax1moi8 5 months ago
could anyone tell me what my surname would be in irish.
my surname is Kilkie and its being anglicised
topbluffa1 5 months ago
@topbluffa1 Thats not your real name. Its been anglicised.
scientific1982 5 months ago in playlist Irish language Lessons
@scientific1982
yeh i know i wondered if someone can tell me my real name.
topbluffa1 5 months ago
I just randomly decided to search for people speaking Gaelic, Lietuviu, and German because I'm Irish, Lithuanian, and German and as pretty as they sound, I'm gonna stick to English. I only speak a small amount of Spanish and will probably never learn these ones but I do love hearing the languages of my ancestors :)
impasse0124 7 months ago
@impasse0124
No offence, but I you need to learn the difference between ancestry and nationality. You yourself are not of any of the countries you mentioned, it so happens that people in your family came from them. I have a French surname meaning "of Artois" but I couldn't be more distant from the French, nor would I call myself French. Ireland is a mix of Celtic, Norse, Saxon and Norman blood, yet we are a Celtic country. Please don't call yourself something you're not entitled to be called.
IamDaReAlSeaN 6 months ago
@IamDaReAlSeaN Your comment is a little misleading. It's true that I'm not from Ireland, Germany, or Lithuania but that doesn't mean that I don't belong to each of those groups. Furthermore, I never once mentioned the word "nationality" in my comment but a nationality doesn't mean you are automatically a citizen of that country. And while I'm an American citizen, that doesn't tell you anything about my ancestry so it's not uncommon or wrong to state it the way I did.
impasse0124 6 months ago
@impasse0124
Yes it does mean you don't belong to either group. I learned German in school and learn it now in college, chance are I'm more German than you. It's where you're raised that's the decider, not blood. Nationality does mean you're a citizen of a country, when someone obtains Irish citizenship, they obtain Irish nationality, it means they have lived here long enough to "become" Irish and get the rights we enjoy. You're just American to us, we don't perceive you as anything else.
IamDaReAlSeaN 6 months ago
@IamDaReAlSeaN The fact that Impasse listed off more than one nationality makes it painfully obvious that she was talking about her ancestry. You might not call yourself French, but many people in America would. They don't presume to make people think that they're French, they're implicitly referring to their ancestry. That's an extremely common social norm in the USA. Impasse already knows the difference, you just aren't familiar with the American figure of speech.
HoldOnToThatFeeling 6 months ago
@HoldOnToThatFeeling
They should know that not everyone will understand that way of speaking, then again for a country which claims to be so diverse they are very culturally ignorant. When I talk in German I know that I can't us the same kind of speech as I do in English because there are different norms there. And on a another note, people do not need to dwell on the identities of others in their family to form their own.
IamDaReAlSeaN 6 months ago
@IamDaReAlSeaN This is youtube and there is no point to qualifying for every norm. The culture of youtube has not put forth any need for a universal norm-free language. There's always going to be conflicts. The main thing is to not put words in people's mouth or assume the worst of them. There's no precedent for thinking that anyone is "dwelling" on their ancestors in order to form their identity since nothing singularly forms it. A noted interest in your bloodline is not immoral.
HoldOnToThatFeeling 5 months ago
@HoldOnToThatFeeling
yes, but deriving an identity that is not yours to have from it is immoral.
IamDaReAlSeaN 5 months ago
@IamDaReAlSeaN I don't understand how you can prove that one is wrong in seeing their genetics as being a part of their identity. How is one's genetic history less of who they are than their social environment? Saying that one is more important that the other is a subjective decision on your part. One may be more evident but that does necessitate it being more importance. My Italian genetics give me a Roman nose and that influences my self-perception. It's a complete amalgamation.
HoldOnToThatFeeling 5 months ago
@HoldOnToThatFeeling
It's more important because your social environment is where you develop, genetics are merely biological. Just because you have a Roman nose doesn't mean you are Roman. Hell I look more French than Irish and have a French surname, but France is not my country and I don't belong to French society, nor speak their language. Thus I don't call myself French. I was born and raised in Ireland, so I am Irish and nothing else.
IamDaReAlSeaN 5 months ago
@IamDaReAlSeaN Again, your emphasis on social environment over biology is entirely subjective. You may argue that the social aspect of one's identity is more evident, but it does not necessarily follow that it is more important. You have no objective reference point. Maybe Ireland frowns on how we talk about identity, and so it'd be wise of us to respect that if we visit. I think eye contact is polite, but that doesn't mean I condemn Native Americans for believing it is impolite.
HoldOnToThatFeeling 5 months ago
@HoldOnToThatFeeling
My emphasis on social environment over biology is rightfully so. You're Italian if you hail from Italy, not if your ancestors hail from Italy, as I am not French just because of my features and surname. Kaiser Wilhelm once said to a self-proclaimed German-American - "There are Germans. There are Americans. But there are no German-Americans, no such race exists". Genetics are merely your biological composition. Go n-éirí an t-ádh leat.
IamDaReAlSeaN 5 months ago
@IamDaReAlSeaN You didn't provide any evidence in that comment, merely re-defined all the terms for me. It seems you only see this as a matter of common sense that must be taken axiomatically, rather than something than can be reasoned to. You have the burden of proof since the concept is not empirically evident. The German-American distinction is very simplistic and pretends that national borders are physical themselves rather than physically enforced conceptions.
HoldOnToThatFeeling 5 months ago
wow, now thats pure irish without any english accent
mihanich 7 months ago
Why would the Irish ever speak English? Gaelic is amazing.
JagSmakarSkit 7 months ago
@JagSmakarSkit we didnt really have a choice, it was made illegal to speak it here. sad really.
ShamrocksGetYouHigh 7 months ago
@ShamrocksGetYouHigh What kind of absolute asshole forbade it?
JagSmakarSkit 7 months ago
@JagSmakarSkit Go and learn Irish history.
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago
Sin an cailín atá i Ros na Rún anois @1.54 nach ea?
jamesnp 7 months ago
i really like what your doing over there in Ireland. I live in Australia but my grandparents are Irish and we speak gaelic at home.
:D
it is a beautiful language, keep it alive!
MsAngelofdeath95 7 months ago
i really like what your doing over there in Ireland. I live in Australia but my grandparents are Irish and we speak gaeilge at home.
:D
it is a beautiful language, keep it alive!
MsAngelofdeath95 7 months ago
Irish must and will be brought back to the main language. As an American of Irish descent I am learning Gaeilge, and have formed a digital and college group for the language. I plan on living there after college and continuing my support for it. I assure you I will see the language rebound to its proper place.
musicman45805 8 months ago 15
@musicman45805 oh sweet ive been looking where to learn. im also an american of irish descent. could you send me the link?
ctait96 7 months ago
@musicman45805 hopefully it will make it back to our majority language.
ShamrocksGetYouHigh 7 months ago
@musicman45805 I wonder what how you plan to live in Ireland when Irish graduates are emigrating in there thousands to Australia and Canada because there are no jobs for them?
irishxxkelt 4 weeks ago
@irishxxkelt I understand your concerns, however I assure you I know of the situation over there. It is not as if I will immediately move there in a day and hope to find a job. I am still in college. I can do study abroad there, and I have years to look a for a suitable job for me. I do hope the economic situation improves but it makes no difference to me!
musicman45805 3 weeks ago
@musicman45805 I don't think you. If people with Master degrees are going to Australia what makes you think you will get a job? You are very naive if you think the economic situation won't make a difference to you. My next door neighbours four children are now in Australia. On the news tonight someone said we will have 10 more years of austerity cuts.
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago
@irishxxkelt I'm not trying to get in any argument. I don't believe I am naive and I think I do understand the economic situation. The thing is that I will be studying abroad in Ireland and have at least 3 years of College to look into Job oppertunities. I have plenty of time and my career choice gives me more options than others would have. Thank you for your concerns, however. Go raibh maith agat!
musicman45805 3 weeks ago
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@irishxxkelt I'm not trying to get in any argument. I don't believe I am naive and I think I do understand the economic situation. The thing is that I will be studying abroad in Ireland and have at least 3 years of College to look into Job oppertunities. I have plenty of time and my career choice gives me more options than others would have. Thank you for your concerns, however. Go raibh maith agat!
musicman45805 3 weeks ago
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LiltingLyricist 8 months ago
I want to do the hokey pokey 3:00
LiltingLyricist 8 months ago
Bit rude saying u suld "BAN" english just dont speak it as much ? but fine irland.. dont talk english den we dont care we always have northan ireland i think ? :/
DarcyAndTamara 8 months ago
Erm, I mean Irish should be the ONLY official language. I know it's already official, but so is English. IMO English needs to gtfo.
PrinceRoserade 8 months ago
Gaelic sounds like germanic language,
UnitedKorean 8 months ago
@UnitedKorean Really? You must not be familiar with the phonologies of Celtic and Germanic langs. They share many of the same sounds, but that can be said of most Indo-European languages. Irish in particular doesn't sound Germanic to me; its velarized vs. palatalized consonantic system reminds me more of Slavic languages than anything. In any case, Celtic and Germanic langs arrange sounds totally different imo.
PrinceRoserade 8 months ago
To wasz ojczysty język Irlandczycy dobrze że się zachował.
ghghghghghghggggghgh 8 months ago
Is breá liom Gaeilge <3
brandonlovesmonkeys 8 months ago
INTERESTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
johnhrobiii 8 months ago
Does anyone know the name or artist of the song at 43 seconds??
rhcpluver15 8 months ago
@rhcpluver15 It's from "Clannad" called "Teir Abhaile Riú" just type it into youtube and you'll get it.
finipops 8 months ago
i fucking love this video. FREE IRELAND!
Musicmatttheonly1 9 months ago
The spiel the girl begins at 6:42 just sounds exactly like Simlish to me... Anyone else hearing that? haha
jakewhitlatch 9 months ago
When I hear the gaelic music, I feel as if I am going back in time. I always hear people saying "Im so glad I was born today". I myself would like to see how much worse life was 1000 years ago in the country side than it is today. To live a free, simple and environmentaly beautiful life. Wake up to the smell of fresh grass, and the sound of my farmstead animals. I can't wait to leave the city when I am an adult.
Owliganka 9 months ago
@Owliganka .You mean to die at 30 worn out by childbirth or from an infected tooth and to see many of your kids die in infancy due to simple ailments? To be at the mercy of overlords, raiders like vikings and so on? To know if your crops fail you will likely all die? Sorry, it was an interesting time but a hard one!
sonofherne 8 months ago
I wish someday I could learn Irish Gaelic but I probably will never get the chance to live in Ireland. Those that do speak it don't let the language die! Keep speaking it lol... such a beautiful language!
intwinpeaks3 9 months ago
It's really heart warming to hear the youngsters from the Gaeltacht speak so positively about the language. They are the future if there is to be one.
fionnskie 9 months ago
keep up the good work in preserving the gaelic language.we almost lost ours in the island of guam.but we're bringing it back.just don't let the kids listen to lady gaga.
salupaginahit 9 months ago
My boyfriend is Irish and didn't learn English until he was shipped over to America when he was 10. He speaks Gaelic to himself all the time... Honestly it sounds kinda evil most of the time. :P
katiemarie090 9 months ago
@katiemarie090 Shipped over to America? What is he? Of course he learned English unless he is 70 and from the Aran Islands............
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago
Tír gan Teanga, Tír gan anam!
BanjoMan1916 10 months ago
Maybe the Irish in Ireland should learn Gaeilge and the Irish in Britain learn Gaidhlig (scot-Gaeilc), the Gaelic dialect of the first Irish Diaspora
02Kilburn 10 months ago
@02Kilburn Chan e imrich-chuain à Eireann th’anns na Ghàidheal, fada nas coltach dhòigh eile. Carson gnàthas-cainnte a’Bheurla an còmhnaidh. Smaoinich 'sa bheurla, labhair 'sa Bheurla, tomhais càite a dh' fhàgas sin sibh.
The Gaels are not a diaspora from Ireland, far more likely the other way round, Why always use English idioms. Think in English, speak in English, guess where that will leave you.
Eadailteach 9 months ago
@heylo2day I admire your efforts but I reckon it's impossible for the Irish Diaspora to create isolated Irish speaking communities in scattered pockets across the world. We just don't have enough people to talk to, to maintain the language. But we need some institution, to remind us that it's our language. e.g Irish Catholics in London and New York could have Mass in Irish (like the Poles do) even if they don't understand it.
02Kilburn 10 months ago
@02Kilburn If youre in NYC there are nights in certain bars that are Irish speaking nights you have to search them out but they exist...and the Irish arts center on 51st street has 3 nights a week for tea and chat in Irish and class...the revival is unbelievable here in NY and NJ...we are learning to fluency... be proud the Irish abroad are with you and we will have our language back...
micmac41 10 months ago
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lrishNationalist 10 months ago
The British Isles are so much better at languages than France which doesn’t recognise any other language than French as an official language. The Celtic language in France, Breton is losing speakers quickly. France should learn from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man and Cornwall.
Xozny 11 months ago
Am I the only one who thinks Gaelic sounds even better than the Irish dialect of English?
TanoBrati 11 months ago
i am moroccan berber ...they speaking berbers
tiziouzou2000 11 months ago
OH MY GOD! I am and Idahoian randomly watching it and then I saw the girl from Idaho and I was like 0_0
Fadaldo 11 months ago
there should be a celtic language revival in all of ireland
missatomickitten 11 months ago
Enda Kenny trying to abolish Irish Language in school? It should be the spoken languageof Ireland! Not the opposite by getting rid of it! :(
Clairexox101 11 months ago
keep ur native language over any language, ur native lnguage first then the others if they do not affect your culture and identity and they dont damage your language!
toppguun 11 months ago
@ i agree, no matter your language, keep your heritage language alive. This goes for all dying cultures and languages. Who else will take responsibility? you are and will always be your mother's daughter/son.
heylo2day 10 months ago
Is mise Glòria,Tá Cónaí orm i mBarcelona Ismaith liom Éirennaigh agus a g-cultúir agus ceol. Is maith liom ag staidéar Ghaeilge
Slán
thunderroad91 11 months ago
I have a question. Is this language using by Picts in the movie "Centurion"? In fact pickt language is forlorn, so they could use this one. It sounds cool
uchicha666 1 year ago
what's the beautiful song at 6:40 ? :)
CrazyNative4 1 year ago 4
@CrazyNative4 The song at 6:40 is Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair by Altan.
Sportymike 1 year ago
@Sportymike I'm still trying to identify what the music is starting at 3:30 (also plays earlier in the vid) and continues at 5:00
pookie67 7 months ago
Gaelic is sexy xD
Twinkie0392 1 year ago 2
Ah, I love the song "The Butterfly" :)
LMA629 1 year ago
The first song playing is "Teir Abhaile Riú" by Clannad.
Sportymike 1 year ago 5
@Sportymike
Thank you SO much :)
Schnittlauch555 1 year ago
my cousin plays in the ann chrann og, and she is amazing they teach her so well, she is from glasgow and her family moved over to gaoth dobhair when she was 3 she is now 15 & has one 3 famous drama awards(which are in gaelic)
ncme1xx 1 year ago
does anyone know the title of the song played in the first minute (0:46)? :D
or a piece of the lyrics? :) it sounds beautiful..
Schnittlauch555 1 year ago
im irish ( half irish), but i dont speak galic, and i would really like to learn it
thenorthstate 1 year ago
lifelong hibernophile here! xD
nactan 1 year ago
evry nation must preserve its language,o
therwise we'd lost great treasures of linguistic1
THE3006SARAH 1 year ago
sorry i'm american so i dont really know much about ireland, but do the irish speak gaelic and english together, or do they speak mainly english?
xastrickxplusx 1 year ago
@xastrickxplusx Mainly English with areas known as gaeltachts where Irish is predominantly spoken.The Irish language is known as Irish or Gaeilge ( which is the Irish word for Irish) not Gaelic and is compulsory to learn in school.
DALCOLDARA 1 year ago
@DALCOLDARA Tá sé sin ag brath ar chén coirneáil den tír ina bfhuil tú i d'chónaí (Tá sí Gaelig i Mhaigh Eo agus i dTír Chonnaill
dazpatreg 1 year ago
@dazpatreg Taim cinnte go bhfuil an ceart agat ach bhi me ag caint as bearla.
DALCOLDARA 1 year ago
Thank you for the nice reply, I hate for people to send ungly stuff to me.
God Bless and have a Merry Christmas.
TheDaxbaby 1 year ago
A language is the vessel of a culture. Its songs, sayings, anthems, and prayers live in the words, endure in the worldview, stand proud on the tongues, and whisper in the ears of its people. It is the union of horse and rider, thought and language, which navigates our minds in life. Nay, it springs from the very landscape as well. It is our identity: the face of our mind, the spirit of where we come from.
Boethus 1 year ago
The Irish form of Gaelic doesn't sound like a proper language to me; and I end up being ashamed of myself when I think that. I'm half Irish, I go home to Ireland every year for X-mas. Yet me and my family there can only speak bits and pieces (which they've learned at school and have taught to me over the years). One day I hope that this particular language will join the top three languages spoken in the world. Because, let's face it, it sounds a hell of a lot better than English and Chinese! ^^
gOtHiCxAnGeLxox 1 year ago
It's a shame my ancesters made you speak our language. You know Germanic people though, we must try and dominate everything and everyone.
Kanai75 1 year ago
Such a lovely Language. Hail to the motherland!
Demendred1605 1 year ago
I started learning Irish Gaelic yesterday. Blimey it's hard, but I'm going to keep at it.
Indeed999 1 year ago 2
Is seíth mo chrob ón scríbainn,
ní digaínn mo glés géroll:
sceithid mo phenn gulban caelda
dig ndaelda do dub glérom.
Ennyit írül.
georg1945 1 year ago
see I even misspelled "their" I put there instead. Oh Lord help me.
TheDaxbaby 1 year ago
I love the Gaelic language. I wish I could speak it. but I'm not blessed with the gift to learn other languages, hell I have a hard enough time with American english.
I do hope Ireland will teach this to there young and keep it going forever
TheDaxbaby 1 year ago
@TheDaxbaby Yeah we have to learn Irish in school and you usually can't go to University without it.. A lot of us speak some at home too. :)
AoibheClaire 1 year ago
Holy shit that sounds nothing like French, English, or Spanish... Sounds like it would take forever to learn.
alexnkassiesavage 1 year ago
oh god its like they are talking gibberish just to fool you all
pedarikarhu 1 year ago
do they understand ppl speaking like celtic from bretagne
HABRADASHR 1 year ago
@HABRADASHR
Probably not, that's like asking if French people understand Spanish without learning it first. Cornish and Welsh people might understand a bit of Breton (Especially the Cornish), but an Irish person wouldn't have a clue what they're saying.
HojoOSanagi 1 year ago
@britneyfanBelfast Unfortunately Donegal isn't all Irish speaking most of the people in Donegal can't speak Irish. It just depends on where you go
phoebe1990 1 year ago
that's extremely attractive, not even going to lie. hahaha! i LOVE this. i want to learn Gaelic so badly.
AdamcanbeAdam 1 year ago
Cool ;-), I speak Gaelic too. We should stop using english in Ireland, seriously.
FearTheIreland 1 year ago 59
@FearTheIreland
No English should not be stopped in Ireland.
Irish language needs to be grown in Ireland. Making comment like "we should stop using English in Ireland" does not help.
The education system in Ireland needs to be reformed to allow the growth of the language in Ireland.
Irish has been taught in schools as academic subject and this is the problem. Children need to participate in the language to be able to speak it.
bighands69 1 year ago
@FearTheIreland i don't think thats possible
diamondmoney007 1 year ago
@FearTheIreland lose that vile sassenach tongue, seriously! :p
nactan 1 year ago
@FearTheIreland They should stop using english. It's not our native tongue, I think Gaelic is great :D
sanshoukid 1 year ago
@FearTheIreland Um, no I happen to love Irish accents!! Don't stop speaking English!
LMA629 1 year ago
@FearTheIreland If your country want to stop speak the language then stop....
pivotair 1 year ago
@FearTheIreland scotland should do the same, and i wish more people speaked gaelic in atalntic canada, we still have people speaking it, and signs in gaelic, but its not widely spoken
SliC3oFicE 1 year ago
@SliC3oFicE
Hey.
Are there signs in Atlantic Canada with Mi'kmaq? In the US the people just spray the English over and write Native Language slogans.
KindDerKanalisation 11 months ago
@KindDerKanalisation Yes in some places, there is also french, gaelic, and some other languages, it just depends on where you are, if you to cape breton you'll find gaelic, go to a french community and you'll find french, near the reserves they have signs in the language that there ancestors spoke
SliC3oFicE 11 months ago
@FearTheIreland to what benefit? fuckin hate the language was a total waste of time in school to learn a language only an extremely small fraction of irish people use
cjpowerdcfc 11 months ago
@FearTheIreland The only objection I (as a Danish English student) would have to that is that Irish English sounds so beautiful!
Bartelsen 11 months ago
@FearTheIreland How can that be done?Maybe there should be less English T.V. programs and more programs in Irish Gaelic.The other problem is immigration to the U.S.A.If people want to come here they have to speak English.So people from Ireland will not want to let go of the English language so easy and Irish Gaelic is hard to learn.It comes down to economics to a degree.
sksman71 10 months ago
@FearTheIreland How can that be done?Maybe there should be less English T.V. programs and more programs in Irish Gaelic.The other problem is immigration to the U.S.A.If people want to come here they have to speak English.So people from Ireland will not want to let go of the English language so easy and Irish Gaelic is hard to learn.Im sure its complex.I come from an Irish American backround.My mom was full blooded my dad is mixed with English and German.I never ever knew there was Irish Gaelic
sksman71 10 months ago
@FearTheIreland. Bhuel ná abair béarla!
BanjoMan1916 10 months ago
@FearTheIreland yeaaaah....lots of support from ur Greek friends
kiliodoulos26 9 months ago
@FearTheIreland Gaeilge
ghghghghghghggggghgh 8 months ago
@FearTheIreland I totally agree. Ireland shouldn't ban English (because then it'd be no better than England, and it IS better, imo) but it should make Irish official (but not English). Irish phonology = want. English phonology = do not want. /linguist POV
PrinceRoserade 8 months ago
@FearTheIreland im not irish but i agree no native language should be opressed and its inhabitants forced to reform like that
osaka2004 7 months ago
@osaka2004 What are you talking about oppression?
irishxxkelt 3 weeks ago