Intermediate Irish - Lesson # 8 - Part 1 of 9 (Scéal Nollag)

LESSON SHEETS: http://www.hofshi.net/Ceachtanna_MeanRang/

This has been termed an "intermediate" Irish class, but it's for all levels, beginners included. We have included study sheets that go with each lesson and can be printed out from the website above:

When you go to the website, you see, in PDF format, all the lessons listed by number which correspond to each 10 to 12 part video lesson. Be sure to find and print-out the "Irish Prepositional Pronouns" sheet located just above the lessons. We recommend you print these lesson sheets out, you will need them to accompany and get full benefit the video.

These classes were filmed at the House of Ireland which is located in Balboa Park in San Diego. There are three Irish language classes taught each week - beginner, intermediate, and advanced, with a different teacher for each level. The teacher you see here is Shanti Hofshi, who has been seriously studying Irish for almost ten years. Currently I'm only filming the intermediate due to time constraints and I picked the intermediate also because it focuses on a broader spectrum of the language. And Shanti's teaching method relates well through video.

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[caemgen51]

If (for the sake of arguement) the vast majority of people in France were native English speakers with some learning French in school, started telling people over here that the French spoken with *their* English accent was superior to the French spoken with our English accent, I would laugh at them, just like I'm laughing at you.

[caemgen51]

How someone living in a country whose "official" language is dying because noone speaks it, could have the nerve to criticize people in other countries trying to learn it, is hard to comprehend. Yes, there are "Irish accents" and "French accents", the only difference is, people in France *speak* French, while people in Ireland speak English.

[thenodfather]

If You have any respect for the Irish, get someone with an Irish accent, NOT A YANK ONE. Yes he may have the knowledge but JESUS YOU CAN'T LISTEN TO HIM!!!

[caemgen51]

What a statement. What exactly does "Irish accent" mean, when I can watch Irish instructional videos from Ireland, instantly identify native speakers (who grew up with the language) from those who learned it recently in school?

[caemgen51]

Though you're more used to it, fact is the way these two groups in Ireland speak the language sound drastically different as well. If I can overlook *non-native speakers* of Ireland attempts at the language, then surely you can too with non-native speakers in this country. Your ignorant flag waving has nothing to do with Gaelic culture, nor it's preservation.

[HEADSUPBERKELEY]

In the many years I have tried to speak a few Gailge phrases I always meet someone who told me i was wrong. What it turns out is their are so many DIFFERENT languages in the Gaeltach and they do not understand the GAEL LINN rewrite of the language so I am proud of every mispronunciation I can make and really need to study conjugation and HOW ABOUT THE ALPHABET then pronunciation rules.

[Gaeilgeoir96]

I'm a fluent Irish speaker, and I must say for a non Irish person, you are really good.

[goldenhelix]

these videos are great! sure, he is not a native speaker, but he is pretty good and his overall method i find helpful. keep up the good work!

[baravados]

Jesus you think he's bad. You want to hear me speak it with an Australian accent! Count your blessings!

[draoi99]

Féar plé duit, go maire tú an céad.

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[chicabonita52]

yeah im from Ireland and this sounds fairly good to me - i never knew people in America would be interested in Irish! to be honest i think its impressive because its quite difficult ,so different to english anyway :)

[Tsukanda]

*reads and carefully avoids past comments*

Fair play.

[cybersusst]

Meh, is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste.

Who cares about the accent, the fact this video was made proves it's not a dying language.

There's 95 places in America you can learn Irish at University level. Doesn't sound too dead to me!