How to say Yes in Irish
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There are no words in Irish for "yes" and "no".
In the present tense, there are two different ways of answering yes, as there are two different types of question structures.
First type: "An" + noun
An Meiriceánach tú?
/On Mer-ih-cawn-okh too?/
Are you an American?
Is Meiriceánach mé.
/Iss Mer-ih-cawn-okh may/
I'm an American.
Is ea
Commonly pronounced /Shah/
(It's that)
Second type: "An" + verb.
An bhfuil tú ann?
/On wil too awn/
Are you there?
An bhfuil tú?
/On wil too?/
Are you?
Tá mé
/Taw may/
I am
"Bhfuil" and "tá" are forms of the root verb is "bí" /bee/ (to be).
THE SHORT ANSWER: You answer yes by using the positive form of the verb used to ask the question.
Such a surprise :) It's hard to imagine a language without something as simple as ‘yes’ or ‘no’. But such a language does really exist.
Latin also had no single, all-purpose words for "yes" and "no". The same goes for Welsh.
Japanese has no "no", as it is considered to be very rude.
It does. Lol
@@juliaverbytska2828It's iie and acceptable.
You’re saving my marriage. I was always taught to say Yes or No to a direct question. My wife, who learned more Irish than English as a child while living in America, just can’t seem to do that. Watching this video, we now both understand why. Thank you!!!
That's why older Irish people still tend to not say 'yes' and 'no', when speaking English. I am, I will, I will not etc.
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that was a mystery to me before, but now I know - it's a great function of the language. Thanks for an exceptionally clear explanation!
Holy Frig! It's like wrapping my head around quantum physics! I Love Gaelic, I'm a auditory learner and the extreme difference in spelling v. Speaking literally feels like my brain is being stretched like Taffy.
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Why is my native place of origin so difficult.
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Ah this explains a lot of my childhood and the indirect answers from my grandparents. It was NEVER yes or no, it was always “I am” “I will” “are you?” And sometimes it was sincere and sometimes it was shady.
Excellent videos - I'm slowly but surely making sense of Irish.
Greetings from Oregon in the USA. Thank you for being so clear! I love your website.
I wish I was Irish, They are such Creative People.
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I wish I could sing like Luke Kelly.
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This is brilliant. I like how you explain as you go, makes it easier😊
My friend just sent me a link to a website, where your video for Irish Gaelic "Thank you", because I just sang her a happy birthday in my native language and she wanted to reply in her ancestry language (she doesn't speak it), while we all speak English on daily basis... And now I am here listening to other random words, lol. ...Your videos are really good - easy to hear and understand the pronunciation. Thank you and best wishes to you! 😁
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Good teacher, very clear, thanks... & happy St Patrick's Day!
Wonderful & clear explanation. Thank you.
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Thank you so much for your channel, this is so useful as I try to navigate through Duolingo :) One thing that I don’t understand is how Ireland decided on Tá and Níl for yes and no on voting ballots. Neither of those seem like natural choices for the language from my ignorant perspective. Can you shed light on that? Thank you in advance :)
You are correct. It is stupid because it doesn't make sense. My parents, who both speak Irish regularly, are always complaining about this!
To this day, if you ask my mother (who is 90 and has lived in the US for 70 years) if she would like a cup of tea she will reply "I would" or "I will" (of course she would never say "I will not" to a cup of tea).
thank you for making these videos and preserving our language
Does anyone know linguistically any theories as to why yes and no didn't develop in Irish?
i am curious too
The Irish people instinctively understood that the fundamental structure of the Universe is non-binary.
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why give a short answer when we'd be happier talking your ear off?
We have a word I don't know how it is spelt but it is pronounced as shaa I think it is slang
Lovely accent
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I love this channel, thank you.
I can't say it is the easiest language to learn, moreover when writing and reading are included.
What is your favorite Irish language singer? Mine is Sinead O'Connor in Alton
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I think you're lovely siobhán agus go h'iontach it's a great channel for picking up words that I may have forgotten , deanfaidh mé arís slàn agat🌹
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Quite interesting to see how Irish differs from Scottish Gaelic. Is he American: a bheil e Ameireaganach? Tha or chan eil. Did Irish lose it's yes or no, or is this something unique to Scottish Gaelic?
Thank you for the videos. Could you recommend a workbook to help me learn the basic phonics needed to read Irish? Thanks, B
@@BitesizeIrish it appears neither of these are available anymore!
Ugh i knew this was going to be hard.. :)
Ta is yes
Aye
The short version would probably be aye
Could you also respond with Táim instead of Tá mé, or would that be rude?
Absolutely.'Táim' is actually the standard form of the verb 'bí' (to be) in the first-person singular present tense www.teanglann.ie/en/gram/b%c3%ad. More generally 'synthetic' forms of the verb (where the verb and the pronoun form one word) are a feature of the Munster dialect.
@@BitesizeIrish Does that include the we forms of verbs like Labhraímid? Is that also from the Munster dialect?
Again, the 'synthetic' form is standard in first-person plural present tense, though use varies. You can have a look at conjugations of 'labhair' here: www.teanglann.ie/en/gram/labhair
Are you from Kerry?
How do you say duck I have only seen it written and I don't think I'm saying it right
Bitesize Irish Gaelic sea! Is suímh idirlíne iontach é sin.
Go raibh maith agat. An-mhaith.
if i wasn t too old , i would love to speak that language.erin gah brah
Go raibh maith agat!
I learned "tá" and "níl" for yes and no....is it wrong? 😮
'Tá' and 'níl' are the correct ways of answering a question which begins with 'An bhfuil'
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Se' agus nigh ha....
What about ta and nil?
Rogue tá and níl are used to answer an bhfuil and nach bhfuil questions.
@@brenainnmacthomais Good answer Brendan. Now, what about saying "Seo"?
And how do you say bathroom
Newt Daily i am currently learning, but i think the word for bathroom is: Seomra folctha. For example: Oiriúintí seomra folctha (bathroom accessories).
I just found another word: leithreas. You can use it in a sentence: An bhfuil cead agam dul chuig an leithreas? (Can I go to the bathroom?)
Marlin Ó Ciarmhaic Also what u have to say in Irish school.
Sea=yes?
So, are you telling me that the Irish don't have a word for "yes"?
Raquel Watanasrimongkol well we don't have a specific word like English
Would it be pronounced 'nuh-een', 'nah-hin', or 'noh-win'?
You have to answer with the verb first
This seems like the appropriate time to co-opt a word from another language. Add a guttural -CH to the end, and no one will ever question it.
Ia there a word for maybe? Any, none, or zero? As in I have NO time?
I can’t learn Irish. I’ve been trying for 3 years. Nil wy 🤣
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ur beautiful
Is it related to the video?
How would you answer the question ‘do you speak irish’ by saying ‘I’m Australian I speak a little Irish’
Eibhlin Murphy Is Astrálach mé! Tá beagán Gaeilge agam!
I thought there was no yes
Well yeah, there’s no word for yes. But as in English, you can substitute yes. “Are you here” “Yes” can be
“Are you here” “I am”
Irish doesn't have a word yes
try to learn polish...that is the challenge :-)
try Basque or old Norse
Don't most Gaelic speakers say "Aye!"