Gaeilge: interview in Irish about learning the language, with a native speaker (subtitled)

[@irishpolyglot]

Update: I had help from a wonderful Irish speaker, and now you can read the subtitles as Gaeilge :) Try it out!

[@lunacresentmoon]

This is the first video on KZbin I have found with proper Irish subtitles. It becomes very helpful for me in learning Irish

[@klunny998]

we speak Irish at home and it is going to happen everywhere in ireland

[@martinneosel3403]

Le cabhair ó Neamh.

[@setioryski5961]

No its not

[@danielwalsh193]

@@setioryski5961 It is if we do it. People need to promote Irish in their town. They need to try speaking Irish, encourage people to learn and speak it. We need to take it out of the school and into the public, especially in the east of Ireland, but of course all across the island as well.

[@setioryski5961]

@@danielwalsh193 i think the best way to promote irish is make slang word on it, and when youngster talking funny story with it.

[@danielwalsh193]

@@setioryski5961 What?

[@AddictofFilm]

Got to learn this language, its going to piss off all my loyalist relatives in Northern Ireland.

[@seanosull2884]

Ironically, a lot of the loyalists in the North have quite a lot Scottish ancestry with common names like McAllister, McCambell, often the Mac part has been taken out of their name so they're ancestry had their gaelic taken from them and had it replaced with English just like with us. It is their language too. I fail to see why it annoys them so much to have roadsigns with place names in Irish, these names were in Irish far before an English name was given to it and this is the language of your ancestors too. Ba chóir dúinn go léir bheith bródúil as ár dteanga muna bhfuilimid Cataloc nó Protastúnach, ar dheis nó ar chlé, is rud tábhachtach é agus tá sé orainn é a choimeád beo do na glúin atá le teacht.

[@donnasteinberg5253]

Cool. Thought I'd have a listen now that I've been learning on Duolingo and I was pleasantly surprised how many words or phrases I was able to catch and understand. I am excited for the day I can actually understand and speak within a conversation completely in Irish.

[@myerwerl]

Same thing with me, but in french! Every year, i go over youtube videos in french and were surprised by how much i understand.

[@cannonballkid]

Celtic languages still have many speakers! Yec'hed mat eus Breizh (regards from Brittany)

[@riverreece9979]

Not sure if you guys gives a damn but if you're bored like me atm then you can stream all of the new series on InstaFlixxer. I've been binge watching with my brother for the last few weeks xD

[@daxtonwinston8523]

@River Reece Yup, have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself =)

[@LisaHerger]

What a wonderful video! I had an Irish roommate in college and learned quite a bit about Irish English and the Irish language then. It was great to learn more and to HEAR so much Irish spoken well. It's fascinating to hear the special Irish "melody" and intonation in the language it comes from. Thanks for making this!

[@ruth540]

I've always wanted to learn it but people drilled it into my head that it was a dead language. Like bloody hell! I know more Japanese than I know of my "native language"

[@Somethingsomething69lol]

If you still want to learn you should there's most likely night classes near you if you live in Ireland and the Irish speaking community is almost like a second family

[@seaghanobuadhaigh8240]

It's far from dead, but people who want it dead are doing their best to bury it alive.

[@melissawright8084]

I’m learning to speak Irish in florida, USA

[@Karl_with_a_K]

@@melissawright8084 maith an cailín Melissa, ce as thú? Cá bhfuil tú I do chonaí?

[@sleepsmartsmashstress740]

Fast dying language

[@ajusted123]

the radio presenter has such a great radio voice

[@thomasmccauley414]

It is actually a very important language . Celtic was spoken before the Romanization of Europe. French is a Gallo-Romano language. As a very ancient Indo-European language it has connection to Greek, Latin, Albanian, Lithuanian, Armenian, Russian, Farsi, and Sanskrit.

[@hockeyme3113]

I'm going to Ireland this year and I'm super excited to learn a little Irish before my trip, hopefully I'll be able to use some of it!

[@MykKlemme]

GRMA for the subtitles as gaeilge! Learning on my own so it's super helpful to hear it spoken and read along.

[@ciarag4345]

You still learning it?

[@klothildelammerschwanz8281]

I learn it actually (I'm from Germany) and it's hard but I want to learn it even if it would takes 24 hours a day! I'm so in love with this lovely language! Coinnigh an Ghaeilge beo💚

[@carllove3705]

Great job on both the video and learning the language. I am trying to learn Irish now, but I live in the USA and there aren't that many places that offer classes. The nearest one is about 3 hours away. But I have bought and went through the three levels of Rosetta Stone, and needing more, I have ordered Turas Teanga and other book and CD combinations. I can't wait to get them. You are very good at learning languages if you learned that much in only 3 months. I speak Spanish very well but it took me years to be able to speak it well. Anyway thanks for the video.

[@RobSmith2016]

Try ordering Buntús Cainte

[@wickedone6476]

Duolingo, Buntús cainte, and Gaedhlig shows or movies like Black '47 or An Scúp and music like Seo Linn puts out.....all these will help build vocab and give ye plenty of practice with listening skills . Ye could also listen to Radio na Gaeltachta .

[@irishpolyglot]

Yes, but it's spelled "Bhuel" as used in Irish, so it may as well be considered an Irish word. The same way English has so many French words in it, but we'll still consider them English. Its use is only as an interjection. "Well" the adverb is translated as "go maith".

[@Lillyoak1]

If you want to learn correct Irish and the richness of the language then yes you do have to go to the Gaeltacht

[@silverkitty2503]

I hate the gaeltacht. The gaeltacht is cold grim and boring.

[@irishpolyglot]

Right. If people want a background and summary of the Irish language, check out the link I've just added to the description. I wrote that post a while back and it summarises Irish/Gaeilge.

[@towelsniffer9379]

Im looking for more resources like this where there are english and irish subtitles. Are there any other good videos

[@tainahollo]

Kaii Yoshida, I have the same problem - I live in Finland. I went to the nearest big library and borrowed a language course with CD:s and a booklet, and I think it will give me a good start. But I often feel I would need to have a live teacher. For example, all language courses and books I found in the library (and on the net, too) seem to be meant for English-speakers. So the sounds and grammar have been explained from an English point of view. And of course it would be nice to be able to practice the language with somebody, but I think I will have to wait until I can travel to Ireland!

[@EannaWithAFada]

I feel proud to understand what they're saying, with my 8 years in the aul gaelscoil

[@naomiseraphina9718]

Go raibh mile maith agaibh faoi video sin a deanamh!! Is brea liom gach rud a d'uirt sibh. Bim ag foghlaim Gaeilge le ocht mhi deag anuas, agus ceapaim is teanga an-fhurasta a fhoghlaim i an Ghaeilge. Nior mo Ghaeilge go foirfe go foill, gan amhras, ach ta me ag feabhsu de reir a cheile. Is achaini liom mar lan duine agus is feidir Gaeilge a usaid. Anois, beannachtai, agus slan.

[@irishpolyglot]

If an Irish speaker offers to write out the text of the video, I'd be happy to upload it! It was a lot of work as it is for me to add one set of subtitles, as well as editing the video, so I'd need a hand to upload another set.

[@TheWorldOfWispy]

It's taught in every school in the Republic of Ireland, but your forced to learn it unless you have some sort of learning disability. That's why most children/teenagers don't enjoy learning it. I bet though if it was spoke more by people rather than just a subject in school, people would actually learn it well and speak it.

[@Kathilisi]

No, they don't. In some areas of Ireland, people still speak the original Irish language, a form of gaelic, as their first language. While travelling through the west of Ireland, I met some older people who spoke only broken English, and on the Aran islands some people make a point of speaking English only when asked to. The Irish-English accent is influenced by the peculiarities of the Irish language.

[@taebaek]

Very great Benny you are keeping your language alive! I bet Irish will eventually come back, and be taught more in schools, just a matter of time, at least the 2 languages will be spoken in Ireland, just like Cantonese and Mandarin spoken in Guangdong in China.

[@youtuber2021]

I'm teaching myself to speak to Irish. I hope I succeed in learning the language within three months too. Tá mé féin ag múineadh Gaeilge a labhairt. Tá súil agam go n-éireoidh liom an teanga a fhoghlaim taobh istigh de thrí mhí freisin.

[@Thebestman-f1j]

Sílim gur sampla maith é de conas is féidir gach smaoineamh ar féidir leat smaoineamh air a mhíniú i nGaeilge, tá teanga an-sofaisticiúil againn agus tá focail againn le cur síos ar gach rud sa chruinne seo!

[@silverkitty2503]

i don't know what it is ...but i don't feel like i was built to speak engish ...i dont speak irish ..but it feels like it comes naturally ....like i am built to speak irish ..i don't know why..i am from ireland btw..i don't like thatched roofs and 'the gaeltacht' etc i am not into the past etc ...and daneil o donnell ...i don't suffer foolish crap like that..but an english guy said to me about people from england 'it feels like we were built to speak english and nothing else' ..i definitely don't feel like this...i feel ...english is hard ..even tho its my first language

[@김이박-u8t]

Nice work

[@Troy_KC-2-PH]

Go raibh míle maith agat a chara Bhreandán! I really enjoyed that interview, and it's also good practice to listen to anything I can ... as Gaeilge

[@fuziqq7284]

But irish is celtic, we know how sound the romanic languages, germanic, slavic, but celtic is seldom heard, I heard Welsh how sounds and is very similar to Irish

[@MrZebraTree]

I need to work on my irish. I used to speak more, but it's the language m parents used when they wanted to say something without me knowing (I'm American, but my parent m at an Irish language week)

[@Mecklybver]

I wish you would have included Irish closed caption. I wish I could learn Irish from the best. Benny Lewis. The Irish polyglot.

[@Glassandcandy]

Benny, do you think you (as in you, yourself, not you as a collective noun for anybody) could learn a dead language in three months?

[@Mecklybver]

Thank you so much. Now I only need the best teacher. you ;) . Really looking forward to your next videos. Go brea!

[@elainemcgran8828]

Can u please tell me what is ( how to say, spell ) finishing touches . in irish

[@Troy_KC-2-PH]

is mise Labhrás Ó Fallamhain

[@IzukuMidoriya-kf2wp]

I'm just back from Coláiste Lurgan, and I'll tell ya Bhí an craic go-híontach!!!!!!!!!

[@j0shred1]

Benny what do you do for a living, i've always been curious.

[@ransomrusakov9617]

Hey Benny, I saw in the beginning your Gaeilge name (Am I right? :x), how did you figure that out?

[@j0shred1]

freaken awesome answer

[@jasonobrien1989]

Más féidir liom Gaeilge a mhúineadh dom féin mar chónaitheoir Sasanach i mBirmingham níl aon leithscéal ag na hÉireannaigh. An-mhaith.

[@irishpolyglot]

Ag an Fleadh i mbaile an Cabháin! Bhí mé san aonad na Gaeilge agus thug siad é dom :) Ná bí buartha, beidh mé ag caint faoi t-léine le "Labhair X liom" ar an bhlag luath nó mall!

[@irishpolyglot]

Chungarieutsch

[@alex291297]

learn basque if you think that you are brave enough ;)

[@rangeofthem00n45]

ARRARARAGGHHHHRARRAARRRRGHGHAGERAAHGHRAAAA Bhí mé ag foghlaim ar idirlin... tá sé crua, still learning it though

[@ferncat1397]

Go hiomlán i ngrá le bhlas an láithreora 😍

[@ddigwell]

2:36 EXCELLENT POINT!

[@irishpolyglot]

Professional assassin, so don't ask too many questions! ;)

[@weedonald]

Donald Trump will need your services very shortly!! Bennach Leat!

[@sadiavt]

Go raibh míle maith agat as an t-aistriúchán Gaeilge ar KZbin a chuir!

[@Mecklybver]

I understand. I hope I can get lucky. who knows?

[@ThePersianAvA]

A Benny! Cá háit is féider liom a cheannach an léine gorm? Is an Iarann mise ;)

[@GavinThePacMan]

An-mhaith Benny! Is brea liom an video seo. Ta mé sa cuig bhliain i meanscoil agus anois ta mo fhrancis nios mó don mo ghaeilge. Ach beidh me ag deanamh gnath-leibheal san gaeilge san ardteist. Deanann do video seo go bhfuil me ag iarraidh ard-leibheal a dheanamh san ard-teist. Go raibh mile maith agat agus is maith liom gach video leat!

[@mihanich]

Why are their pronouncing that strange chewing sound instead if the celtic rolled "r"?

[@Liface]

It's interesting that the interjection "well" in Irish seems to be, well... "well" as well (Jesus Benny, I'm sorry for that sentence, but I had to do it). So, did this interjection develop after English had taken a foothold in Ireland, and is there no Irish equivalent of "well"?

[@Quinzobrick]

Liface although you are wrong there, as well does have an Irish equivalent t's just pronounced the same but spelled 'bhuel'. But English has seeped into the language in other ways, such as 'so' 'just' and 'actually' as these words have complicated equivalents in Irish that aren't very consistent

[@patrickbertlein620]

I appreciate his thoughts and that is amazing he can speak Irish this well so quickly. He is gifted though, and I feel it is unfair for me, who ever went to the same place in Ireland to learn, to be told that it is not hard. For some, it is. This man has a talent, and needs to recognize that and not be so cocky about it.

[@alicenirvana]

+Patrick Bertlein That's actually not true, Benny growing up had a super hard time learning languages and thought he could just never get it to work and that other people who spoke more than one had some special gift. But he eventually found out specific things to do which got him to learn how to become fluent in three months. For example, he'll try to start speaking with native speakers on Skype in the first week he even starts learning the language and will speak it as often as possible rather than only studying vocabulary. His website has lots of super helpful tips and he's broken it down into a specific process which enables him to speak pretty well in three months. When he was younger he went to I think it was Spain for like a year because he wanted to become fluent in Spanish but then he never ended up learning the language and was fed up with it and then he found out how to make it work later on.

[@Rolando_Cueva]

Too bad most Irish speakers don’t speak it as a native language and have a thick accent.

[@Rolando_Cueva]

I like the authentic Irish Rs (Irish has two R sounds)

[@deano112211]

D'fhéadfadh a rá gur níl teanga deacair í le fhoghlaim ach amháín an Tuiseal Ginideach!

[@tetramur8969]

> gur níl nach bhfuil > le fhoghlaim Ní theastaíonn uait an séimhiú. Abair: "le foghlaim", le do thoil

[@rikharurhristaspjoti7536]

Thuig mé Benny ach níor thuig mé an fear eile. Labhair sé ró tapa. Tá brón orm níl mo ghaeilge go maith.

[@bheadh]

Go raibh maith agat! Ar fheabhas! Ta suil agam go dtiocfaidh me ansin (Eireann) ar ball. Ta se go maith liom ag eisteacht Gaeilge anseo.

[@CliodhnaDrewIngle]

Tá mé ag foghlaim Gaeilge do 11 bhlian anois, agus ceapaim go bhfuil gaeilge níos fearr aige.

[@Whelknarge]

An-shuimiúil ar fad. Go raibh míle maith agat as an físeán seo. Agus a Bheinní a chara, tá beagán blais Ghaoth Dobhair agat (nó beagán canúna Uladh ar a laghad) !

[@ciarog6116]

maith thu!

[@Kwonghun]

You said, that you can learn every language in every country... but how the hell can I learn Irish in Germany? :D

[@fuziqq7284]

Seriously Benny, some sounds are very similar to hungarian\german spelling, false english 'words', and this 'ch', sounds a bit chinese

[@liamcunningham5732]

tá sé an-soiléir gur chaith sé am i dTír Chonaill nuair a dheir sé 'tá' hahahah

[@Whelknarge]

Cinnte go bhfuil sí deacair mar theanga, ach nach suimiúil iad na deacrachtaí? :P Nuair atá bhur scrúdaithe thart beidh sibh in ann sult a bhaint asti, nó sin mar atá súil agam ar a laghad.

Ceist duit a bhenny mura mhiste leat e a fhreagairt - ca bhfuair tu an t-leinte alainn? Ta m' ag iarraidh ceann anois, ta se tofa! :)

[@poondawg3244]

Sounds like americans trying to speak French. Ye woodrais yne baguette sil woos plate.

[@TheFallenPersona]

Níl tú leat fhéin ansin. Mé ag dhul don Ardléibhal anois agus ó thaobh cúrsaí gramadaí, tá sé mílitneach decair.

[@xXxLLIaMaHxXx]

haha so sesitive...i didn't mean to offend anyone, relax

[@Gerorokanchou]

Irish sounds like Arabian with a british accent

[@projetor.m.2353]

Maybe because Celts came from Middle East, or a near place, but Celtish languages are Indo-European though.

[@goldenhelix]

Agallamh deas é

[@xXxLLIaMaHxXx]

sounds like gibberish to me (like the language from The Sims game) but it's really interesting and entertaining

[@fuziqq7284]

The irish language sounds so weird :) like a mix between chinese-hungarian-english-german :D