Irish Prepositions & Grammar Clearly Explained

[@LearnIrish]

If you want to discover a fantastic way to learn Irish then check out this link which will direct you to the Ling app, a fun and interactive learning tool- ling-app.com/ling-affilate/?referrer=learnirish Support me on Patreon here- www.patreon.com/learnirishwithdane

[@badtimebandits]

Do you think the pronounciations and grammar on Ling are acurate as an Irish speaker?

[@LearnIrish]

I don't think they are inaccurate.

[@auntie-angie-2112]

So, given your comment below regarding Duolingo, in your opinion would you say that Ling is a better app for learning? I am going through the Duo Irish course for the second time. It has been updated and is much better than it was - but it still severely lacking in helping you gain real time conversational skills. That is what you and my tutor are for ;)

[@lspthrattan]

Thank you for clarifying something that's been confusing me for months! btw, in the American South, we have a slang English equivalent for the plural "you"--we say "y'all" when we're speaking to a group or member of that group, as in "And you and the family, how are y'all doing these days?" but I do like the inventiveness of "yee". It served the purpose quite well!

[@LearnIrish]

Glad you liked the video Julia, yes I was actually thinking Y'all as I was making it 😊

[@gergerger53]

The pronoun 'you' in English used to be a plural form ('thou' was singular) and there used to be a subject form (ye) and object form (you). In Modern English the form 'you' became used in both cases. However, Ireland still retains this older and more conservative form. "you" and "y'all" and "youse" (like I use myself) are all the novelty forms, some more novel than others. It's a great thought, but Irish English here is being extremely conservative and not innovative. I wish it would be taken up by more people :)

[@LearnIrish]

Yes I would often say youse as well, like are youse going out tonight? Interesting concepts.

[@Brigid.em.Galloway86]

@@gergerger53 I live in Butte, MT and we say “youse” here, it’s a very Irish mining city.

[@LearnIrish]

Very good 😁

[@jom5157]

I wish I had this lad teaching me back in secondary school

[@LearnIrish]

You're very kind, I think a lot of secondary Irish teachers think of it as a job and therefore lack the passion, knowledge and creativity to truly promote Irish as something precious and rare.

[@sula1529]

I do too. I had an awful experience in school the teachers would be livid when I didn't understand ,they thought I was pretending deliberately and would give harsh punishments it got to the point that the days we had irish I d be getting panic attacks and wanted to run away it was a nightmare. I really don't think they teach it properly. After 14years of it in school it was mostly learning it off without understanding it. I dreaded every day.

[@brianfrains.j.2360]

Clear and the right amount of information for an effective lesson

[@LearnIrish]

Let's call it this the Goldilocks effect

[@xaemyl]

I just started learning Irish, and while I'm still very beginner level, these bits of grammar lessons are very helpful. Thanks for all the work you're doing!

[@LearnIrish]

Níl sé cosúil le hobair! It's not like work. Glad you like the content, best wishes 😊

[@franksadlier100]

It's wonderful to hear that. Keep it up. Maith thú.

[@LearnIrish]

Fan slán

[@MarkOLeary-x5e]

GRMA - this is exactly what I was looking for but didn't realise! Started learning Irish on Duo about 6 months ago - useful but the context and examples here are so much more useful. You have just gained a new subscriber! Slainte! Mark.

[@auntie-angie-2112]

Yezzzzzzzz! Go raibh maith agat! I have been *trying* to learn Irish Gaelic on Duolingo for a year. Spending 12 minutes with your video taught me more than 12 months on Duo.

[@LearnIrish]

Duolingo is fine for a bit of fun and dipping your toe in the water but that's about it. It is a good app but very limited. Glad to hear that you found the videos useful and informative and best wishes 🙏

[@lucialovecraft]

Dia dhuit! I’ve been learning Irish again at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin and these will definitely come in handy. Go raibh maith agat 😊

[@LearnIrish]

Glad you liked the content and good luck with your learning, tír gan teanga tír gan anam.

[@kaylad2457]

This was so helpful and explanatory! Thank you so much! I think prepositions can be one of the harder parts of the language because some of them are used differently than in English and have so many different “prepositional pronouns” that come with them. I appreciate the preposition videos you’ve done so far. If you decide to do even more preposition explanations in the future, such as for De or Ó, that would be amazing☺️

[@LearnIrish]

Glad to hear that you found the video useful and informative and thanks for the suggestions, I'll bear that in mind. Best wishes.

[@DComhraidhe3007]

Another great video great explanation and examples very helpful.

[@LearnIrish]

Thanks very much knowledge is power.

[@chrisplatt6842]

Another great video! Love the channel

[@LearnIrish]

Good to hear that best wishes.

[@jamesbutler6253]

Fantastic.

[@bompikaushal4194]

*BEANNACHTAÍ NA CÁSCA ORAIBH(ORT)!* Dia duit, Dane! Físeán den scoth,mar a bhí i gcónaí! Fuair mé an-úsáideach! Go raibh míle maith agat agus slán go fóill!

[@LearnIrish]

Go raibh maith agat agus beannachtaí na Cásca ort 🐣

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Dia dhuit Dane. Your lesson is so excellent. Even though I am still tuning to sounds of Irish but I enjoy the learning process very much. Go raibh maith agat. Slanté. 👍🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇👍

[@LearnIrish]

Very nice to hear that, best wishes and good luck.

[@helenfitzsimosn9328]

fantastic thank you so much

[@LearnIrish]

Best wishes

[@hglundahl]

Tá drochsceala agam = est dysangelium mihi Latin allows "mihi est" instead of "habeo" - is this simply the sole standard in Irish?

[@deanoconnor3074]

Go hiontach! Agus Beannachtaí Na Cásca ort.

[@LearnIrish]

Agus tusa freisin, fan slán 😊👍

[@kelloscully9632]

Hi Dane, just on 3:40 of this video... is it correct to think at as well as singular and plural for 'don' and 'do na' - is duine changed to daoine when talking about more than one person also?

[@LearnIrish]

I'm not really sure I understand what you are asking, did you not see Duine changed to Daoine in the video as it was referring to more than 1 person.

[@anthonyoshea5362]

Is aoibhean liom an fisean seo, grma

[@LearnIrish]

Agus físeán eile amárach 👌

[@adrianst9014]

Táim fós ag foghlaim Gaeilge ach bá bhreá liom a bheith liofa. Tá do fhíseáin an-úsáideach, míle buíochas!

[@LearnIrish]

Míle fáilte romhat agus go n-éirí leat, de réir a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin.

[@pompikaushal4604]

Dia duit,Molly! Táim buíoch díot as an bhfíseán neamhghnách seo! Ghlan tú go leor amhras a bhí orm i m'intinn ! Agus Beannachtaí na Cásca ort! Slán

[@LearnIrish]

Ah is mise Dane 😀, ach ar aon nós go raibh maith agat agus beannachtaí na Cásca ort 🎍

[@pompikaushal4604]

@@LearnIrish Gabh mo leithscéal as an botún! 😞🙏

[@pompikaushal4604]

DIA DUIT, *DANE!*

[@LearnIrish]

Maithfidh mé duit, fadhb ar bith.

[@geoffmcharg5969]

Iontach! Go raibh maith agat.

[@LearnIrish]

Fáilte romhat agus fan slán

[@peteymax]

Maith thú, GRMA

[@LearnIrish]

Fáilte romhat 🙏

[@peteymax]

@@LearnIrish best explanation I’ve seen

[@LearnIrish]

Knowledge is power

[@carolinewilloughby1113]

Míle buíochas leat. Tá an fiseán seo an úsaideach agus beidh mé ag úsaid an fiseán seo amárach le mo rang. An rud atá deacair ná a bheith ag múineadh gramadach agus tá sé sin just iontach!

[@LearnIrish]

Míle buíochas agus go n-éirí leat 😁

[@domhnallobraonain6745]

The apostrophe thing is just a convention it isn't a rule. Conamara people in particular tend not to subscribe to this convention. We'd say do Áine rather than d'Áine

[@LearnIrish]

Indeed, thank you for sharing 👍

[@LostInFunk]

Tá an ceacht seo go hiontach. Tá fadhbanna agam le forainmneacha ach míniú soléir a bhí ann.

[@LearnIrish]

Dea-scéala agus go raibh maith agat

[@paulmerricks3764]

Haigh a Dane, an-físeán go hiontach, Tá tú an-chúnamh dom ag foghliam Gaeigle, ordógí suas.

[@LearnIrish]

Tá sé sin go maith agus go n-éirí leat 👍

[@aodhang9120]

Go raibh maith agat Dane.

[@LearnIrish]

Fan slán

[@donalgrogan]

Grma a Dane. Úsáideann muid do físeáin an t-am ar fad anseo in Colorado lenár ngrúpa Gaeilge WhatsApp. Sár jab a dhéanann tú I gcónaí.

[@LearnIrish]

Dea-scéala ar fad agus táim ar fáil má tá aon ceist agaibh, go n-éirí leat 😊

[@caitlin5999]

sir irish is never easy ;(

[@LearnIrish]

Always remember that the harder you work the easier it'll be

[@donaldmccormack7580]

GRMMA Dane. Sílim go bfhuil níos mo smacht agam anois ar mo theanga.

[@LearnIrish]

De réir a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin 😊 bail ó dhia ort

[@rangeofthem00n45]

dom to/for me duit to/for you dó to/for him di to/for her dúinn do/for us daoibh to/for yee dóibh to/for them mé me do + mé = dom tú you do + tú = duit sé he do + sé = dó sí she do + sí = di sinn we do + sinn = dúinn sibh yee do + sibh = daoibh siad they do + siad = dóibh

[@LearnIrish]

Not wrong

[@rangeofthem00n45]

​@@LearnIrish 😅i was just using it for myself for study reasons and forgot to delete it lol

[@LearnIrish]

Good idea, we all have our ways 😊

[@Alasdair37448]

Thank you so much! Duolingo doesn’t teach any of these rules at all and other sources can be quite confusing at times.

[@LearnIrish]

I like to keep things simple, knowledge is power.

[@thetoothfairy7688]

Duolingo DO have notes and tips for Irish, but in the webversion. Go check it out! Though I do find these videos much better when it comes to make it simple and easy or at least easier to understand…

[@LearnIrish]

Best wishes

[@heterianerin5191]

A Dhane, a chara, is maith liom do fhísean. Tá me i gcónaí ag foghlaim beagán níos mó Gaeilge. Go raibh míle maith agat.☘

[@LearnIrish]

Mar a deirtear, de réir a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin, beannachtaí.

[@WilliamAndScout]

So Happy to find this Program. Thank you.

[@curtisevanschicago]

The moving graphics help guide the eye. Very useful. GRMA!

[@LearnIrish]

I think the more interactive the better, glad you found it helpful, best wishes.

[@sebby324]

These pronunciations confused me

[@LearnIrish]

One step at a time 😊 it's a journey.

[@JFJ12]

"drop the egg"? 🤔

[@LearnIrish]

Good way to remember it

[@pamelakieser8847]

Go raibh maith agat!

[@LearnIrish]

Fan slán

[@maevemccarthy751]

does do get a seimhiú?

[@LearnIrish]

What context?

[@robsmithadventures1537]

Great físeán.

[@LearnIrish]

Thanks 🙏

[@williamgifford83]

One of your best videos yet.

[@LearnIrish]

Thanks so much 👍

[@meadow_maker]

Thanks for the great lesson!

[@robinpayne125]

I'm a beginner in the language, but this really gives some useful clarity. As a first-language English speaker, there are differences between how Irish is built up compared with English, but these examples make a lot of sense. If I want to speak Irish, I need to have a sense of how Irish works, and this sort of thing helps in that way.

[@LearnIrish]

That's good to hear, best wishes.

[@eleanorchapple8772]

This is such a helpful and clarifying lesson. Do, dó, de don, have been so confusing for me

[@LearnIrish]

One step at a time, best wishes

[@Karl_with_a_K]

Íontach a Dane!

[@LearnIrish]

Go raibh maith agat