Irish Grammar Tips & Prepositions - Ag

[@LearnIrish]

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[@maireadlonergan818]

I love your calm voice; I think I can really learn here.

[@LearnIrish]

You certainly can

[@patrickodonnell4109]

Thank you for this very helpful video. The graphics are excellent; a great aid in learning this beautiful language.

[@LearnIrish]

Glad to hear that, best wishes 😀

[@pixiepianoplayer114]

These types of examples always help with the rhythm and cadence of the language. It demonstrates the poetic attitude of Irish and why it does sound so sweet and lyrical upon the ear. Well, that's my take on it, be what it may. Go raibh maith agat i gcónaí, Sláinte Dane.

[@LearnIrish]

All I can say is that you are certainly not wrong.

[@DerekTJ]

I've noticed that seomra is similar to the french chambre and eaglais for the french église.

[@laurathurlow3634]

Dane I love your channel! Go raibh míle m'chara! I'm finding Gaeilge so much more challenging than the romance languages, but I''m determined to learn!

[@LearnIrish]

One step at a time, remember that there's no such thing as failure, you either succeed or you learn.

[@ciaranmcguigan6461]

Very informative. Just can't get used to the non Ulster pronunciation.

[@LearnIrish]

You'll get there.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@LearnIrish My LCA written Irish exam is in a week or so. I only returned to Irish in a more formal context at the start of sixth year after an eight year break.

[@LearnIrish]

I actually repeated Irish Ard leibhéal a few years ago so I have a slight understanding of what you are going through. Best of luck with your exams.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@LearnIrish Go raibh maith agat

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@LearnIrish The LCA course is closer to how Irish should be taught. I plan to do a Conradh na Gaeilge course. I was wondering could you do a video on Irish of Leinster

[@bananamcfanana1639]

Thanks Dane for this great video! I had a thought and just wanted to run it past you. 'Ag' means 'at' in Irish and is used with verbs as well, as you explained. Do you think this carried over to English when Irish people learned the language, as we often say 'What are you at?' when asking someone what activity (and therefore verb) they're doing?

[@garethsloan5118]

I though the same thing as soon as he explained the opener. I'd say so, it's a fairly irish way to say something.

[@LearnIrish]

I don't really know, but it's possible, have you any other examples?

[@bananamcfanana1639]

@@LearnIrish For example, if you were on the phone and wanted to tell someone you were walking, you would say "Tá mé ag siúl" (I hope)- I am at walking (very rough translation). The 'at/ag' of the answer carried over to the English question, as we ask someone what they're 'at'. "What are you at?" "I'm walking." Hope that makes sense, I've read it back about 5 times 😄 sorry for any mobile formatting issues!

[@LearnIrish]

I never really thought about it like that but you could have a point, for example galore comes from Irish go leor. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZWtaJibibRna5I

[@chrisjezovnik3308]

Newfoundlanders will often start a conversation with "What are you at?" They say it almost as if it were a single word: "What'y'at?" When I lived there, I was caught off guard. Were they asking me how tall or heavy I was? No. They wanted to know what I was up to.

[@faizur1rahman]

THANKS

[@LearnIrish]

Stay safe

[@seangrogan8307]

shameless plug for Barry's tea!

[@LearnIrish]

Absolutely, can't live without it 😍

[@chrismatthews8717]

How come the word 'ag' is pronounced with an e sound like egg, whereas other similar words, such as 'ar' are pronounced phonetically?

[@LearnIrish]

Because it's Irish and that's the way it is. In English why do we pronounce physical with an f found but fight phonetically? Do you know what the answer is?

[@chrismatthews8717]

@@LearnIrish The word physics is of Ancient Greek origin and the Ancient Greek word began with the Ancient Greek letter Phi which was transliterated into English as 'ph' when it was adopted into English. The word fight is of germanic origin and began with the letter 'f' because the anglo-saxons used the Latin alphabet. English words of Ancient Greek origin which were adopted in the Renaissance and Georgian periods or later were spelled with 'ph' instead of 'f' to reflect their origen, thanks to the orthographers and lexicographers of the time. They could easily have been spelled with an 'f' and, indeed, the word sulphur is now spelled sulfur.

[@LearnIrish]

There you go, all languages evolve over time and in their own way.

[@LarryFogarty]

ta me ag obair ..i am working...how do i say i am at work ?

[@LearnIrish]

Same way is fine, tá mé ag obair

[@LarryFogarty]

@@LearnIrish ah feicim.go raibh maith agat

[@LearnIrish]

Fan slán

[@donaldmccormack7580]

GRMMA ..Ceim a cheim.

[@LearnIrish]

Fan slán

[@Gos1234567]

4.46.. No doubt Barrys tea is the best!Lyons is absolute rubbish and their tea bags burst after 2 squeezes.

[@LearnIrish]

Barry's gold blend is a special brew, I used to be partial to Tetley tea as well.

[@paulaneary7877]

Thank you so much! I like the little face all freakedd out because there is no tea left!

[@LearnIrish]

That's how I would feel if I ever ran out of tea, utterly unthinkable and unacceptable.

[@sarvanikasibhatla2288]

Days before my junior cert lol

[@LearnIrish]

😂 I'll be doing a Junior Cert poem in a few days so keep an eye out for that, best of luck with your exams, go n-éirí leat 🍀

[@gerardquinn4513]

Very useful. Never thought about it like that.

[@oceanman6804]

I really appreciate these videos and I want to learn the Irish so that I can actually speak and use it as opposed to how they teach it to me in school(I'm 16).Do you have any good advice?

[@Legomoviebros]

Go raibh míle maith agat! I will be watching this one many times.

[@LearnIrish]

Good to hear, good luck.

[@Andrew-mj5rf]

Excellent video, it's nice to expand on the only Gaelic my grandmother taught me as don't have any real desire for anyone to kiss my backside.

[@LearnIrish]

Well at least it's something 😅

[@neebeeshaabookwayg6027]

Thank you do very much!!!🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰

[@LearnIrish]

Best wishes

[@ruchamapolak7013]

this helps sooo much

[@LearnIrish]

That's my job 😀👍

[@becontent176]

super! grma

[@LearnIrish]

Fáilte romhat

[@jwmulligan1]

Would you also use "ag" to form a gerundive noun? Is fearr liom ag snamh an sport. (Swimming is my favorite sport.)

[@LearnIrish]

You'd probably just say is é snámh an caitheamh aimsire is fearr liom ór is fearr liom bheith ag snámh

[@ponyxaviors4491]

I haven't yet come across the "ag + verb" pairing (I've just barely started learning Irish). That's so fascinating!

[@LearnIrish]

It's like a jigsaw puzzle, one step at a time 😊

[@geoffmcharg5969]

This is really great! Go raibh maith agat! I was missing the difference between at, possession and the verbal nouns. Such a creative way to use words!

[@LearnIrish]

You're not wrong, glad you like the video.

[@paulmerricks3764]

Haig a Dane is maith liom an fhíseán, ba mór an chabhair é sin.

[@LearnIrish]

Go raibh maith agat agus beannachtaí

[@johnmcgarvey4758]

That was very helpful.

[@LearnIrish]

Good to hear

[@triciasparks2847]

Very helpful and clear

[@LearnIrish]

Thank you 🙏

[@eithnecourtney4854]

So useful Dane🙏

[@LearnIrish]

I don't disagree