Still fine tuning my transcript of Liam O'Maonlai's Course 2 Every day Irish - Munster. The word within / / sounds like what is shown - any suggestions for the missing word much appreciated. It sounds so familiar but I just can't find it.

Sentence 43: My sister threw a party.

Liam says: / d'olsteig / mo dheirfior coisir.


Go raibh maith agat.
JulieA

Not sure, and I'll be interested in what people come up with. When I first saw this, I assumed there must be a verb form of "óstach" ("óstaigh"?) and that a more direct translation would be "my sister hosted a party" ("d'óstaigh mo dheirfiúr cóisir") but I can't find one.

Redwolf

Could d'olsteig be a misprint of d'osteilg?
If so, "d'osteilg mo dheirfiúr cóisir" sounds bizarre to me.

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The course is purely aural, if I recall correctly, so what she's got there ("d'olsteig") is how it sounds to her, not how it was spelled. She's trying to find the correct word.

Redwolf

Alas this part of his course is NOT in print, that's why I am trying to transcribe it. Course 1 was in text. But Course 2 came with worksheets that I could not even begin to attempt (and many online could not either). Just decided to write it all out - cause I cannot often hear where words end and begin without seeing it all in print first. An entertaining exercise, but I do enjoy listening and reading his first course (again and again) and assume this second course will be an advantage once it is all in print. Just some basic words before really starting to study the grammar. About 400 sentences and I have almost a third with missing words - all the online courses seem to use words not covered previously - I so like to be spoon fed.

Everyone had been so helpful - it is exciting. Thank you,
JulieA

I listened to it on line and it sounded (allowing for Munster pronunciation) like "d'óstaigh" to me, and in another sentence later yer man says "óstáil" - presumably the verbal noun form. I checked "(to) host" in "An Foclóir Nua" and, hey presto, it gives "óstáil" - with "d'óstáil" as the past form. "D'óstaigh" would be a (Munster?) variant form of the past then.
Never heard the verb before.

You and I are trending along the same lines. Makes me wonder now if this is a verb that's used in Munster or if it's a neologism.

Redwolf

Probably the latter.

You might say 'd'eagair sí an chóisir' for the settling up of it, but it's amazing none of us know a natural way of expressing in the dynamic way of the English to 'throw' a party

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www.focloir.ie's offerings are: 'to throw a party cóisir a reáchtáil, féasta a eagrú'. Not quite the oomph of throwing a party! I think we need to have a better social life.....

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Chuir mo dheirfiúr an chóisir ar siúl sounds like she got the party started

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