Translation: 43 My sister threw a party.

Jay Bee · **Joined:** Tue 15 Nov 2011 7:35 am **Posts:** 1098

Quote:

cóisir a reáchtáil

Sounds very formal, like it was in the Victorian age and they all had rods up their asses.

Then again...it was the Victorian Age

:twisted:

Saoirse · **Posted:** Sun 05 Oct 2014 9:03 pm

Jay Bee wrote:

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

Your sister sounds like fun! :mrgreen:

Jay Bee · **Joined:** Tue 15 Nov 2011 7:35 am **Posts:** 1098

Cuirimíd an chóisir ar siúl
:party:

(Sa parlús)

Jay Bee · **Joined:** Tue 15 Nov 2011 7:35 am **Posts:** 1098

She is alright. She's very Victorian 8-)

JulieA · **Posted:** Mon 06 Oct 2014 10:28 am

Thank you everyone, I'll settle for: d'ostaigh - but enjoyed the decline of the discussion - have only put in the simplest sentences so far - hate to think where the rods / roads might lead later.

Dear Liam I suspect was given a script in English and just chatted away, so there are variations even I can find e.g.:

33. That was great!
Liam says: Is si sin abhor = that was lucky!
Sin iontach - was covered in Course 1 Lesson 2.

It all just adds to the challenge!
Thanks again all,
JulieA

franc 91 · **Posted:** Mon 06 Oct 2014 11:04 am

I think that would be - ádh mór.

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2996

Errigal wrote:

Redwolf wrote:

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

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.

That would be it I think. Although I never heard it used as a verb before, only teach ósta, and óstán.

The simplest way to say it - Bhí coisir ag Máire.

BTW why is Liam O'Maonlaí doing a Munster course. I thought he would have Connemara Irish, his grandfather is from An Cheathrú Rua.

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Translation: 43 My sister threw a party.

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