How do Irish speakers feel about grammar mistakes?

Dmont · **Joined:** Wed 05 Aug 2020 1:20 am **Posts:** 4

I am wondering how Irish speakers tolerate the occasional grammar mistake in Irish? Do they just care that you are trying? How do Irish speakers feel about people speaking broken Irish?

I was also wondering how often do people who speak Irish mix it with English? Would it be weird someone who speaks Irish to say a noun in Irish instead of English when speaking English? Something like "look at that Madra gleoite over there." or "Can you grab me an ól le do thoil", would that be weird? Do people do this in casual situations when it is understood both people speak Irish?

Dmont · **Joined:** Wed 05 Aug 2020 1:20 am **Posts:** 4

(Forgot to say that I am only interested in how people born and live in Ireland feel about it.)

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2999

Dmont wrote:

I am wondering how Irish speakers tolerate the occasional grammar mistake in Irish? Do they just care that you are trying? How do Irish speakers feel about people speaking broken Irish?

I was also wondering how often do people who speak Irish mix it with English? Would it be weird someone who speaks Irish to say a noun in Irish instead of English when speaking English? Something like "look at that Madra gleoite over there." or "Can you grab me an ól le do thoil", would that be weird? Do people do this in casual situations when it is understood both people speak Irish?

We only care that you are trying your best.
We all make mistakes when learning other languages. But own your mistakes and admit to them.

Native speakers often use some borrowed English words.

"an ól" you mean "deoch".

Lughaidh · **Joined:** Thu 15 Sep 2011 12:06 pm **Posts:** 2436

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Native speakers often use some borrowed English words.

ach ní meancógaí iad

galaxyrocker · **Posted:** Sat 15 Aug 2020 7:02 pm

Bríd Mhór wrote:

We only care that you are trying your best.
We all make mistakes when learning other languages. But own your mistakes and admit to them.

Native speakers often use some borrowed English words.

"an ól" you mean "deoch".

you mean I shouldn't go around saying my mistakes are just "dialect" and whatever I'm speaking is just as valid as that of the Gaeltacht?

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2999

galaxyrocker wrote:

Bríd Mhór wrote:

We only care that you are trying your best.
We all make mistakes when learning other languages. But own your mistakes and admit to them.

Native speakers often use some borrowed English words.

"an ól" you mean "deoch".

you mean I shouldn't go around saying my mistakes are just "dialect" and whatever I'm speaking is just as valid as that of the Gaeltacht?

None of the Urban Irish shite. :rofl:

Lughaidh · **Joined:** Thu 15 Sep 2011 12:06 pm **Posts:** 2436

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you mean I shouldn't go around saying my mistakes are just "dialect" and whatever I'm speaking is just as valid as that of the Gaeltacht?

Then I'll say my grammar mistakes in English are also "dialect". I speak the English dialect of Brittany :LOL:

And here in Brittany there are also British expats who speak the French dialect of England :mrgreen:

Dmont · **Joined:** Wed 05 Aug 2020 1:20 am **Posts:** 4

Bríd Mhór wrote:

galaxyrocker wrote:

Bríd Mhór wrote:

We only care that you are trying your best.
We all make mistakes when learning other languages. But own your mistakes and admit to them.

Native speakers often use some borrowed English words.

"an ól" you mean "deoch".

you mean I shouldn't go around saying my mistakes are just "dialect" and whatever I'm speaking is just as valid as that of the Gaeltacht?

None of the Urban Irish shite. :rofl:

That's what English speakers said about Irish in the past. Ironic.

Lughaidh · **Joined:** Thu 15 Sep 2011 12:06 pm **Posts:** 2436

English is not endangered.

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