in French we say "les toilettes" ("the toilets") to say "the toilet" (even when there's only one room).
And "faire sa toilette" = to have a wash. But they are almost considered completely different words because they are used in a different way and mean completely different things.

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

Meanwhile we used a combination of what you are both saying. We avoided the baby words, I'm with Scooby on that one. With our first daughter, we planned to use baby sign language as Brendán did, but never got past a couple of basic signs - one being to tap your hand to mean 'more' was the most effective. She was able to ask for more food, more drink, more of the game, more music etc. Anyway, before the whole thing took off properly (we weren't the most dedicated to it), the real words started to come and we abandoned the sign language. Brilliant idea. Sounds like a bit of a fad, but actually makes perfect sense.

It's just as well everyone doesn't do the same thing with their children or it would make for a VERY boring world!

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Babies understand words long before they can say them.
So sign language is a great way for them to express needs and emotions.
And people might have a lot less toddler tantrums if the kids weren't frustrated trying to get their point across.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Kind of like language learners! One of my great frustrations is I can still understand much, much more Irish than I can speak.

Redwolf

You need to spend a month in Ireland and immerse yourself. You could move from ILF house to ILF house for the month. That really sounds like you're on the run and staying in safe houses! Irish Liberation Forum?

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and I'd even say, you need to spend a month in a Gaeltacht, because it'd be difficult to immerse yourself in the Irish language outside the Gaeltacht

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

Unfortunately, that is true. We'll have our immersion week in July with all that strange Donegal Irish....
I tried to tell my hands not to type it, but I couldn't resist. The devil makes work for idle hands!

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I'll let you in on a little secret I have discovered, Scooby. Despite pretences to the contrary, there aren't any "adults" out there, just "children of all ages".

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Former children, like



Donegal Irish isn't as strange as Munster and Connachta Irish, it's normal Irish. I wonder why they speak so strangely in Connachta and Munster ! Wouldn't it be simpler to speak like us?

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

Lughaidh, promoting a standardization? Lughaidh?!?! Oh, say it ain't so!

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Táim ag foghlaim Gaelainn na Mumhan

Tá fáilte roim nach aon cheartú!
I am a learner. Any translations offered are practice and should not be used unless confirmed.