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PostPosted: Fri 02 Dec 2011 8:49 pm 
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Is there a way to say "yes" that is unique to Ulster?

I'm not looking for exactly the word "yes," it can be any way to agree with something or answer in the affirmative. Other English examples would be, "yep", "right on", "you got it" (or anything along those lines).

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PostPosted: Fri 02 Dec 2011 9:09 pm 
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I don't have anything specific to Ulster, but here's a few phrases that I think work in any dialect. (Those who know about Ulster Irish might correct me though).

Cinnte: Sure (certainly)
Go deimhin: Definitely
Go díreach: Exactly
Tá go maith: Good
Maith thú: Good you (good on you)
Sin é: That's it
Ceart go leor: Right enough (all right)


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PostPosted: Fri 02 Dec 2011 10:36 pm 
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'Sin é díreach é' - to throw another one into the pot.

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Go deimhin isn't Ulster, as far as I know.

There's a specific Ulster word, which means "indeed" : leoga.

Otherwise, to say "yes" you'd say "sea" "seidh", "sé", "tá" etc, depending on the verb of the question...

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Saoirse wrote:
'Sin é díreach é' - to throw another one into the pot.

I'd say go díreach here. I think the second é is optional, too, but it's OK.


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Yes, I think people rather say go díreach in Ulster.

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Gumbi wrote:
Saoirse wrote:
'Sin é díreach é' - to throw another one into the pot.

I'd say go díreach here. I think the second é is optional, too, but it's OK.


Is 'go' necessary? I've never used it but that means absolutely nothing!

Also, I totally missed the 'Ulster' part of the request and so I should stay very, very, very quiet.........

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My little time in Ulster last summer....I pretty much heard "go direach"all the time for that.


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Féabar wrote:
My little time in Ulster last summer....I pretty much heard "go direach"all the time for that.

go díreach

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Thanks everyone. I think it's between leoga and go díreach. If leoga means "indeed", what does go díreach mean exactly?

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