Yeah, that's why I don't understand Why are some words replaced by English ones, and not others?
But if it becomes an Irish word ie. a normal thing that all speakers recognize as such, then we should Gaelicise its spelling, ie. writing "bac"

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Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

we already have "bac" a prohibition
what about "baic"

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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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I leave the forum for a bit and there's been an entire discussion based on my simple question.

I can't believe how busy this forum is getting..... or would that be faighing.....

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That's because you ask such interesting questions Saoirse.

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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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an bhfuil an -c sin leathan nó caol de réir cluasa na gcainteoirí dúchais?

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

Ní bheadh an litriú sin baileach ceart ach an n-oiread le ghoil leis an bhfuaim.
.... ní féidir é litriú i nGaeilge

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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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baec, b'fhéidir - bheadh an c leathan mar sin, nach mbeadh?


(This reminds me of something, the Japanese have adopted the English words "up" and "down" into their language but the usage is different, they mean "to increase" and "to decrease", respectively. So, if you are ever on a Japanese ski slope and you see a sign saying "SPEED DOWN!", they actually mean "REDUCE SPEED!" - I found out the hard way. )

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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).

It is funny, isn't it? It reminds me of the time I was watching something on TV (I think it was Aifric) and someone said "an bhfuil tú all right?" Seemed it would be just as easy to say "go maith."

Ah, but there's very little logic in language, and various lingua francas (linguae francae?) have always influenced other languages.

Redwolf

Alright (olraidht?) is widely used, much more than "baic"



if you write "baec" you'd pronounce [bwæːkˠ] so it wouldn't work.

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