In my (as of yet) limited Irish, I actually know these words.
Again "spelling" the Irish in english, I've heard
"Thank You" as "gara ma ha gus"
and other phrases ending with "at you" said sometimes as ah-gus and
sometimes as ah-gut.
I'd just like to learn and not be laughed at whilst in Ireland. I've
been 5 times now and I'm arranging to go back shortly (in the west and
north-west region).
Thanks Liam !!!!
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:24:52 -0500, "Liam Smith"
<mailhtims@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Mark, there are two words, here. Agat, meaning "at you," as in "Go raibh
>maith agat" (Good at you, or "thanks"), and "Agus" meaning "and", as in
>"Slán agus beannacht Dé ort" (Good-bye, and God bless you).
>
>I haven't heard of Pimsleur, so I can't answer your first question. There
>are as many dialects in Irish (almost one per speaker, it seems) as there
>are in English. There are always different ways of saying things, too -
some
>poetic, some blatant, some literal, some unrecognizable.
>
>Liam
>
>> #2 I don't know how to write it in Irish, but the language course
>> sometimes pronounces certain words with an 'S' sound instead of a 'T'
>> sound, for example "Agut" is pronounced "Agus" sometimes. Is this a
>> dialect thing?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
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