> We just got a new dog, and I would like to train him to respond to
> Gaelic commands. I was hoping someone could translate these simple words
> into other simple words. :)
I had sent this to you directly from the other newsgroup, but I guess your
spam filter deleted it before you saw it - that or you didn't like my
answers, in which case, here they are again:
> Sit
Suí (say - SEE)
> Stay
FAN (say - FAhN - that's fa as in father with an N on the end of it)
> No
There is no direct correlative word in Irish. You can use Don't (Ná - say
"NAW") or is not (Ní hea - say "NEE HAA", the "ea" combination being a
sound
much like the a in the American English word Pasty.)
> Good Boy
Buachaill Maith (say - BOO-khil MAHHHH, with the BOO as in BOOK, kh=a
gutteral sound like the Scottish "Loch", and a definite aspiration, or
exhalation, on the end of MAHHHH, again the a as in father)
> Come
Tar (just like in English)
> Down
Síos (say - SHE-ss, that is the English word She with a hiss at the end)
> Outside
Amach (say - um-AKH with a as in father and kh as in Loch)
> Inside
Isteach (say - ish-CHAAKH, again an a as in pAtsy and kh as in Loch)
> "At my side" or Heel
Sáil (for heel, say - "SAW'L" that is, the English word SAW with an L on
the
end of it)
or
Le hais (for beside say - leh HASH)
> Well, thats all I can think of. Any help would be appreciated. I'm also
> looking for the phonetic spelling of the words if someone could post
> that too.
Bear in mind, I'm not an Irish speaker, but I'm learning Irish. These are
the orders one would give to a person, save we might use more than a
single
word to convey the thought, such as Gabh amuigh (say Go um-ACH) for go
outside, or GET OUT!
Enjoy teaching your new dog new tricks.
Slán tamall
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