Irish
Gaeilge
Indo-European · Ireland, United Kingdom
Endangerment: Shifting — Parents still speak it, but they rarely pass it on to their children.
Dia duit, is deas bualadh leat.
The North Wind and the Sun
Bhí an Ghaoth Aduaidh agus an Ghrian ag argóint faoi cé acu ba láidre. Ansin, tháinig taistealaí aníos an bóthar agus cóta te air. Shocraigh siad go mbeadh an bua ag an té a bhainfeadh an cóta den taistealaí ar dtús. Shéid an Ghaoth Aduaidh lena neart go léir, ach dá láidre a shéid sí, is ea is daingne a tharraing an taistealaí a chóta timpeall air. Faoi dheireadh, d’éirigh an Ghaoth Aduaidh as. Ansin, lonraigh an Ghrian go te, agus bhain an taistealaí a chóta de láithreach. Mar sin, b’éigean don Ghaoth Aduaidh a admháil go raibh an Ghrian níos láidre ná í.
- It's a Celtic language, the first official language of Ireland and an official EU language.
- The verb comes first in the sentence: the order is verb-subject-object.
- The first sound of a word can change depending on the word before it: 'bord' (table) becomes 'mo bhord' (my table).
- There's no exact word for 'yes' or 'no', so you answer by repeating the verb from the question.