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What’s That as Béarla?

An Irish-English phrasebook by Garry Bannister. What’s That as Béarla? 9781848408555. New Island. €15.95.

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  • Garry Bannister
  • 9781848408555
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Bannister is back! The author of the bestselling Proverbs in Irish and What’s That as Gaeilge? returns with another indispensable guide to the Irish language. This comprehensive compendium includes a thematic index and lists of synonyms and antonyms.

Who would have thought there was more than one way of saying ‘going commando’ in Irish? And what do expression like fear gan chathaoir, ag éirí a trí or cnaipe a scaoileadh mean? This dictionnary is packed with Irish phrases as they are used today, as well as providing fascinating insights into how the language has changed over time. Contempory Irish has words like téacsáil, hipearnasc, svaidhpeáil ar deas/ar chlé, trasinscneach, íocaíocht gan tadhall, along with many others that express the reality of lived experience for a new generation of speakers. – Lans Ó Baoill
Tairgeann an triú foilsiúchán seo i sraith leabhar ar an Ghaeilge, What’s That as Gaeilge?, léargas léannta lómhar ar an teanga mar a labhraíonn aos óg na tíre inniu í. Nochtar go neamhbhalbh ar leathanaigh an leabhair seo saibhreas na teanga ó shaothair na bhfilí nua-aoiseacha agus ó phrós scríbhneoirí iomráiteacha na Nua-Ghaeilge. Is taisce eolais an leabhar seo ar conas a labhraítear an teanga sna Gaeltachtaí éagsúla agus sa Ghalltacht freisin. Leabhar tagartha fiúntach eile de chuid foilseachán Bannister gur cóir spás a dhéanamh dó ar do leabhragán baile.
What’s That as Gaeilge? feicthe agat, anois seo chugat an turas fillte! Leabhar frásaí Gaeilge-Béarla a chuireann Béarla ar chuid mhaith nathanna úsáideacha Gaeilge.