Bannister is back! The author of the bestselling Proverbs in Irish and Whats 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 expressions like fear gan chathaoir, ag éirķ a trķ or cnaipe a scaoileadh mean? This dictionary is packed with Irish phrases as they are used today, as well as providing fascinating insights into how the language has changed over time. Contemporary Irish has words like téacsįil, hipearnasc, svaidhpeįil ar deas/ar clé, trasinscneach, ķocaķocht gan tadhall, along with many others that express the reality of lived experience for a new generation of speakers.'
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'Tairgeann an trķś foilsiśchįn seo i sraith leabhar ar an Ghaeilge, Whats that as Béarla , léargas léannta lómhar ar an teanga mar a labhraķonn aos óg na tķre inniu ķ. Nochtar go neambhalbh ar leathanaigh an leabhair seo saibhreas na teanga ó shaothair na bhfilķ nua-aoiseacha agus ó phrós scrķbhneoirķ iomrįiteacha na Nua-Ghaeilge. Is taisce eolais an leabhar seo ar conas a labhraķtear an teanga sna Gaeltachtaķ éagsśla agus sa Ghalltacht freisin. Leabhar tagartha fiśntach eile de chuid foilseachįn Bannister gur cóir spįs a dhéanamh dó ar do leabhragįn baile.'
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