What s That as Barla?

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 expressions like fear gan chathaoir, ag eiri a tri 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 teacsail, hipearnasc, svaidhpeail ar deas/ar cle, trasinscneach, iocaiocht gan tadhall, along with many others that express the reality of lived experience for a new generation of speakers.'



Lans O Baoill







'Tairgeann an triu foilsiuchan seo i sraith leabhar ar an Ghaeilge, What's that as Bearla?, leargas leannta lomhar ar an teanga mar a labhraionn aos og na tire inniu i. Nochtar go neambhalbh ar leathanaigh an leabhair seo saibhreas na teanga o shaothair na bhfili nua-aoiseacha agus o phros scribhneoiri iomraiteacha na Nua-Ghaeilge. Is taisce eolais an leabhar seo ar conas a labhraitear an teanga sna Gaeltachtai eagsula agus sa Ghalltacht freisin. Leabhar tagartha fiuntach eile de chuid foilseachan Bannister gur coir spas a dheanamh do ar do leabhragan baile.'



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