What 's the craic? (What 's the fun? i.e. how are you doing!)
So you think you know the Irish, huh?
Here is a conversation in Dublish, the Dublin local language, also known as Dublinese. Test your knowledge in it by guessing what the conversation is all about! Don 't cheat: translation is included at the end! Here we go...
"Alri' Anto, flah' ou'!"
"Whats the fookin' stawry! Haven 't seen yew in yonks!"
"Ah wudje stop! Bleedin' work 's got me head wrecked! Oi 'm runnin' 'round like hot arse fly!"
"Buisy?"
"Flyin'! How 'bout yew?"
"Flah' ou'! Recession me arse!"
"Good birra spondulex yeah?"
"Ah it 's alri'... D' ye get destroyed at the week-end?"
"Nah, but oi had a social last nite wi' Daragh, d' ye know?"
"Fook off! Ya serious? How 's he keepin?"
"Shite, lost his job..."
"That 's recession for yeh..."
"Oi' saw Sinead as well!"
"Yar jokein' me! Is she yer moh' neew?"
"Nah man, serious... we had a birra sauce and met up wi' her boyfriend..."
"Ah here, yer man 's a bollix anyway..."
"Don 't talk, he got plastered and ended up in a mill!"
"Deadly!"
"Ah it was moordar, oi was off me banjo meself!"
"Tha' 's bedlum! An' wah' bou' yer wan there, Mary? She locked?"
"She was absolutely out of her box!"
"Tha' s fookin brilliant tha' is... Off her trolley, yeah?"
"Nah, just shitfaced! Had to fight some random skagner that was off his tits to stop him from pawin' her! Hoofed him in the bollix loik!"
"Shite..."
"Nah man, serious... Some fookin' nite says oi..."
"Too ri'! Are yeh comin' to the Factory tonite? (Irish electro band) Fight Like Apes is on! What says yew?"
"Savage! Oi moish... Listen gotta shoot off now, Oi 'll see ya later!"
"Nice one, see ya later!"
TRANSLATION!
"Alright Anto, flat out!" (Hello Anthony, good to see you!)
"What 's the fucking story? I haven 't seen you in ages!" (How are you doing! I 've missed you!)
"Ah would you stop! My bleeding job has my head wrecked, I am running around like a hot ass fly!" (Please stop, the boss has me constantly on the move)
"Buisy?" (Business doing well then?)
"Flying! How about you?" (Very, how about you?)
"Flat out! Recession my ass" (Very buisy, this whole recession thing is a lie!)
"Good bit of money, yes?" (Are you getting good pay?)
"It 's alright... Did you get destroyed at the week-end?" (Better than you anyway... did you get drunk on friday night?)
"No, but I had a social with Daragh last night, do you know?" (No, but I went drinking with Daragh last night, do you remember him?)
"Fuck off! Are you serious? How is he keeping?" (Really! Are you kidding me? How is he?)
"Shit, lost his job..." (Not very good, he lost his position...)
"That 's recession for you..." (Perhaps it's not that much of a lie after all...)
"I saw Sinead as well!" (I tried to fuck Sinead as well!)
"You are jokeing me! Is she your moth now?" (You 're kidding! is she your girlfriend now?)
"No man, I am serious... We had a bit of sauce and met up with her boyfriend..." (I 'm not kidding... We had a few drinks then met up with her boyfriend)
"Ah here, you 'r man is a bollocks anyway..." (I hate that guy...)
"Don 't talk, he got plastered and ended up in a mill" (Really! He got drunk and ended up in a fight!)
"Deadly!" (Cool!)
"Ah it was murder... I was off my banjo myself!" (It was actually! I was drunk myself!)
"That 's bedlum! And what about your one there, Mary? Was she locked?" (Sounds like fun! And what about that woman, Mary? Was she drunk?)
"She was absolutely out of her box!" (Legless!)
"That is fucking brilliant that is... Off her trolley, yes?" (Would have loved to see that... Was she going wild?)
"No, just shitfaced! I had to fight some random skagner that was off his tits to stop him from pawing her! I kicked him in the bollocks like!" (Pretty much! I had to kick some unknown high-on-drugs scum-bag in the sac to stop him from feeling her up!)
"Shit..." (You 're kidding!)
"No man, I am serious... Some fucking night says I..." (No kidding mate, it was a great night!)
"Too right! Are you coming to (Dublin venue, The Button) Factory tonight? Fight Like Apes is on! What says you?" (Wish I had been there! Are you coming to see Fight Like apes live at The Button Factory tonight?)
"Savage! I might... Listen I have to shoot off, I will see you later!" (That is brilliant! Hope I get the chance... Look, I 've gotta go, I 'll come tonight!)
"Nice one, see you later!" (Good on you, see you then!)
It' s funny, because I did 'nt even have to make this up...
So you think you know the Irish, huh?
Here is a conversation in Dublish, the Dublin local language, also known as Dublinese. Test your knowledge in it by guessing what the conversation is all about! Don 't cheat: translation is included at the end! Here we go...
"Alri' Anto, flah' ou'!"
"Whats the fookin' stawry! Haven 't seen yew in yonks!"
"Ah wudje stop! Bleedin' work 's got me head wrecked! Oi 'm runnin' 'round like hot arse fly!"
"Buisy?"
"Flyin'! How 'bout yew?"
"Flah' ou'! Recession me arse!"
"Good birra spondulex yeah?"
"Ah it 's alri'... D' ye get destroyed at the week-end?"
"Nah, but oi had a social last nite wi' Daragh, d' ye know?"
"Fook off! Ya serious? How 's he keepin?"
"Shite, lost his job..."
"That 's recession for yeh..."
"Oi' saw Sinead as well!"
"Yar jokein' me! Is she yer moh' neew?"
"Nah man, serious... we had a birra sauce and met up wi' her boyfriend..."
"Ah here, yer man 's a bollix anyway..."
"Don 't talk, he got plastered and ended up in a mill!"
"Deadly!"
"Ah it was moordar, oi was off me banjo meself!"
"Tha' 's bedlum! An' wah' bou' yer wan there, Mary? She locked?"
"She was absolutely out of her box!"
"Tha' s fookin brilliant tha' is... Off her trolley, yeah?"
"Nah, just shitfaced! Had to fight some random skagner that was off his tits to stop him from pawin' her! Hoofed him in the bollix loik!"
"Shite..."
"Nah man, serious... Some fookin' nite says oi..."
"Too ri'! Are yeh comin' to the Factory tonite? (Irish electro band) Fight Like Apes is on! What says yew?"
"Savage! Oi moish... Listen gotta shoot off now, Oi 'll see ya later!"
"Nice one, see ya later!"
TRANSLATION!
"Alright Anto, flat out!" (Hello Anthony, good to see you!)
"What 's the fucking story? I haven 't seen you in ages!" (How are you doing! I 've missed you!)
"Ah would you stop! My bleeding job has my head wrecked, I am running around like a hot ass fly!" (Please stop, the boss has me constantly on the move)
"Buisy?" (Business doing well then?)
"Flying! How about you?" (Very, how about you?)
"Flat out! Recession my ass" (Very buisy, this whole recession thing is a lie!)
"Good bit of money, yes?" (Are you getting good pay?)
"It 's alright... Did you get destroyed at the week-end?" (Better than you anyway... did you get drunk on friday night?)
"No, but I had a social with Daragh last night, do you know?" (No, but I went drinking with Daragh last night, do you remember him?)
"Fuck off! Are you serious? How is he keeping?" (Really! Are you kidding me? How is he?)
"Shit, lost his job..." (Not very good, he lost his position...)
"That 's recession for you..." (Perhaps it's not that much of a lie after all...)
"I saw Sinead as well!" (I tried to fuck Sinead as well!)
"You are jokeing me! Is she your moth now?" (You 're kidding! is she your girlfriend now?)
"No man, I am serious... We had a bit of sauce and met up with her boyfriend..." (I 'm not kidding... We had a few drinks then met up with her boyfriend)
"Ah here, you 'r man is a bollocks anyway..." (I hate that guy...)
"Don 't talk, he got plastered and ended up in a mill" (Really! He got drunk and ended up in a fight!)
"Deadly!" (Cool!)
"Ah it was murder... I was off my banjo myself!" (It was actually! I was drunk myself!)
"That 's bedlum! And what about your one there, Mary? Was she locked?" (Sounds like fun! And what about that woman, Mary? Was she drunk?)
"She was absolutely out of her box!" (Legless!)
"That is fucking brilliant that is... Off her trolley, yes?" (Would have loved to see that... Was she going wild?)
"No, just shitfaced! I had to fight some random skagner that was off his tits to stop him from pawing her! I kicked him in the bollocks like!" (Pretty much! I had to kick some unknown high-on-drugs scum-bag in the sac to stop him from feeling her up!)
"Shit..." (You 're kidding!)
"No man, I am serious... Some fucking night says I..." (No kidding mate, it was a great night!)
"Too right! Are you coming to (Dublin venue, The Button) Factory tonight? Fight Like Apes is on! What says you?" (Wish I had been there! Are you coming to see Fight Like apes live at The Button Factory tonight?)
"Savage! I might... Listen I have to shoot off, I will see you later!" (That is brilliant! Hope I get the chance... Look, I 've gotta go, I 'll come tonight!)
"Nice one, see you later!" (Good on you, see you then!)
It' s funny, because I did 'nt even have to make this up...
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and the story in the boys'........ true.
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