Aiste- An Ghaeilge sa la ata inniu/ Todchaí na Gaeilge

Deirtear go bhfuil ré nua i ndán don teanga

It is said that a new era is destined for the language

Níl an Ghaeilge ar an dé deireadh

Irish is not on its last legs

Is cuid mhór dár n-oidhreacht í an ghaeilge

Irish is a big part of our heritage

Cosain

to protect

athbheochan

Revival

toisc go bhfuil i bhfad níos mó spéise ag daltaí inti

Because the students have more interest in it

Is tuar dóchais é sin

It is a sign of hope

Le gluaiseacht na ngaelscoileanna atá ag fobairt

With the emerging promotion of Irish-medium schools

Tá líon na scoileanna siúd ag méadú

The number of these schools is increasing

"Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste"

Broken Irish is better than clever English

I mbaol

In jeoprady

Admhaím go neamhbhalbh

I admit with confidence

Is cruthú é sin go bhfuil sí méadaithe go mór in ár saol laethiúil le déanaí

It is proof that is has greatly increased in our lives recently

Réiteach

solution

A Chur ar ceal

Abolish

Páirt lárnach

Central role

seoid luachmhar

Great jewel

Is í an ghaeilge a idirdhealaíonn muintir na hÉireann ó gach cine agus ó gach cultúr eile

Gaeilge is what separates us from every other group of people and culture

Is cuid dár bhféiniúlacht í

it's part of our identity

Caithfear comhoibriú chun an ghaeilge a chaomhnú ionas go mbeadh sí fós beo don chéad ghlúin eile

Co-operation is needed in order to maintain Irish so that it remains alive for the next generation

"beatha teanga í a labhairt"

a language only lives as it is spoken

Ní aontaíonn chuile duine liom áfach

However, not everyone agrees with me

Na figiúirí daonáirimh

The census figures

Tháinig laghdú ar líon na ndaoine a dúirt go raibh an Ghaeilge acu ó 2011

The number of people who said they had Irish decreased since 2011

Úsáidtear an Ghaeilge go laethúil lasmuigh den chóras oideachais

Irish is used daily outside the education system

Tá a lán daoine óga ag fágáil na nGaeltachtaí

There is a lot of young people leaving the gaeltachts

Níl dara rogha acu ach bogadh go dtí na cathracha

They have no other choice but to move to the cities

Bíonn orthu dul ar imirce go dtí an Astrail agus Ceanada

They have to emigrate to Australia and Canada

Eagraíochtaí agus grupaí éagsúla

Organisations and different groups

scoil lán gaeilge

Irish schools

Faoi láthair

Nowadays

gluaiseacht na ngaelscoileanna

Movement of Irish schools

le híomhá na teanga a neartú i measc na n-óg agus iad a spreagadh chun an teanga a labhairt mar theanga bheo laethúil

to strengthen the language among the young and inspire them to speak the language as a daily living language

An iomarca litríochta

To much literature

Cuir feabhas

Improve

ba cheart don rialtas tuilleadh airgid a infheistiu chun feabhas a chur ar an scéal

the government should invest more money to improve the situation

ár dteanga dhúcais

Our native language

"Tír gan teanga tír gan anam"

A country without a language is a country without a soul

Fuair sé stádas oifigiúil agus oibre san Aontas Eorpach

It received official and working status in the European Union

Glacann an Ghaeilge páirt lárnach in aitheantas cúltura náisiunta na hEireann

Irish plays a central part in the national cultural identity of Ireland

dírithe ar fhorbairt na teanga

focused on the development of the language

Tugann an idirbhliain deis níos mó béime a chur ar labhairt na teanga

TY puts more emphasis on speaking the language

Mar thoradh

As a result