"Teastaíonn foclóir eile uaim, le do thoil."

Translation: I need another dictionary, please.

[deirdre.walsh]

Did anyone else hear 'fiaclóir' which I think, is a dentist?

[Gary886678]

Yes I heard fiaclóir as well.

[a.l.e.x.p]

I did too.

[cmc3.5]

ah so did i, I'm really loving these crazy dialectical pronunciations

[a.l.e.x.p]

I do believe she simply made a reading mistake in this instance though...

[edwin909929]

I did too

[SeanMeaneyPL]

It's like pulling teeth here sometimes.

[Searlasmane]

She doesn't say 'focloir' (dictionary), she says 'fíacloir' (dentist)

[Cait48]

Can anyone tell me whether foclóir eile means an additional dictionary or a different dictionary? Or perhaps the Irish is ambiguous, like the English . . .

[scilling]

Eile can mean either “additional” or “alternative”, just as “another” does in English.

[Cait48]

Go raibh maith agat! I didn't want to be one of those people who listen to a "German in 10 Minutes" CD and then upset the staff at their local Pinte by asking for ein ander (maybe even with -es) Bier

[mjkuecker1965]

Or call yourself a Jelly Doughnut like a famous president did. ;)

[Cait48]

Speaking as a frosted cookie myself, I have to say that that famous "mistake" is a more sophisticated usage than it appears, and the residents of that town took it with their usual great sense of humor, marketing all sorts of pastry-themed souvenirs!

Check out these links:
cookie: http://www.marions-kochbuch.com/recipe/0475.htm
Berliner: http://www.snopes.com/language/misxlate/berliner.asp

[KittDunne]

Note that the whole 'doughnut' story was fabricated by a novelist and only disseminated in the press years later, as a joke. It's one more urban myth.

[mjkuecker1965]

Thanks for that bit of history. I never knew that. :)

[deactivated user]

Is mo bheatha sé seo.

[GerryKeega1]

Yes - Absolutely!! I listened to it over and over and all I could make out was "fiaclóir". I'm only just about getting used to 'An' being pronounced 'A' by the speaker and' Nua' as 'Nu' - which I learned years ago as nuA! Think it is the way words are pronounced in Connaught. Very confusing

[LeeInCalif]

I'm pretty sure you (and all the other folks here) are actually hearing "fiaclóir!" As one person wrote above, I think the speaker simply mis-spoke during the recording. Hopefully that makes you feel better!

[LeeInCalif]

Yes, one where if you look up "dictionary" in English, it gives "foclóir" for the Irish!

[MicheleTreCaffe]

...the slender 'f' at the beginning of the word is distinct.

[KittDunne]

It's pretty obvious by now that the lady is needing a new dentist (fiaclóir) , not another dictionary.