I've just watched last Tuesdays episode.

(Ros na Rún - Episode:49 (2/2)
8.40 mins

We should have a special topic for what doesn't get translated in the subtitles.

Some gems are missed like this one -

"..mar a chéile na Conallaigh ar fad, phiocfeadh siad leathphighin as cac bó lena gcuid fiacla."
but translated as:
"..you Donegal people are all the same, you’d do anything for money."

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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That's a good one! I love picking up on the little "sanitized" changes they make in the subtitles!

Redwolf

Another sanitized one is the English sub-title for the Irish 'Eachtrannaigh' into 'Non-nationals.

It reminds me of the old leabhrán Cúrsaí Gaedhilge which An Acadamh printed every year, where the word Eachtrannaigh was translated as 'Foreigners'. Then someone must have pointed out that the word 'foreigner' is racist, so now An Acadamh translates it as 'Non- Irish nationals ! They may yet tell us that speaking Irish is racist ! It's rare to see the word 'Foreigner' anymore in Irish newspapers etc. so politically correct have we become.

Great idea! And you've just started it!

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They thought "foreigner" was bad? The Japanese used to translate their word 外国人 officially as "Aliens".

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Doesn't America use the term 'alien' for people from other countries?

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We do, but really only in an official capacity. For example, if you were living here on a visa, you'd officially be a "resident alien" (sounds like something from Star Wars, doesn't it?), but people wouldn't call you that. They'd be more likely to say (if they had to explain your status) that you're a "foreign national" (or even just "Irish").

For the most part, the only time ordinary people use the term "alien" here is when we're talking about people who are here illegally.

Redwolf

At Narita intergalactic airport the signs used to read "Alien Passports", etc., and we used to have to carry "Alien Registration Cards" with us if we were staying more than 90 days.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).