The Lederman Kitchen

April 2nd marked 1 year of living in Dublin for us.  So much has happened in this last year, it's been a tough year, and a great year, and most definitely a year we will remember.   St Stephen's Green, Dublin Admittedly, living in Ireland was not been as easy of a transition as I expected.  But, I had formed expectations for living here before I had ever even stepped foot in the country.  I thought, how different could it be?  We were moving to a European capital city where the native language was English.  Turns out, it can be very different. Ha'Penny Bridge in Dublin It was a big decision to start with.  It meant a lot for Brian and I.  Besides the material things like leaving behind all our beautiful wedding gifts we had received only a few months earlier, we were leaving a strong network of friends and family. We left our dog (don’t worry, he is living with family), we left our Nephews when they were not yet 1 & 3....

Just a quick little post to share this video that a co-worker sent to me last Friday. Are you wondering if people actually say these words?  I probably would be.  Well, the answer is yes. Yes, they do. Which is why we can relate and why we love it so much. It's one of the cool things about living abroad. Yes, it's still English, but it's really amazing how many words are used or said differently, or even just use a different word altogether.  It's fun to learn. Speaking of Irish slag and accents , next time you see Brian, ask him to do his Irish accent. He is actually pretty good, and you might just hear him use one of the words from the video. We just got back from a really fun weekend down south in Cork with some friends.  More on that after I get caught up on a handful of other posts. Until then, enjoy. *Video posted by  Jenny Keogh

I wrote before, in the post We're All Speaking English Here , about how we have a difficult time understanding some people and how we find it almost impossible to pronounce some cities, names, and words (all of which have Irish language roots).  Well, these things still are difficult, but we are getting better everyday. This post is about Irish slang.  In Ireland, there are a lot of similarities to the words, phrases and sayings British use, but some slang is just Irish. Below are a few of the common Irish slang terms we hear all the time here. Grand Pronounced: grand Used in a sentence: "That's grand", "I'm grand", "He is grand", "It's grand", "They're grand" - you get it - everything is grand over here Meaning: good Thoughts: I like it, occasionally someone will say it 5 times in one sentence, which makes me laugh, but I like it. Your Man Pronounced: yer man Used in a sentence: "Di...