Oíche Scannán / Movie Night

Friday, September 6, 2013
7:00pm until 8:30pm. Fáilte roimh chách / All welcome.

Rejoice! We will be screening a free Irish-language documentary (with English subtitles) next Friday, Sept 6th at our classroom location in Friendship Heights. Event will run from 7 – 8:30pm. Fáilte roimh chách / All adults welcome, so feel free to bring a friend! Refreshments will be provided.

The title of the documentary will remain a mystery until screening, but rest assured this is an intriguing (and controversial) piece which will stir up some ‘comhrá’ afterwards! As an added bonus, everyone who attends will be entered into a free raffle to win a boxset of Series 1-3 of the sensational Irish crime drama, Love/Hate!

Members of the Failte DC group can register their attendance via the Oíche Scannán event page on Facebook.

New Irish classes resume in less than two weeks. We have introduced an extended 8-week Beginner course, beginning Sept 10. A new Rang 2 Intermediate resumes on Sept 17, with a new Ard Rang starting on Sept 19th. Full details and Early Bird registration available here.

Early Bird Rate Ends Tonight!

Let’s get chatting! ‘Free Fridays’ in July conclude with ‘Naughty Irish Night’ on July 26th, 6:30-8pm. Email to reserve your place.

1-Day Beginner Intensive takes place on July 27th, 9-4pm so all those eager to learn the basics in the Irish language. Register now.

1-Day Intermediate Intensive on July 28th, 10-4pm will be an opportunity to develop conversational and reading skills. Register now.

Further details can be found at www.LetsLearnIrish.com.

‘Naughty Irish Night’ and more!

If you haven’t had the chance to meet up with Ronan yet, he is back in town in July, offering several new Irish language events to help keep your skills sharp over the summer holidays

Free Fridays in July conclude with ‘Naughty Irish Night’ on July 26th, 6:30-8pm:
Only one week until ‘Naughty Irish Night’! You won’t want to miss this – Ronan is back from the Emerald Isle armed with all the best lines for making up, breaking up, and picking up, as Gaeilge! Email to reserve your place. Feicfidh muid thú ansin!

Beginner Intensive on July 27th:
This beginner course is great for people interested in the Irish language, but who don’t have the time to commute to Friendship Heights for 8 weeks in the autumn. Ronan runs a high energy course that will leave you speaking all the basics by the time you go home. This course will also prepare you to take Level 2 Courses in the fall and includes lunch. Register now.

Intermediate Intensive on July 28th:
Didn’t get a chance to travel to the Gaelteacht this summer? Here is your chance for a one day Irish language immersion. Fueled with new ideas and resources from Ireland, Ronan will lead a fun day course that will get you talking, talking and talking more! This all day course with focus on speaking Irish and will touch on new content areas as well. Have fun putting Ronan on the spot and requesting topics! Amongst the lunch, notes and freebies, there will also be a lovely new ‘seanfhocal’ poster for all attendees!  Register now.

Further details can be found at www.LetsLearnIrish.com.

Ronan at Irish Embassy, Washington DC 2013

Introductory Irish: The Next Generation!

What would Star Trek sound like in Irish? Click the link below to hear movie stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto speak Irish using phrases from their new Star Trek movie!

…and if you also want to boldly go where you haven’t gone before, and join the language voyagers of DC, then best register now for our upcoming Introductory Course – we have even extended our discount rate until the movie’s release!

Our next six-week voyage into the Irish language begins May 23rd at 7pm in Friendship Heights. Captain Elaine Kirby will introduce you to the basics of conversational Irish, and by the end of the journey you will be able to introduce yourself and talk about family life, where you live on planet earth, your occupation, likes/dislikes, hobbies and numbers, tell the time, days of the week and more!

Course dates: Thursday May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27.
Time: 7:00 – 8:15pm. Cost: $179. Registration includes intergalactic binder and notes!
Click here to register!

Introductory Course begins Thurs May 23rd

6-Week Introductory Irish Course
with Múinteoir Elaine

Curious what all the fuss is about? Would you like to speak ‘as Gaeilge’ and join the Irish language community here in Washington DC?!

The Introductory Course is an enjoyable yet challenging program in conversational Irish, held in our classrooms in Friendship Heights on Thursday evenings. Over the past years our 6-week Introductory Course has introduced well over 200 students in the area to the joys of speaking Irish, and you too can join in the fun!

By the end of this course, students will be able to introduce themselves and talk about their family life, where they live, occupation, likes/dislikes, hobbies and numbers, as well as tell the time, days of the week and more.

Course dates: Thursday May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27.
Time: 7:00 – 8:15pm. Click here to register!

Course requires a minimum number of students to run. Refunds are processed in the event of course cancellation.

Bí linn / Join us!

RTE visits Let’s Learn Irish!

RTE’s ‘Drivetime’ makes a stop at our DC Classes! 

As part of a report into the link between Irish-Americans and their ancestors, RTE Radio visited with Learn Irish With Me last Thursday evening! Washington DC correspondent Carole Coleman interviewed Múinteoir Elaine and students from the Gramadach 101 class, and the piece was broadcast on Monday, March 18th – ‘comhghairdeas’ to everyone featured on Ireland’s most-listened-to evening show!

To hear the report and view photos from the class, see the link below or click here.

Ronan will be in Old Town Alexandria this Sunday March 24th at 6pm, for a free Introductory Irish Class at the ‘Irish Walk’ (prior registration required). The next course of Irish classes in DC begin April 9th and 11th, and there are a limited number of spaces remaining.

Photography: David Maiolo

Oíche Scannán / Movie Night

Screening of Irish-language movie ‘Kings’. Fáilte roimh chách / Everyone welcome.

6pm, Friendship Heights. Register your attendance via our Facebook event page.

Níos mó eolais / More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_(film)

Screening takes place at our usual classroom location: click here

New Virtual Classroom Just Launched!

Learn Irish With Me has just launched a new interactive resource, called ‘An Seomra Cíbear/ The Cyber Room’! This web-based classroom will be used to complement learning in the new Ard Rang course, which begins tomorrow at 7pm in Friendship Heights, DC.

As an educational forum, An Seomra Cíbear is designed to provide students with more opportunities to practice their Irish, access extra resources, and connect with fellow learners. After registering online, students will be able to post comments and communicate with their course múinteoir and fellow students on each week’s comhrá (conversation) topics.

For students not yet at the Ard Rang level, do not fear: Introductory and Intermediate courses begin in less than two weeks! Spaces are limited, so make sure to sign up soon!

NEW Rang 1 Introductory Course

This is a 6-week course for those who have never learned Irish. It is an enjoyable yet challenging introduction to conversational Irish: by the end of this course, students will be able to introduce themselves and talk about their family life, where they live, occupation, likes/dislikes, hobbies, numbers, tell the time, days of the week and more!

Dates: Tuesday Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5. Time: 6:15 – 7:30pm.
Register now. Class booklet and binder included.

NEW Rang 2 Intermediate Course

This course is designed for anyone who has completed the Rang 1 Introductory course, but not sitting a TEG examination in May 2013. Here you will build your vocabulary, conversation skills and confidence in speaking Irish. In this 6-week course we will be covering the following topics: Prepositions, Emotions, Weather, The Verbal Noun, Food and Drink.

Dátaí: An Mháirt Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5. Am: 7:40 – 9:00pm.
Class booklet included. FULL

‘Fáilte’ to our new Múinteoir, Elaine Ní Chiarba!

Fáilte mhór chuig ár múinteoir nua, Elaine Ní Chiarba! Elaine will be teaching the Introductory and Intermediate classes that begin later this month, and we are delighted to have her join the LIWM team. You can read Elaine’s bio and details of the upcoming classes below.

Is as Contae Chill Chainnigh ó dhúchas í Elaine Ní Chiarba. D’fhreastail sí ar Choláiste na Tríonóide i mBaile Átha Cliath in Éirinn agus bhain sí céim mháistreachta amach sa Teangeolaíocht Fheidhmeach sa bhliain 2011. Tá a lán taithí aici i réimse an oideachais agus d’oibrigh sí mar mhúinteoir i dtíortha éagsula mar shampla An Fhrainc, An Chóiré Theas, An Spáinn, Maracó agus Sasana. Tá Elaine ag tnúth go mór le aithne a chur ar a cuid mac léinn nua agus le Gaeilge a mhúineadh i Washington DC.

Elaine Kirby is originally from County Kilkenny, Ireland. She attended Trinity College Dublin and completed an M.Phil. in Applied Linguistics in 2011. She has experience teaching in many different countries: France, South Korea, Spain, Morocco and England. She is really looking forward to getting to know her new students and to teaching Irish in Washington DC. 

NEW Rang 1 Introductory Course

This is a 6-week course for those who have never learned Irish. It is an enjoyable yet challenging introduction to conversational Irish: by the end of this course, students will be able to introduce themselves and talk about their family life, where they live, occupation, likes/dislikes, hobbies, numbers, tell the time, days of the week and more!

Dates: Tuesday Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5. Time: 6:15 – 7:30pm.
Register now. Class booklet and binder included.

NEW Rang 2 Intermediate Course

This course is designed for anyone who has completed the Rang 1 Introductory course, but not sitting a TEG examination in May 2013. Here you will build your vocabulary, conversation skills and confidence in speaking Irish. In this 6-week course we will be covering the following topics: Prepositions, Emotions, Weather, The Verbal Noun, Food and Drink.

Dátaí: An Mháirt Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5. Am: 7:40 – 9:00pm.
Class booklet included. FULL