Translation from TG4 Tour de France coverage?

nando

This is probably a long shot, but:

during the coverage of the Tour on tg4 every day the commentator says something I can't make out. It sounds like "dan walling" but obviously that can't be it! He says it several times throughout the day, often when discussing contact with viewers or how to enter the competition they are running.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

pog it

Hi Nando, I'm thinking it's

Dean teangmhail:

It means 'get in contact' though another member in this forum can most likely offer a more literal translation.

Gael

nando wrote:

This is probably a long shot, but:

during the coverage of the Tour on tg4 every day the commentator says something I can't make out. It sounds like "dan walling" but obviously that can't be it! He says it several times throughout the day, often when discussing contact with viewers or how to enter the competition they are running.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Was it a stand alone statement or as part of a broader sentence?

pog it

I had that problem with the term 'Bail o dhia' which I kept hearing on the radio and which sounded like 'bol a yerry' to me every time I heard it. Eventually worked it out.

What's that expression that is used to denote sarcasm, for example you'd say 'is ceoltoir maith e' and then add an Irish word that shows you don't really mean it?

nando

Thanks for your replies.

It was part of a sentence not a stand alone statement and, like I said, was used regularly when the commentator was talking about questions viewers had sent in or when talking about entering the competition.

POG IT, think the phrase might be "mar dhea"?

GaryOR

póg it has it, its déan teagmháil linn -> contact us

nando

Thankyou!:)

pog it

Yup that's the one Nando, and thanks GaryOr for finishing that other one out for me :cool:
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