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Buns na Gaeilge - Basic IrishLanguage

There is no other way to reviveIrish than for a crowd of people

to spread it.- Douglas Hyde

Note: The spellings andpronunciations used are basedon Aideen's own natural use ofConnemara Irish but they havebeen kept simple, so as to beunderstood where there aredifferences in the language.For example, the word 'feicfidh' is used only in Connemara Irish; in Leinster, Ulster and

Munster the word is 'cfidh'. There are two pronunciations; Leinster/Munster - kee-fee;Ulster - chee-fee.

The biggest problem for people whose native language is English is that the soft 't' and 'd'are in Irish, but not in English; it's difficult to 'reproduce' them in writing. Where I use 'th'and 'dh' here, they are best achieved by putting your tongue gently behind your frontupper teeth."

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Lesson 51: Holiday Shopping'Tis the season to beshopping! And, while ourresident Irish speaker Aideen,detests it, she has gallantlyprovided us with words andphrases related to the annualbuying frenzy.Note: If you'd rather not getmauled at the mall, you canshop on-line in peace and comfort. To explore the offerings we have from a wide varietyof Irish sources, please clickShopping.Photo Credit: ecofriendWord: shoppingIrish: siopadireachtPronunciation: shup-ah-dhoh-ir-ukth

Word: shop
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Irish: siopaPronunciation: shup-ah

Phrase: shopping centre (mall)Irish: ceantar siopa

Pronunciation: ki-ahn-thahr shup-eePhrase: department storeIrish: shiopa ilrannaPronunciation: shup-ah ill-rah-nah

Word: shopkeeperIrish: siopadirPronunciation: shup-ah-dhoh-ir

Word: shopper

Irish: ceannaitheoirPronunciation: ki-ahn-ih-hoh-ir

Phrase: shop windowIrish: fuinneog siopaPronunciation: fwinn-ih-ohg shup-ah

Phrase: shop soiled*Irish: smolta n siopaPronunciation: smull-thah ohn shup-ah*Display item that's marked down in price

Phrase: shopping bagIrish: mla siopadireachtPronunciation: mawl-ah shup-ah-dhoh-ir-ukth

Phrase: Good buy (bargain)Irish: margadh maithPronunciation: mahr-gah mye

Word: gift/presentIrish: bronnntanasPronunciation:brun-thah-nahs

Word: buyingIrish: ag ceannachPronunciation: egg ki-ahn-ukh

Phrase: to buy for...Irish: a cheannach do...


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Pronunciation: ah khih-ahn-nukh dhuh

Word: priceIrish: costasPronunciation: kuss-thahs

Phrase: sale priceIrish: luach saor-reacaPronunciation: loo-ukh seer-rah-kah

Word: errandsIrish: teachtarachtaPronunciation: tshock-thahr-ukh-thee

Phrase: fitting roomIrish: seomra tstla (literally: tasting)

Pronunciation: shohm-rah thaws-thaw-lahPhrase: toy storeIrish: siopa braginPronunciation: shup-ah bray-gaw-in

Phrase: ribbons and bowsIrish: ribn agus libnPronunciation: rib-een-ee ah-gus loo-been-ee

Phrase: gift boxesIrish: bosca bhronntanaisPronunciation:buss-kee vrun-thahn-ish

Phrase: Christmas listIrish: liosta na NollaigPronunciation: liss-thah nah null-ig

Word: receiptIrish: admhilPronunciation: oddh-waw-il

Phrase: Customer ServiceIrish: seirbhs costaimaraPronunciation: sher-veesh kus-thah-may-rah

Word: ReturnIrish: cur ar aisPronunciation: kur err ash


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Phrase: After Christmas SaleIrish: dolachin iar-NollaigPronunciation: djeel-ukh-aw-in eer null-ig

Phrase: I would like this gift-wrapped, please

Irish: ba maith liom seo a beith fillte mar bheartn bhronntanais, led' thoilPronunciation:bah whye l-um shuh ah veh fill-tjeh mahr vahr-thawn vrun-thahn-ish, ledhhell

Phrase: I would like this sent to...Irish: ba maith liom seo a chur ar agaidh ag...Pronunciation:bah whye l-um shuh ah khur err eye egg...

Phrase: Do you have this in a (large/medium/small/extra large?)Irish: bhfuil s seo ar fil agat i miosr (literally: measure) (mr/men/beag/sr-mhr?)Pronunciation: will shuh err faw-il ah-guth ih mis-oor (mohr/mi-awn/bi-ug/sawr-wore?)

Phrase: You have come to the right shop/placeIrish: t t sa siopa/it ceartPronunciation: thaw thoo sah shup-ah/at-itch ki-ahrth

Phrase: He/She loved having his/her photo taken with Santa Claus (Father Christmas)Irish: Bhain s/s sr-taithneamh as a griangraf/ghriangraf a dhanamh le Deada naNollaigPronunciation: wahn shay/shee sawr-thah-nuv oss ah green=grahf/ghreen-grahf ah yay-nuv leh daddy nah null-ig

Phrase: we have a limit of ten euros on our gift exchange at work. You can't buy much forthat these daysIrish: san it oibre s'againne t teorainn de dheich Euro ar nr malart bhronntanais. Nfidir mrn a cheannach leis sin san l at inniu annPronunciation: sahn aw-itch eye-breh shog-inn-neh thaw choh-runn djeh yah Euro weenawr mahl-ahr-thoo vrun-thahn-ish. nee fay-djir mohr-awn ah khih-ahn-nukh lesh shinsahn law ah-thaw inn-nioo on

Phrase: I'm all done with all my shopping. What a relief!Irish: tim crochnaithe lem siopadireach uilig. Nach faoiseamh sin!Pronunciation: thaw-im kreekh-nih-heh lem shup-ah-dhoh-ir-ukth ill-ig. nokh fwee-shivshin!

Phrase: I have some shopping to doIrish: T agam le ruda a cheannachPronunciation: Thaw ah-gum leh rudh-ee ah khi-ahn-ukh

Phrase: I bought this ( ) cheaplyIrish: Fuair m an ( ) seo i saorchonradh


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Pronunciation: foo-ir may on ( ) shuh ih see-khun-rah

Phrase: I always budget in advance for ChristmasIrish: Danaim solthar roimh r le haghaidh na NollaigPronunciation: Djay-nim sull-aw-hahr rev ray leh heye nah null-ig

Phrase: It's always difficult to think of a Christmas gift for........Irish: Bonn s deacair i gcna smaoineamh ar bronntanas Nollaig do..........Pronunciation: Beeiun shay djah-kir ih goh-nee smwee-nuv err vrun-thah-nahs null-igdhuh.......

Phrase: Don't forget to buy wrapping-paperIrish: N dearmaid pipar beartn a cheannachPronunciation:Naw djahr-midh paw-payr bahr-thawn ah khiahn-ukh

Phrase: I'll meet you in the Women's Department at noon

Irish: Casfaidh m leat i Roinn na mBan um ninPronunciation: Kahs-ee may li-ahth ih reyenn nah mahn um noh-inn

Phrase: We must make time to take the children to visit Father Christmas (Santa Claus)Irish: N mr dinn am a chur ar lithair na pist a thabhairt ar chuairt ar Deada naNollaigPronunciation: nee mohr dhoo-inn ahm ah khur err law-hirr nah pawsh-thee ah hoh-irtcherr knoo-irtch err daddy nah null-ig

Phrase: We'll need a big trolley*Irish: Beidh trucil mr ag teastil againnPronunciation: Bye thruck-aw-ill mohr egg thahs-thaw-ill ah-ginn*shopping cart

Phrase: Where are the toilets (washrooms/bathrooms/restrooms)?Irish: C bhful na leithris?Pronunciation: Kaw will nah leh-rish?

Phrase: Do you think this will be big enough for him?Irish: A' gceapann t go mbeigh seo mr go leor d?Pronunciation: ah gih-ah-pahn thoo guh my shuh morh guh li-ohr dhoh

Phrase: We can do (be able to) the grocery shopping (marketing) on the way homeIrish: Bimd in ann an siopadireacht grosara a dhanamh ar an mbealach abhailePronunciation: Bye-meedj inn on on shup-ah-dhoh-ir-ukth gross-ay-rah ah yay-nuv err onmahl-ukh ah-wahil-leh

Phrase: I did the bulk of my Christmas shopping on the InternetIrish: Dhein m mrchuid dem siopadireacht Nollaig ar an IdirlnePronunciation: Yen may mohr-khwidj djem shup-ah-dhoh-ir-ukth null-ig err on idj-irr-


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Phrase: Do they take (credit) cards here?Irish: An nglacann siad le crta (thaisce) anseoPronunciation: On nglahk-ahn sheedh leh kawrthee (hahsh-keh) on -shuh

Phrase: My feet are killing meIrish: T an deabhail im choisPronunciation: Thaw on djow-ill im khush(literally: The Devil is in my feet!)

Note: This caught our eye. Yes, we know it isn't gaeilge, but it is fascinating. If nothingelse, it is certainly language (and Irish language as well.)Slanguageby Bernard Share...for all 'decent skins', 'crawthumpers', horse-protestants', 'hard chaws' and 'strong

farmers'...a dictionary of Irish slang that's as amusing as it is informative.Click here for Slanguage

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There is no other way to reviveIrish than for a crowd of peopleto spread it.- Douglas Hyde

Note: The spellings andpronunciations used are basedon Aideen's own natural use ofConnemara Irish but they havebeen kept simple, so as to beunderstood where there aredifferences in the language.For example, the word 'feicfidh' is used only in Connemara Irish; in Leinster, Ulster andMunster the word is 'cfidh'. There are two pronunciations; Leinster/Munster - kee-fee;Ulster - chee-fee.

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Lesson 52: Wrapping up theHolidays

We hope you are enjoying a safeand happy holiday season. Thisweek's offering features words andphrases which should have beenincluded in previous lessons.

Phrase: Celebration of ChristmasIrish: Ceiliradh na NollaigPronunciation: kell-oor-ah nah null-ig

Phrase: Little Christmas/EpiphanyIrish: L Chinn (an D L Dag)Pronunciation: lay khinn (on ghaw law djayg){literally: the final day (the twelfth day) }

Word/Phrase: Wren/Wren BoysIrish: Dreoiln/Buachailln an DreoilnPronunciation: dhroh-leen/boo-khahl-een-ee on dhroh-leen(literally: little boys of the wren)

Word: Pantomime

Irish: GeamairePronunciation: gi-ah-meh-reh

Phrase: Christmas BonusIrish: Bnas na NollaigPronunciation:bonus nah null-ig

Phrase: Happy Hannukah (to you/you plural)Irish: Hannukah faoi mhaise leat/libhPronunciation: Hannukah fwee wash-eh lih-ath/liv

Phrase: Boxing Day/St. Stephen's DayIrish: L le StiophnPronunciation: law leh sthiff-awn

Word/Phrase: Sleigh/Sleigh RideIrish: carr sleamhnin/turas sleamhninPronunciation: cawr shlow-naw-in/thruss shlow-naw-in
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Word/Phrase: Advent/Advent candlesIrish: Aidbhint/coinnle AidbhintPronunciation: ahdh-vinth/quin-leh ahdh-vinth

Phrase: (The) Baby Jesus

Irish: An Leanbh osaPronunciation: on lih-an-uv eesah

Phrase: Jesus, Mary and JosephIrish: osa, Muire agus IosaphPronunciation: eesah, mwuir-eh ah-gus yo-seph

Word: CamelIrish: camallPronunciation: kah-mull

Phrase: Three Wise Men/Three KingsIrish: Na Tr Rthe n OirthirPronunciation: nah three ree-heh ohn err-hir(literally: the three kings from the east)

Phrase: Gold, Frankincense and MyrrhIrish: r, Tis agus MiorrPronunciation: ohr, thoosh ah-gus myrrh

Word: ToysIrish: bragainPronunciation:bray-gaw-in

Phrase: Mince PieIrish: Pog MhionraPronunciation:pee-ohg mih-un-rah

Phrase: Apple PieIrish: Pog llaPronunciation:pee-ohg ool-ah

Phrase: Christmas CrackersIrish: Plascig NollaigPronunciation:playss-koh-ig null-ig

Phrase: The Twelve days of ChristmasIrish: D L Dag na NollaigPronunciation: ghaw law djayg nah null-ig

Phrase: Family Gathering


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Buns na Gaeilge - Basic IrishLanguage

There is no other way to reviveIrish than for a crowd of people

to spread it.- Douglas Hyde

Note: The spellings andpronunciations used are basedon Aideen's own natural use ofConnemara Irish but they havebeen kept simple, so as to beunderstood where there aredifferences in the language.For example, the word 'feicfidh' is used only in Connemara Irish; in Leinster, Ulster and

Munster the word is 'cfidh'. There are two pronunciations; Leinster/Munster - kee-fee;Ulster - chee-fee.



Lesson 53: Outdoor CountrysideFor those of us in the NorthernHemisphere, this time of year oftenfinds us hibernating and longing forsunny days when we can enjoy thegreat outdoors again. It's also whenmany people begin planning theirsummer holidays; so, we thought itwould be appropriate to offer alesson that focuses on words and phrases associated with land, water, and relatedactivities.

Word: OutdoorsIrish: Amuigh faoin AerPronunciation: ah-mwuih fween air

Word: Land
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Irish: talamhPronunciation: thahl-uv

Word: FieldIrish: gort

Pronunciation: gurthWord: RiverIrish: abhannPronunciation: ow-ahn

Phrase: River bankIrish: bruach abhannPronunciation:broo-ukh ow-ahn

Word: Stream

Irish: sruthnPronunciation: shruh-hawn

Word: MountainIrish: sliabhPronunciation: shleeve

Phrase: Mountain rangeIrish: sliabhraonPronunciation: shleeve-rayn

Word: MountaineerIrish: sliabhadirPronunciation: shleeve-ah-dhoh-ir

Word: RoadIrish: btharPronunciation:boh-hahr

Word: RockIrish: carraigPronunciation: kahr-ig

Phrase: Rock faceIrish: adn carraigePronunciation: ay-dhawn kahr-ig-eh

Word: CanoeIrish: curachPronunciation: kur-ukh


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Word: SeaIrish: farraigePronunciation: fahr-ig-eh

Word: BeachIrish: trPronunciation: thraw

Word: WaterfallIrish: bs uiscePronunciation:baws ish-geh

Word: SailingIrish: seolthireachtPronunciation: shohl-thohr-ukth

Word: FishingIrish: iascaireachtPronunciation: eess-kah-rukhth

Word: BogIrish: portachPronunciation:purr-thukh

Word: ClimbingIrish: dreapadireachtPronunciation: dhrahp-ah-dhohr-ukhth

Word: SkyIrish: spirPronunciation: spayr

Word: SunIrish: grianPronunciation: gree-un

Word: CloudIrish: scamallPronunciation: skah-mull

Word: StarIrish: raltaPronunciation: rayl-thah

Word: weather


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Irish: aimsirPronunciation: eyem-shir

Phrase: On land and on seaIrish: ar muir agus ar tr

Pronunciation: err mwirr ah-gus err tcheerPhrase: We are going mountaineering next week.Irish: Timid ag dul ag slibhtheoireacht an tseachtain seo chugainnPronunciation: thaw-muidj egg dhull egg shlayv-thohr-ukhth on tshock-thin shuh hug-inn

Phrase: Do you know what height is that mountain?Irish: Bhfuil fhios agat ar chn airde ata an tsliabh sin?Pronunciation: will iss ah-guth err khayn eer-djeh ah-thaw on tshleeve shin

Phrase: Be careful, I heard a warning that the wind is rising

Irish: B/bg (you singular/plural) cramach, chuala m fgra go bhfuil an gaoth ag rdPronunciation:bee/bee-gee (hard 'g') koo-rah-mukh, khool-ah may foh-grah guh will ongwee egg awr-dhoo

Phrase: We are all going sailing (boating) tomorrow.Irish: Taimid uilig ag dul ag curachireacht amrachPronunciation: thaw-mwidj ill-ig egg dhull egg kur-ukh-thoh-ir-ukhth ah-mawr-ukth

Phrase: On retirement from business, he intends to sail the seasIrish: Ar ir as crsa gntha, t s d'intinn aige na fairrig a shiil (literally: to walk theseas)Pronunciation: err eye-ree oss koor-see gnoh-hee, thaw shay dhin-chin eh-geh nah fahr-igee (hard 'g') ah hi-oo-ill

Phrase: It's difficult rowing against the streamIrish: T s deacair bheith ag rmhadh in adan an tsruthPronunciation: thaw shay dja-kirr veh egg raw-vah inn ay-dhahn on tsruh

Phrase: I'd love to be living beside the seaIrish: Ba bhre liom a bheith im chna chois fharraigePronunciation:bah vrhah li-um ah veh im khoh-nee khush ahr-ih-geh

Phrase: We'll go out under the shade of night and watch the stars.Irish: Rachaimid amach i ndorchadas na hoche agus dul a' breathn ar na raltaPronunciation: rahkh-ah-mwidj ah-mahkh ih nurr-khah-dhahs na hee-heh ah-gus dhull ahbrah-noo err nah rayl-thee

Phrase: Isn't it well (nice) for those who have a river flowing through their land.Irish: Nach aoibhinn dibh a bhfuil abhann snitheach trd a dtalamh.Pronunciation: nokh eev-inn dhoh-iv ah will ow-ahn aw shnih-ukh threedj ah dtahl-uv


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Note: This caught our eye. Yes, we know it isn't gaeilge, but it is fascinating. If nothingelse, it is certainly language (and Irish language as well.)Slanguage

by Bernard Share...for all 'decent skins', 'crawthumpers', horse-protestants', 'hard chaws' and 'strongfarmers'...a dictionary of Irish slang that's as amusing as it is informative.Click here for Slanguage


Image: Gaeilge Beo fromAll Posters and Prints.uns na Gaeilge - Basic IrishLanguage

There is no other way to reviveIrish than for a crowd of peopleto spread it.- Douglas Hyde

Note: The spellings andpronunciations used are basedon Aideen's own natural use ofConnemara Irish but they havebeen kept simple, so as to beunderstood where there aredifferences in the language.For example, the word 'feicfidh' is used only in Connemara Irish; in Leinster, Ulster andMunster the word is 'cfidh'. There are two pronunciations; Leinster/Munster - kee-fee;Ulster - chee-fee.


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Lesson 61: Personal Appearance

Before we were corrected by ournative Irish speaker, we alwaysthought the phrase "he has the mapof Ireland on his face" meant that
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he was covered in freckles. Not so. This week's lesson is all about appearance andincludes the phrase "you've lost weight" - something that many women would rather hearthan "I love you"!

Word: Appearance

Irish: GnithPronunciation: gnay

Word: PrettyIrish: deas (or) gleoitePronunciation: dee-ahs (or) glohi-tcheh

Word: Handsome/Good-lookingIrish: dathilPronunciation: dhah-oo-il

Word: AttractiveIrish: tarraingteachPronunciation: thar-ing-tioch

Word: BeautifulIrish: lainnPronunciation: awl-yin

Word: TallIrish: rdPronunciation: awrdh

Phrase: Average HeightIrish: men-airdePronunciation: mee-awn eer-djeh

Word: ShortIrish: gearrPronunciation: gi-ahr

Word: PetiteIrish: beagPronunciation:bi-ug

Word: ThinIrish: caolPronunciation: kweel

Word: HeavyIrish: trom


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Pronunciation: thrum

Word: LightIrish: eadtromPronunciation: ay-thrum

Word: PlainIrish: soilirPronunciation: sull-ay-ir

Word: FrecklesIrish: bricnPronunciation:brick-een-ee

Word: Complexion/skinIrish: craiceann

Pronunciation: crack-unWord: SmileIrish: meangadh (or) miongirePronunciation: mi-ahn-gah (or) mi-un-goyr-eh

Word: FrownIrish: graincPronunciation: grank

Word: AwkwardIrish: anstaPronunciation: on-aws-thah

Word: FaceIrish: aghaidhPronunciation: eye

Word: TeethIrish: fiaclaPronunciation: feek-lah

Word: EyesIrish: silePronunciation: sool-eh

Phrase: You've lost weightIrish: T mechan caillte agatPronunciation: taw mi-awkh-ahn ah-guth


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Phrase: He is very good-lookingIrish: Is saor-dathil Pronunciation: iss seer dhah-oo-il ay

Phrase: She is very pretty (Isn't she a pretty girl?)

Irish: Nach cailn gleoite ?Pronunciation: nahkh kah-leen glohi-tcheh ee

Phrase: He is growing (tall)Irish: T s ag fsPronunciation: thaw she egg faws

Phrase: How tall are you?Irish: Cn airde th?Pronunciation: kayn eer-djeh hoo

Phrase: All the children in that family are good-lookingIrish: T cuma dathil ar na pist uilig sa chlann sinPronunciation: thaw kumah dhah-oo-il err nah paw-ish-thee sa khlahn shin

Phrase: He has the map of Ireland on his faceIrish: T cuma crigeach ar a aghaidhPronunciation: thaw kumah kray-gi-okh err ah eyeNote: Not a literal translation but 'He has a craggy face.' The colloquialism, "map ofIreland on his face", applies only to a man and implies that the person's face is like thegeographic features of the country. Our native Irish speaker says she hasn't heard thephrase in years.

Phrase: He looks young for his ageIrish: T cuma na hige air d aoisPronunciation: thaw kumah nah hoh-igeh err dhaw eesh

Phrase: She looks her ageIrish: T a haois le haithint uirthiPronunciation: thaw ah heesh leh hah-intj irr-hee

Phrase: She is very fair-skinnedIrish: T s gealchraicneachPronunciation: thaw she gi-ahl-khrack-nukh

Phrase: I don't tan easilyIrish: N thagann dath na grine orm go hascilPronunciation: nee hah-gahn dhah na gray-neh urm go hays-kool

Phrase: You have beautiful eyesIrish: T sile aoibheann agat


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Pronunciation: thaw sool-eh eev-en ah-guth

Phrase: Her teeth are perfectIrish: Ta fiacla ar fheabhas aiciPronunciation: thaw feek-lah err yows ek-ee

Phrase: She is always smilingIrish: Bonn aoibh go dt na cluasa uirthiPronunciation:bee-un eev guh dtjee nah kloo-sah irr-hee

Phrase: I take after my motherIrish: T rian mo mhthair ormPronunciation: thaw reen muh waw-hirr urm

Phrase: Who does the baby look like?Irish: Cn coslacht at ar an leanbh?

Pronunciation: kayn kuss-oo-lukhth ah-thaw err an liahn-vPhrase: He's the image of his fatherIrish: T dealramh a athair airPronunciation: taw dhahl-ruv ah ah-thirr err

Note: This caught our eye. Yes, we know it isn't gaeilge, but it is fascinating. If nothingelse, it is certainly language (and Irish language as well.)Slanguageby Bernard Share...for all 'decent skins', 'crawthumpers', horse-protestants', 'hard chaws' and 'strongfarmers'...a dictionary of Irish slang that's as amusing as it is informative.Click here for Slanguage


Image: Gaeilge Beo fromAll Posters and Prints.
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