Yu ming is ainm dom has been announced as winner of the temple bar diversions festival short film award. I wanted to quickly share with you the most moving languagerelated video ive ever seen. The film followed the life of yu ming, a young chinese in a deadend job in china through to his first experiences as a member of the new irish when they immigrate into this country. Whilst very amusing its balances really well the reality of irish and the use of our language. Ted, but i came across him first on an old vinyl record of his stories. Apr 28, 2018 yu ming is ainm dom english my name is yu ming is a 2003 irish short film filmed largely in the irish language it tells the tale of a chinese man who has. The australian receptionist has no idea what hes talking about and calls over an east asian employee to translate, who in a voice full of exasperation informs the receptionist that hes mongolian, not chinese.
Elvagyom innen, az okkerszinu ind tajra, hol mindennek turkiz arnya no, hol pompas madarat porkol ebedre a nap, es lotuszt foz hozza az e. Mar 31, 2012 yu ming is ainm dom my name is yu ming is the story of a young bored chinese shop clerk, who is disillusioned with his deadend job at a supermarket. Go raibh maith agat for making this topic and having irish as language of the week. Yu ming is ainm dom my name is yu ming directed by daniel ohara, ireland, 2003, minutes. Nov 07, 2011 yu ming is ainm dom was released in irish cinemas in october 2003 with jim sheridans in america, was shortlisted for an academy award and has won a total of eighteen awards at film festivals in. Filmed largely in the irish language, it tells the tale of a chinese. Better to say nothing, except that the article might be worthy of a full liberman. He tells the old man that he just arrived in ireland yesterday, but he thinks it was a mistake, because nobody understands his irish.
Filmed largely in the irish language, it tells the tale of a chinese man who has learned to speak irish but cannot. Salsa celtica with guests julie fowlis and kathleen macinnes play nighean ruaidh bhan live at celtic. Full stop, which disallows their third example above. This is link that we promised in our lesson 2 podcast. Hes a clerk at a convenience store in china, bored with his life. Passenger side is an indie film from 2009 with an amazing soundtrack and some of the most brilliant dialogue i have encountered in awhile. Tired of his deadend supermarket job, yu ming daniel wu decides to learn irish and leave his home country of china for a new life overseas. In our march presentation we were shown the short film yu ming is ainm dom which daniel ohara had directed and which starred daniel wu. Fixed thanks for pointing it out its twenty years since i last studied the language. However, to gain the full gce, students must complete the as and the a2 units. There are two versions of the short film, yu ming is ainm dom, or in english, my. Thats worth the fifteen minutes of your time itd take to watch, and covers a. Yu ming is ainm dom alchetron, the free social encyclopedia.
This has been a busy year and tumultuous summer so not much was posted. A spin of the globe leads him to choose ireland as the destination for his new life and further research informs him that the official language of. By using this site you agree to our use of cookies as described in this. English resources film junior cycle for teachers jct. Yu ming is ainm dom if youre an irish speaker or learner and havent seen the wonderful short film yu ming is ainm dom my name is yu ming, first, have you been living under a. Is cinnte go bhfuil lagmhisneach low spirit air sa phost seo nach bhfuil meas ag an duine air. See more ideas about irish language, teaching and irish. At a library, he spins a globe and stops it with his finger, which turns out to be touching ireland. A spin of the globe leads him to choose ireland as the destination for his new life and further research informs him that the official language of that country is gaelic. Yu ming is ainm dom yu ming is ainm dom yu ming is ainm dom plot pt. The humour is extremely dry and deadpan and formulates the basis of the movie which is essentially about two brothers driving around. Yu ming is ainm dom my name is yu ming is the story of a young chinese man.
Thats two full language courses at 60% off the price of one course. Stairway to heaven live at kennedy center honors full version. There are some good short movies out there showing the current state of irish in ireland, like yu ming is ainm dom. Daniel ohara i daniel ohara is a director and writer, known for yu ming is ainm dom 2003, fluent dysphasia 2004 and paddywhackery 2007. Yu ming is ainm dom is still entirely relevant and hardhitting for people interested in. Yu ming is ainm dom, irish language short film on my travels the other day, i was introduced to this video. A fateful spin of the globe leads him to choose ireland as the destination for his new life and further research informs him that the official language of that country is gaelic.
Dec 28, 2016 is it too late for frank kellys parody of 12 days of christmas. Yu ming is ainm dom is an irish minute short film from 2003 and it relies a lot on the audience finding the protagonist likable. We scrapping policy of no fees if you have 2500eu on current account and charging you 20c per transaction and 35c for using atm, plus 4. Daniel o hara 2003close yu ming is ainm dom my name is yu ming is the story of a young chinese man, who is disillusioned with his deadend job at a supermarket. Yu ming look at my other version for full video in one clip duration. Posts about yu ming is ainm dom written by kantanmt.
The average working man here would know a few words but for a full out conversation, barely anyone i would meet on average would have enough. It was made in 2003 and centres on a young chinese man called yu ming. Yu ming is ainm dom is a short film which, in a comic bitter tone, raises the problem of the status of the irish language in todays ireland. The short film yu ming is ainm dom features a scene where the eponymous character, while shaving, looks at his reflection in the mirror and quotes the monologue. When you study a minority language, youre always looking for evidence that it still exists out there, beyond the classroom or the immersion course.
Riccardo superbo, our client solutions engineer in the professional services team at kantanmt, is a language fanatic, if we may say so ourselves. The gentleman explains to him that he speaks irish better than most of the people in the country, and educates yu ming. July 30, 2010 by languagehat 119 comments dave wilton at presents this video with the words this is a great little story about the expectations people have about language, and i wont add anything to that except that it choked me up a little. In the short, a chinese convenience store clerk decides to move to ireland and learns irish gaelic upon discovering that it is the official language of the country.
Yu ming could easily have got the information from a tourist. Yu ming is ainm dom tells the story of a chinese student who determines to travel to ireland, and who proudly masters the countrys first official language before his departure. Understand the importance of language so as to get the full picture or story. A short film about a young chinese lad who decides to go to ireland to learn the irish language. Filmed largely in the irish language, it tells the tale of a chinese man who has learned to speak irish but cannot be understood when he comes to visit largely anglophone ireland. Yu ming is ainm dom my name is yu ming is the story of a young chinese man, who is disillusioned with his deadend job at a supermarket. Jan 10, 2007 yu ming is ainm dom has been announced as winner of the temple bar diversions festival short film award. Its an irish short film called yu ming is ainm dom my name is yu ming. Yu ming is anim dom as gaeilge by terry oyeneyin on prezi.
The as units make up 40% of the full a level qualification, and the a2 units make up 60%. Start studying yu ming is ainm dom learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Gaelic, gaeilge, no matter what its called wonderful people are to be found learning it everywhere. Students may take the as as a standalone qualification without progressing to a2. He reads about the country and teaches himself irish, flies to dublin, and finds to his. Salsa celtica with guests julie fowlis and kathleen macinnes play nighean ruaidh bhan live at celtic connections 09 by rumbacaliente1. In yu ming is ainm dom, when yu ming who doesnt speak english arrives at his hotel in dublin, he asks for a bed in perfect irish. In bon cop, bad cop, one character does this in a bathroom mirror. Yu ming daniel wu tries to escape the monotony of life working in a supermarket in china by learning irish gaelic and moving to ireland in this charming short that satirises the lack of irish spoken in ireland. Yu ming is ainm dom was shortlisted for an academy award and won at least 18 awards at a range of international film festivals. There is another version on, which features a few minutes of yu ming. Google video im choosing my name is yu ming as my quintessential film because of its length a succinct minutes, its intelligence and great sense of story a bored chinese student who dreams of a life elsewhere, chooses ireland after a spin of the globe, and travels to his fate, its.
It follows his first ever visit to ireland and his attempts to communicate with irish people. Posts about yu ming is ainm dom written by thegeekygaeilgeoir. The film, directed by daniel ohara, tells the story of a young chinese man daniel wu. Differing from this stereotype is daniel oharas short film yu ming is ainm dom my name is yu ming, which sets up the cliche and breaks it. He answers proudly, yu ming is ainm dom my name is yu ming, whence the title of the film.
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