What is the Irish word for friend?
Mate, pal, friend.
What does LÁ Breithe Shona Duit?
Say “Lá breithe shona duit” – Happy birthday to you – Law breh-ha shun-ah ditch.
What is the meaning of Mo Chara?
Mo Chara, is saying “My friend” just as we would in english.
How do you say Athbhliain FAOI Mhaise duit?
To wish a Happy New Year to more than on person in Irish Gaelic, say to them:
- Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh = Happy New Year. /Ah-vleen fwee vosh-ah gheev/
- Dhá mhíle is a sé déag (2016) /Ghaw mee-leh is ah shay jay-og/
- Dhá mhíle is a seacht déag (2017) /Ghaw mee-leh is ah shokht jay-og/
What is the Irish saying for cheers?
“Cheers” in Irish is sláinte which is pronounced a bit like “slawn-che”. Sláinte means “health”, and if you’re feeling brave, you can say sláinte is táinte (“slawn-che iss toin-che”), meaning “health and wealth”. “Cheers” is one of the words included in lesson 10 of our course.
Is it La Breithe Sona or Shona?
Grammatically, it has to be “Lá Breithe sona.” “Lá” is masculine which means the following adjective does not lenite. People seem to have followed the pattern of “Nollaig shona duit/daoibh”, but “Nollaig” is feminine so “shona” is the correct form in that expression.
How do Irish say happy birthday?
Lá Breithe Shona Duit
So to say happy birthday in Irish = “Lá Breithe Shona Duit“.
What does nollaig FAOI Shean is FAOI shonas duit mean?
A Prosperous and Happy Christmas to You
Nollaig Faoi Shéan is Faoi Shonas Duit/Daoibh (NULL-eg fwee hayn iss fwee HUH-nuhss ditch/DEE-iv): “A Prosperous and Happy Christmas to You.”
How to say Happy Birthday in Irish Gaelic?
How to say Happy Birthday in Irish Gaelic. Lá breithe sona duit. /Law breh-ha sun-ah ditch/https://youtu.be/sB7ARaTPAoA. Happy birthday to you (singular) Lá breithe sona daoibh. /Law breh-ha sun-ah deev/. Happy birthday to you (plural) Dia duit! Siobhán here from Bitesize Irish Gaelic.
How do you say Happy Christmas in the Irish language?
So here is how to say Happy Christmas in the Irish language to more than one person: Nollaig shona dhaoibh! = Happy Christmas! (To more than one person) /Null-eg hunna gheev/. For this and more phrases, read Phrases for an Irish Gaelic Christmas.
How do you wish someone a Merry Christmas in Irish?
Nollaig shona dhuit! = Happy Christmas!/Merry Christmas! Pronounce it something like /Null-eg hunna ghwitch/. Be careful. This Irish expression is specifically when you are wishing one person a merry Christmas in Gaelic. The Irish language distinguishes between “you” to one person and “you” to more than one person.
What do we call the Irish language in Ireland?
In Ireland, we just call it “the Irish language”, or simply “Irish”. If you have Irish blood, your ancestors spoke Irish Gaelic. Larkin’s pub in Garrykennedy, County Tipperary, Ireland.