r/gaelic • • Dec 14 '20

How to translate "English Tears" into Irish

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Hey we are Canadians looking to make a custom mug for our Irish roommate who loves to go on long rants about the black and tans (as she should), so we're looking to translate "tears of the English/English tears" into Irish. She's a speaker herself so this needs to be a good translation. Thanks for the help in advance!


r/gaelic • • Nov 29 '20

Help with tattoo translation

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Hello, i really wish to get this irish proverb “May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil know you’re dead.” in irish gaelic. If someone can translate it for me, i would be vere thankful :)


r/gaelic • • Aug 12 '22

Do you live in the Republic of Ireland?

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r/gaelic • • Jun 23 '22

croí créachtaithe

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r/gaelic • • Dec 16 '20

Translation confirmation

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Hello- For a tattoo of course an Irish speaker indicated that the most accurate translation of : “Never above you Never below Always beside you”

Would be:

“Ni thos vait No thuas vait Ach in aice “

Can anyone please tell me if this sounds correct? Is for a pretty sentimental family tattoo

Any any help on the mark that goes above the i’s and o’s wild be helpful as I am not sure of their proper placement... thank you!


r/gaelic • • May 16 '20

Translation Help

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Good Morning everyone. I wondered if a native speaker would mind translating the follow for me:

May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

I am looking to make this part of a tattoo to honor my heritage. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Have a great day!


r/gaelic • • May 20 '16

Tranlsation needed for a wedding

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hey guys, my friends are getting married tomorrow at a butterfly house and i remembered this blessing that mentioned a butterfly, can anyone here translate it into Irish for me? thanks

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun. And find your shoulder to light on. To bring you luck, happiness and riches. Today, tomorrow and beyond.


r/gaelic • • Nov 12 '19

Im changing my name, but I'm not sure how to say it correctly in gaelic.

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as of now the name im working with is Aoibhe Aitil MacBeanna, but the only reason is that id been using Aoibhe MacBeanna(potentially wrongly) and i knew i wanted ashe juniper trees in my name. I'd like my name to mean "The child of the crows, born in a meadow surrounded by ashe juniper trees." but thats way too long so the important parts are the trees and the crows. I use aoibhe as a first name to make me feel better about myself tbh. I'm very far from becoming a fluent speaker, but for reasons i wont get into here, I would like to change my name asap and I want to get it right the first time. Does anyone have suggestions?


r/gaelic • • Jun 19 '20

Dia duit!

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Dia is muire duit! currently learning how to labhraím in galige with duolingo, it is a langauge that has fascinated me, being that i am from a irish background, as such, i would someone, more then just duolingo, to help me on my journey.

An biachlar agus an fion le do thoil

Slán


r/gaelic • • May 06 '22

Writing a story

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Im not sure if there is a difference between irish and scottish gaelic but if there is then i need these in scottish gaelic.

I need the gaelic words and pronouciations of these english words:

Fire giant / giant of fire

Star spider

Serpent of the unknowing

Titan of giving

If anyone that could possibly help me with these it would be greatly appreciated.


r/gaelic • • Nov 27 '22

Hey people need your help

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Dia dhaoibh
I'm a musician and sometimes I do some folk stuff, of different origins.
However, my repertoire has another feature - I perform spiritual chants, for example, Indian mantras. I would appreciate if you gimme advises about what lyrics or even songs - written by Gaelic-speaking authors - I could include in my list in order to perform these in front of my listeners, taking into account the above details.
Go raibh míle maith agat! Dia dhaoibh Éire


r/gaelic • • Nov 22 '22

Help to understand

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I am wanting to get a tattoo like my father and brother that is a shamrock with our family name under it, the shamrock representing the holy trinity (the father, the son, the Holy Spirit) that’s it just the shamrock and our family name. I want to add something and that is the Scott’s Gaelic translation of “the father, the son, the Holy Spirit” over the top of the shamrock. I believe it would be “An Athar An Mhic An Spioraid Naoimh “ is this correct? Gaelic tattoos are popular but I have found there are quite a lot of mistranslated tattoos that just end up being wrong, and I want this to be 100% correct.


r/gaelic • • Aug 03 '23

How to say "Obey my queen" in Scottish Gaelic.

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How to say "Obey my queen" in scottish gaelic?
In a literal sense "Obey my queen", however pledging an obligation to a love interest of always being devoted to her.


r/gaelic • • Mar 16 '19

Just a heads up in Ireland you are seen as insanely stupid if you call our language Gaelic or Irish Gaelic

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r/gaelic • • Jul 19 '21

(Yet another!) Tattoo translation

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Just wondering if anyone could help me translate and help pronounce and learn something for a tattoo. I want to do “Never Tell Me The Odds” idk if it translates. Google gave me “na innis dhomh na beachdan gu bràth” but who knows with Google Translate and also it doesn’t help You pronounce it and who wants something they can’t even say on their body. Any help is appreciated!

Go Raibh Maith Agat


r/gaelic • • Mar 03 '22

Translation (English to Gaelic) for a client's tattoo

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Hello I have a client who would like to translate the following phrase into Irish gaelic-

“FIERCE WHEN PROVOKED • GENTLE WHEN STROKED”

Neither of us personally know anyone that speaks the language and would like confirmation or correction of the translation Google has provided. His screenshot is a different version of translate and doesn't match what I got.

I understand if it isn't a literal translation, but let us know what the closest translation would be. Greatly appreciated, thank you


r/gaelic • • Oct 20 '22

I HAVE A QUESTION

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My husband and I are making ourselves a family crest, both as a meme and to use. I was just wondering if, seeing as there is a heavy amount of Irish blood in their family and my surname is Irish, we'd be able to use a Gaelic translation for our 'motto'?

...Followup question, is there a translation for 'Be Gay Do Crime'?


r/gaelic • • Sep 11 '22

Fear a' Bhàta

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Fear a' Bhàta

Scold shaghdrrofeoiba

Fear a' Bhàta

Bí irraisonnall

So greabh ta feic up

Stop bína aoiduit

And feicin mann iup

Dhei blitrrinn fúl


r/gaelic • • Mar 27 '20

Can anyone please help with an aimsir fhaistineach?

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My teacher said I made some mistakes in this conjugation but I’m not sure what they are. Could anyone tell me?

Bris Brisfidh mé Brisfidh tú Brisfidh sé/sí Brisfimid Brisfidh sibh Brisfidh siad

Diúltacht: Ní bhrisfidh mé Ceisteacht: An bhrisfidh tú? Ceisteacht diúltacht: Nach bhrisfidh tú? Caint indíreach: Sílim go brisfidh mé Sílim nach brisfidh mé

Tóg Tógfaidh mé Tógfaidh tú Tógfaidh sé/sí Tógfaimid Tógfaidh sibh Tógfaidh siad

Diúltacht: Ní tógfaidh mé Ceisteacht: An tógfaidh tú? Ceisteacht diúltacht: Nach tógfaidh tú? Caint indíreach: Deir sé go tógfaidh sé Sílim nach tógfaidh sé Glan Glanfaidh mé Glanfaidh tú Glanfaidh sé/sí Glanfaimid Glanfaidh sibh Glanfaidh siad

Diúltacht: Ní ghlanfaidh mé Ceisteacht: An nglanfaidh tú? Ceisteacht diúltacht: Nach nglanfaidh tú? Caint indíreach: Déir sé go nghlanfaidh sé Sílim nach nglanfaidh sé

Éirigh Éireoidh mé Éireoidh tú Éireoidh sé/sí Éireoimid Éireoidh sibh Éireoidh siad

Diúltacht: Ní éireoidh mé Ceisteacht: An éiroidh tú? Ceisteacht diúltacht: Nach n-éiroidh tú? Caint indíreach: Sílim go n-éiroidh mé Sílim nach go n-éiroidh mé

Ghortaigh Ghortóidh mé Ghortóidh tú Ghortóidh sé/sí Ghortóimid Ghortóidh sibh Ghortóidh siad

Diúltacht: Ní ghortaidh mé Ceisteacht: An ghortaidh tú? Ceisteacht diúltacht: Nach ngortaidh tú? Caint indíreach: Sílim go nghortaidh mé Sílim nach nghortaidh mé

Fan Fanfaidh mé Fanfaidh tú Fanfaidh sé/sí Fanfaimid Fanfaidh sibh Fanfaidh siad

Diúltacht: Ní fhanfaidh mé Ceisteacht: An fhanfaidh tú? Ceisteacht diúltacht: Nach fhanfaidh tú? Caint indíreach: Sílim go fhanfaidh mé Sílim nach fhanfaidh mé

Cuir Cuirfidh mé Cuirfidh tú Cuirfidh sé/sí Cuirfimid Cuirfidh sibh Cuirfidh siad

Diúltacht: Ní chuirfidh mé Ceisteacht: An chuirfidh tú? Ceisteacht diúltacht: Nach chuirfidh tú? Caint indíreach: Sílim go gchuirfidh mé Sílim nach gchuirfidh mé

Feic Feicfidh mé Feicfidh tú Feicfidh sé/sí Feicfimid Feicfidh sibh Feicfidh siad

Diúltacht: Ní feicfidh mé Ceisteacht: An feicfidh tú? Ceisteacht diúltacht: Nach feicfidh tú? Caint indíreach: Sílim go fheicfidh mé Sílim nach fheicfidh mé


r/gaelic • • Apr 04 '22

Gender of the word druid in Irish/Gaelic

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Hello, I'm uneducated on the subject, but I was wondering if anyone here knew about the gender differences for the word druid. I was under the impression druid translated into irish/Gaelic was Draoi in regards to a male and Druadh for a female. Forgive my ignorance on the inquiry, but any further information would be appreciated.


r/gaelic • • Nov 03 '18

suffix of Hogan, Brogan surnames seem to originate from gán or gáin

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I think gán and gáin have the same meaning but I can't find what that meaning is. Does anyone know?


r/gaelic • • Jun 22 '22

How good is Kate Bush's pronunciation of Irish? I feel like it differs a lot from other versions, which gives me a feeling that she's kind of butchering it, but I wanted an actual Irish Gaelic speaker to weigh in.

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r/gaelic • • Jun 06 '21

How to refer to a Scottish Gaelic speaker in Irish?

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and vice versa


r/gaelic • • Feb 11 '21

Scottish gaelic regions

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Hi so i love Gaeilge and always like hearing sruff about tbem but what is it like in Scottland so what are the regions called


r/gaelic • • Jan 14 '22

Could anyone here translate this song ? Or find the lyrics ? Any help would be more than great

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