| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | Happy New Year | | Irish translation: | bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit (dhaoibh)! | | Entered by: | Sonia Pozzoni |
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English to Irish translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Other / wish | | English term or phrase: Happy New Year | Hello! Could you help me to translate this wish? I need to translate also 'and'. That is to say: and Happy New Year
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| | bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit (dhaoibh)! | Explanation: Irish dictionary
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Tomás de Bhaldraithe
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:33:53 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
all from the dictionary and I'm not an Irish speaker ... but has to be right
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:34:40 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
well I'm Irish and have a basic smattering but that's about it :)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:35:39 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
a verrry basic smattering ....
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:36:49 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
and "agus" for "and"
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Change the "dhuit" to "dhaoibh" if you're addressing more than one person. Bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit = Happy new year, to one person. ...
www.daltai.com/discus/messages/12465/11946.html?1070463989 - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
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maybe a fluent Irish speaker can confirm this :)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:41:21 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
CL 5 is based totally on the dictionary (which in this case I trust )
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Around the World ... Shona Dhuit Irish - Nollaig faoi shean agus faoi shonas duit agus bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit! ...
www.langston.com/Fun_People/1998/1998AAB.html - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 01:02:39 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
getting confirmatiion from a native Irish speaker on this one :)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 01:05:40 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
just confirmed by a native speaker so CL 5 ok :) |
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David Hollywood Argentina Local time: 22:44
| Grading comment Thank you very much!
And Happy New Year to you!!! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 | | happy new year bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit (dhaoibh)!
Explanation: Irish dictionary
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-23 00:32:46 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Tomás de Bhaldraithe
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:33:53 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
all from the dictionary and I'm not an Irish speaker ... but has to be right
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:34:40 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
well I'm Irish and have a basic smattering but that's about it :)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:35:39 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
a verrry basic smattering ....
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:36:49 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
and "agus" for "and"
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:38:47 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Change the "dhuit" to "dhaoibh" if you're addressing more than one person. Bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit = Happy new year, to one person. ...
www.daltai.com/discus/messages/12465/11946.html?1070463989 - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:40:28 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
maybe a fluent Irish speaker can confirm this :)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:41:21 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
CL 5 is based totally on the dictionary (which in this case I trust )
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:51:44 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Around the World ... Shona Dhuit Irish - Nollaig faoi shean agus faoi shonas duit agus bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit! ...
www.langston.com/Fun_People/1998/1998AAB.html - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 01:02:39 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
getting confirmatiion from a native Irish speaker on this one :)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 01:05:40 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
just confirmed by a native speaker so CL 5 ok :)
| David Hollywood Argentina Local time: 22:44 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment Thank you very much!
And Happy New Year to you!!! |
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