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Happy New Year

Irish translation: bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit (dhaoibh)!


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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
Thank you!
Sonia Pozzoni
Italy
Local time: 01:44
bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit (dhaoibh)!
Explanation:
Irish dictionary

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Tomás de Bhaldraithe

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all from the dictionary and I'm not an Irish speaker ... but has to be right

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:34:40 GMT)
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well I'm Irish and have a basic smattering but that's about it :)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:35:39 GMT)
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a verrry basic smattering ....

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:36:49 GMT)
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and "agus" for "and"

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:38:47 GMT)
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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 :)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:41:21 GMT)
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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

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 01:02:39 GMT)
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getting confirmatiion from a native Irish speaker on this one :)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 01:05:40 GMT)
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just confirmed by a native speaker so CL 5 ok :)
Selected response from:

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



Summary of answers provided
5 +1bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit (dhaoibh)!David Hollywood


  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
happy new year
bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit (dhaoibh)!


Explanation:
Irish dictionary

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-23 00:32:46 GMT)
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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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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 )

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 00:51:44 GMT)
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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

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 01:02:39 GMT)
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getting confirmatiion from a native Irish speaker on this one :)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 01:05:40 GMT)
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just confirmed by a native speaker so CL 5 ok :)

David Hollywood
Argentina
Local time: 22:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much!
And Happy New Year to you!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Shortall: or "Athbhliain" for "New Year"
25 mins
  -> thanks Peter :)
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