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Lead mile Failte

English translation: One hundred thousand welcomes!

20:07 Jul 21, 2005
Irish to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Irish term or phrase: Lead mile Failte
No clue if the spelling is even correct. Were asked this question by e-mail...
langbridge.com
Local time: 01:59
English translation:One hundred thousand welcomes!
Explanation:
A traditional Irish greeting. Pronounced "kayd meela faw-iltyeh". The correct spelling is "Céad míle fáilte", note the signs over the vowels which mean that the vowel sound is lengthened, as in "e" (pron. eh) becomes "ay", "i" (pr. ih) becomes "ee" and "ah" (short sound) becomes "aw".
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Tony Pratschke (X)
Ireland
Local time: 06:59
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5 +2One hundred thousand welcomes!
Tony Pratschke (X)
5 +1one hundred thousand welcomes
carly kelly


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
one hundred thousand welcomes


Explanation:
It should read Cead not lead.


carly kelly
Italy
Local time: 07:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edith Kelly: Well, I agree as you were the first, just because someone gives lenghty explanations does not make it any righter.
2 days 9 hrs
  -> thanks Edith!
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
One hundred thousand welcomes!


Explanation:
A traditional Irish greeting. Pronounced "kayd meela faw-iltyeh". The correct spelling is "Céad míle fáilte", note the signs over the vowels which mean that the vowel sound is lengthened, as in "e" (pron. eh) becomes "ay", "i" (pr. ih) becomes "ee" and "ah" (short sound) becomes "aw".

Tony Pratschke (X)
Ireland
Local time: 06:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in IrishIrish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  IanW (X)
8 hrs
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: , though copy&paste from the email would have given the right spelling...
1 day 6 hrs
  -> ..not if it was incorrect there also! ;-)
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