Nukeboy opened this issue on Jan 06, 2008 · 6 posts
Nukeboy posted Sun, 06 January 2008 at 11:26 PM
My Irish father-in-law is on his last legs. We'll be celebrating his 70th (and most likely, last) birthday at the end of January (in Pittsburgh, PA).
I'd love to do a toast to him in Gaelic. Any ideas?
A great toast (and a phonetic pronunciation, for me) would make his day.
Thanks to anyone who can help!
Nukeboy
nruddock posted Mon, 07 January 2008 at 12:20 AM
Attached Link: http://irish.spike-jamie.com/gaelic.html
Your starter for ten. Can't help with the pronunciation, but your almost certain to be able to google something up.
bikermouse posted Mon, 07 January 2008 at 12:22 AM
I'd say that's a tricky question. The Gaels predate Christianity on the emerald isle by two or three thousand years and are composed of the desendants of at least 5 different ancient "invasions" of Ireland. I wouldn't know what to say.
TheBryster posted Mon, 07 January 2008 at 9:14 AM Forum Moderator
I might be able to get something in Welsh, which is a Gaelic offshoot kind thing.....Sorry to hear about your Father-in-law.
Gaelic genrally offers itself to phonetic pronuciation, but there are rules.
i.e. two letter Ds - dd = th as in the word 'the'
two LLs = CL as in 'clothes'
and so on, but those examples are Welsh.
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Doom Dancer posted Mon, 14 January 2008 at 1:22 PM
Slainte (pronounced Slan-Jah!)...basically means "cheers."
chohole posted Tue, 15 January 2008 at 1:55 PM
***Beagán agus a rá go maith.
***Be (e as in echo) gawn og us uh rah go (as in going) mah.
Say little but say it well.
Toasts for weddings, wakes and everything in-betweenToast: May God not weaken your hand
Irish: Nár laga Dia do lámh
Pronunciation: Nar lah-ga Djee-ah dhu lawv
Toast: May we be alive at this same time again
Irish: Go mbeirimíd beo ar an am seo arís
Pronunciation: Guh mer-i-meedh bee-oh er an am shu areesh
Toast: May you live and may you wear it out
Irish: Go mairir is go gathair
Pronunciation: Guh mah-rir is guh gah-hir
Toast: Health to the men and may the women live forever
Irish: Sláinte na bhfear agus go maire na mna go deo
Pronunciation: Slaw-in-tche na var agus guh mara na m-naw guh djeo
Toast: Health! (Could be to one or to a crowd)
Irish: Sláinte
Pronunciation: Slaw-in-tche
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