need to translate 'you can go ahead of me'

pog it · 28-04-2009 11:11am #1

Hey guys,
Just looking to translate this sentence, say for when you're in a shop and you just want to be casual and say to someone behind you 'you can go ahead of me'.
I know of 'is féidir leat dul ar aghaigh, mas mian leat' but I'd like a more natural sounding translation if it's out there!

go raibh mile maibh agaibh

onemorechance · 28-04-2009 11:17am

Is féidir leat dul romham.

ethernet · 28-04-2009 12:05pm

Could you get away with "i do dhiaidh"?

onemorechance · 28-04-2009 12:29pm

i do dhiaidh = after you

is féidir leat dul ar aghaigh, mas mian leat = you can go ahead, if you wish

pog it · 28-04-2009 5:33pm

thanks for that.

It just occurred to that you can say 'tig leat' for 'is feidir leat'.
So tig leat dul romham sounds simpler even..

But could you say, tig leat dul os mo chomhair?

conchubhar1 · 28-04-2009 6:41pm

lean ort

along with a gesture?

pog it · 28-04-2009 8:39pm

Beautiful! Go raibh mile mile maith agat!

FlutterinBantam · 01-05-2009 8:28pm

Ar agaidh leat a cailin;)

conchubhar1 · 01-05-2009 10:22pm

i dunno if its just way but id take that

as on with ya girl - as in more kind of get out of here

garbanzo · 25-05-2009 10:04pm

Would "ar aghaigh leat" work as well ?

FlutterinBantam · 25-05-2009 10:34pm

garbanzo wrote: »

Would "ar aghaigh leat" work as well ?

See post #8 on 01 May;)

mr chips · 26-05-2009 9:02am

I'd also use "Gabh ar aghaidh".

need to translate 'you can go ahead of me'

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