Bhi craic amach againn

pog it

Hey just a quickie question:

Bhi craic amach againn

What's this in English? I came across it in a list of nathanna cainte and can't work it out... It's hardly 'we had craic out (and about)'?

Grudaire

pog it wrote: »

Hey just a quickie question:

Bhi craic amach againn

What's this in English? I came across it in a list of nathanna cainte and can't work it out... It's hardly 'we had craic out (and about)'?

Hmmm directly it means

We had fun(craic) outside

But it's not great word structure I don't think: I would have expected 'Bhí craic maith againn' - We had good fun

arse..biscuits

I think its kind of "we had out and out fun"

Múinteoir

pog it wrote: »

Hey just a quickie question:

Bhi craic amach againn

What's this in English?

I honestly can't make head nor tail of it, though it's clearly got something to do with having 'craic'. Other than that, your guess is as good as mine.

Grudaire

arse..biscuits wrote: »

I think its kind of "we had out and out fun"

Hmmm, it's not a phase I've seen before, especially for a list of 'naitheanna cainte'...

Still could be a botched attempt at it allright...

pog it

Thanks guys. I came across it in a list of nathanna cainte in a grammar book by ciaran mac murchaidh and he doesn't give the translations for these phrases unfortunately. Brill grammar book though.
Ok well I guess I won't use the phrase so!

FlutterinBantam

"Bhi craic amach againn"

Perhaps it means " the fun was out between us"
In other words, there was good fun and craic between a group of people.

Not sure of the context,but it's an expression one might use if say a group of friends went out for a drink or meal together, and they enjoyed the interaction amongst themselves as opposed to with others.

Micilin Muc

pog it wrote: »

Thanks guys. I came across it in a list of nathanna cainte in a grammar book by ciaran mac murchaidh and he doesn't give the translations for these phrases unfortunately. Brill grammar book though.
Ok well I guess I won't use the phrase so!

What page is it on? Ní féidir liom é a aimsiú!

pog it

page 182..

Micilin Muc

pog it wrote: »

page 182..

A native speaker from Donegal tells me it means 'we had great craic' and that it's used commonly enough in Donegal Irish.

onemorechance

arse..biscuits wrote: »

I think its kind of "we had out and out fun"

Seo é an aistriú is fearr.

Micilin Muc

Ná bac le nathanna cainte a aistriú go díreach! Is féidir rudaí a rá i nGaeilge nach féidir a rá i mBéarla.

Micilin Muc

onemorechance wrote: »

Seo é an aistriú is fearr.

Ná bac le rudaí a aistriú go díreach. Most phrases, such as this one, don't have a direct translation.

pog it

Woo.. bhuel go raibh mile maith agaibh go léir