How does and athiest say 'hello' in Irish?

Liam1000

Hi Gang,

The usual Irish greeting is 'Dia duit' or 'God be with you'.

So what should we say? Or should we maintain a sullen silence?

Cheers.

dlofnep

I say "bhuel".

gruss gott

I duno what's wrong with dia dhuit, it's just a greeting

chin_grin

Conas atá tú? (Just "How are you").

Turtwig

Caide mar atá thú?

or Dhia Dhuit. Couldn't really give ****e tbh.:D

dlofnep

bluewolf wrote: »

gruss gott

I duno what's wrong with dia dhuit, it's just a greeting

Yes, but an outdated one to many people. Languages evolve all the time. There's no reason why Gaeilge can't either. "Haigh" or "Bhuel" work just fine.

Turtwig

dlofnep wrote: »

Yes, but an outdated one to many people. Languages evolve all the time. There's no reason why Gaeilge can't either. "Haigh" or "Bhuel" work just fine.

Irish is outdated.

sensibleken

A arracht spagetti ag eitilt duit

HavingCrack

It's pretty common just to say Hello in Gaeilge these days. Not many people use Dia Dhuit much any more.

dlofnep

Malty_T wrote: »

Irish is outdated.

You're certainly entitled to that view. It doesn't make it correct, nor is this forum the one to discuss the social relevance of the Irish language. I use it weekly - it's very much in date for me.

MagicMarker

''Story''.

latenia

dlofnep wrote: »

"Haigh" or "Bhuel" work just fine.

ie By speaking in English

Lustrum

What's an english athiest's national anthem?

Is it just "Save the Queen"?

dlofnep

latenia wrote: »

ie By speaking in English

So are Bosnians speaking English when they say halo, or Germans when they say hallo, or Faroese when they say hey, or Icelanders when they say halló, or Norweigan's when they say hei, or Scots gaelic speakers when they say hallo, or Welsh when they say hylo?

What a narrow view you have of the world.

mikhail

Liam1000 wrote: »

Hi Gang,

The usual Irish greeting is 'Dia duit' or 'God be with you'.

So what should we say? Or should we maintain a sullen silence?

Cheers.

How does an atheist say goodbye in English? Does he act like an idiot, or accept that it lost the meaning of God be with ye centuries ago?

Paparazzo

I don't believe in Irish. After spending another week in a gaeltacht I still haven't seen any evidence that it exists in spoken form.

Max Power1

mikhail wrote: »

How does an atheist say goodbye in English? Does he act like an idiot, or accept that it lost the meaning of God be with ye centuries ago?

God Almighty, thats told him!

sensibleken

If i ever have a son I'll definetely give him an irish name.

I was thinking 'Timpiste'

gene_tunney

This is pointless. If you want to eliminate any trace of religion from language you will have a long way to go. The English "Goodbye" is a shortening of "God be with you". Will you stop saying that as well?

Everything we say is peppered with religious references, but the fact that we use them doesn't make us religious.

seamus

"Cad é an sceál?"

Works for me.

sensibleken

seamus wrote: »

"Cad é an sceál?"

Works for me.

not if they reply with

'Fadó fadó......'

Beruthiel

Spoken Irish existed long before the RC Church came anywhere near this island.

sdun

"Dia dhuit" for athesists...uhm, how about, "Ni raibh Dia dhuit" ?

Max Power1

how about "Creid e no na creid e?"

Liamario

Hów aré you gettíng on- aigh

Patser

Darwin Duit!

It's only a saying OP. I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it.

Ickle Magoo

Halò? Ciamar a tha thu/sibh?

Actually, that's scots because I don't speak irish...

dlofnep

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

Halò? Ciamar a tha thu/sibh?

Actually, that's scots because I don't speak irish...

Tha mi gle mhath, tapadh leat

mikhail

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

Halò? Ciamar a tha thu/sibh?

Actually, that's scots because I don't speak irish...

Close enough. "Cad é mar a tá tú?" is the Irish equivalent.

Air_Bass

Cad atá suas ?

Conas atá sé crochta ?

strobe

mikhail wrote: »

Close enough. "Cad é mar a tá tú?" is the Irish equivalent.

'Conas atá tú?' Isn't it?

(Look at me with my Irish, if only Mrs. Dennehy could see me now).

KnifeWRENCH

sdun wrote: »

"Dia dhuit" for athesists...uhm, how about, "Ni raibh Dia dhuit" ?

If someone said "Ní raibh Dia dhuit" to me, I'd be slightly scared. Something very sinister about the past tense being used! :pac:

sensibleken

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

Halò? Ciamar a tha thu/sibh?

Actually, that's scots because I don't speak irish...

is it not scots gaelic rather than scots

Ickle Magoo

Ooooh, I'm not getting into the whole language/dialect argument...that rages in crofts all across the highlands & islands. :pac:

Dave!

What do a-Thorists call Thursday? Must be proper inconvenient to have to ensure you're using secular words and phrases all the time.

condra

gene_tunney wrote: »

This is pointless. If you want to eliminate any trace of religion from language you will have a long way to go. The English "Goodbye" is a shortening of "God be with you". Will you stop saying that as well?

Everything we say is peppered with religious references, but the fact that we use them doesn't make us religious.

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JustAddWater

cad e an sceal capall?

AhSureTisGrand

Conas atá m'fhear gorm?

ShooterSF

Helloail.

Well adding -ail or -atha and reversing the words got me through secondary school Irish. I even memorised an essay I wrote about the red hand defenders breaking into my family home at christmas and stealing a skud missile. I spelt SKUD "scudatha", with a fada I think, and my teacher put a tick beside it

I wrote that essay repeatedly before my LC and then twisted the one in the exam into it!

byhookorbycrook

Conas 'tá agat/agaibh is a common one.

Enkidu

strobe wrote: »

'Conas atá tú?' Isn't it?

(Look at me with my Irish, if only Mrs. Dennehy could see me now).

Conas atá tú? is the Connacht way of saying it. Conas being a contraction of Cá ionnas = Which manner = How, so Conas atá tú means:
How which you are?

Cad é mar atá tú, is Munster, literally meaning: What (is it) as which you are?

dlofnep

Enkidu wrote: »

Conas atá tú? is the Connacht way of saying it. Conas being a contraction of Cá ionnas = Which manner = How, so Conas atá tú means:
How which you are?

Cad é mar atá tú, is Munster, literally meaning: What (is it) as which you are?

Eh no, you're completely wrong there ted.

Conas atá tú/Conas tánn tú/Conas taoi = Munster.
Cén chaoi (a) bhfuil tú = Connacht.
Cad é mar atá tú = Ulster.

Zombrex

dlofnep wrote: »

Eh no, you're completely wrong there ted.

Conas atá tú/Conas tánn tú/Conas taoi = Munster.
Cén chaoi (a) bhfuil tú = Connacht.
Cad é mar atá tú = Ulster.

How do people find these threads???????:P

Oranage2

Well it's obvious atheists dont have this problem as they dont actually speak irish.

Hopefully no lying went on the Census form though, we wouldnt want false representation and all that jazz. :rolleyes:

Colm!

"Conas taoi?"

Simple. I say it anyway and so does anyone I seem to end up speaking Irish to; "Dia dhuit" is way more formal and thus rarely used. Nothing even remotely atheist\religious about it.

dlofnep

Oranage2 wrote: »

Well it's obvious atheists dont have this problem as they dont actually speak irish.

What on earth are you on about? I'm an atheist, and I speak Irish.

Daftendirekt

I just go with "O hai."

It's international.

Solair

Haigh!!

Panrich

This really should be moved to After Hours. There are a few regulars over there who would be very disappointed to miss another chance at knocking Irish.

legspin

sensibleken wrote: »

If i ever have a son I'll definetely give him an irish name.

I was thinking 'Timpiste'

Second name Úfasach

He'll probably be mates with Sneachta and Cabáiste.