Translation request: YOLO and other memes

bp1989

Hi guys,

I require Irish translations of the following internet memes. Please and thank you!

You Only Live Once
Winning
Dumb ways to die... So many dumb ways to die
Forever alone
I used to speak English, then I took an arrow to the knee
Hey, can I borrow... Everything?
Challenge accepted
Not sure if Irish... or just gibberish (no need to translate 'gibberish')
Cool story, bro ('brother' is fine)

seamus

Tense makes some of them a bit hard. My Irish is rusty, so I'll probably be corrected on all of these;

YOLO: Mairimid uair amhain. Literally "We live one time". A closer translation to the sentiment would be, Mairimid ach aon uair amhain, "We live but one time only", but it's more of a mouthful.

Winning: Translates literally to "Ag buachan". But you could probably drop the "ag" and it wouldn't lose meaning.

I used to speak English, then I took an arrow to the knee - Tuiginn Bearla, ach ansin thógim saighead i mo glúin. "I used to understand English, but then I took an arrow to my knee.

Gumbi

seamus wrote: »

Tense makes some of them a bit hard. My Irish is rusty, so I'll probably be corrected on all of these;

YOLO: Mairimid uair amhain. Literally "We live one time". A closer translation to the sentiment would be, Mairimid ach aon uair amhain, "We live but one time only", but it's more of a mouthful.

Winning: Translates literally to "Ag buachan". But you could probably drop the "ag" and it wouldn't lose meaning.

I used to speak English, then I took an arrow to the knee - Tuiginn Bearla, ach ansin thógim saighead i mo glúin. "I used to understand English, but then I took an arrow to my knee.

It should actually be "ní mairimid ach uair amháin".

Your tenses and grammar are incorrect in some others. Also, take into account that literal translations don't always make sense (often the case) and the literal meaning might have to be changed to make sense (and convey the correct meaning) in Irish.

Bhíodh Béarla agam, ach ansin fuaireas saighead sa ghlúin

Gumbi

Níl ach saol amháin agat is much better for YOLO. If you really want to emphasise the "one" this is quite good (and my preference)

"Níl ach an t-aon saol amháin agat"

Wait for more input on all my suggestions btw.

Gumbi

bp1989 wrote: »

Hi guys,

I require Irish translations of the following internet memes. Please and thank you!

You Only Live Once
Winning
Dumb ways to die... So many dumb ways to die
Forever alone
I used to speak English, then I took an arrow to the knee
Hey, can I borrow... Everything?
Challenge accepted
Not sure if Irish... or just gibberish (no need to translate 'gibberish')
Cool story, bro ('brother' is fine)

Glacaim led dhúshlán "challenge accepted" accept your challenge

Hey, an dtabharfá..chuile rud ar íosacht dom? Hey, can I borrow... Everything?

An Coilean

bp1989 wrote: »

Cool story, bro ('brother' is fine)

Scéal maith a mhac.

ChemHickey

Hey, from a teenagers POV, we say NASAA for YOLO

YOLO= NASAA (Níl ach saol amháin agat)

You're still able to say the acronym as fluidly as one would say "Yolo"...

So yeah, listen to Gumbi :P

An gal gréine

bp1989 wrote: »

Hi guys,

I require Irish translations of the following internet memes. Please and thank you!

You Only Live Once

Forever alone

Is iomaí lá sa chill orainn.

Aonarach go deo.

Gumbi

An gal gréine wrote: »

Is iomaí lá sa chill orainn.

Aonarach go deo.

Both very good suggestions.

mr chips

Winning
Think I'd just go with "Bua", i.e. Victory.

I used to speak English etc
Labhraínn Béarla, ach ansin fuair mé saghad sa ghlúin.

Challenge accepted
Dúshlán faofa (?)

Not sure if Irish ... or just gibberish
Something like "Éiginnte ... Gaeilge nó Geurla".
(Geurla is an old word meaning gibberish, which was what people here once used to describe some other language, which later became known as Béarla).

For "Cool Story, Bro", I think I'd just go with "Scéal Iontach, A Mhic".

Happy for others to try & improve on the above.

Gumbi

A mhac is more appropriate than a mhic... Terms of endearment dont take the genitive.

mr chips

It's the vocative as opposed to the genitive - same as "A Shéamais" etc.

Rodin

Irish grammar!

Now we're rockin'.

Gumbi

mr chips wrote: »

It's the vocative as opposed to the genitive - same as "A Shéamais" etc.

Sorry, that's what I meant. My comment still stands. The vocative isn't applied in terms of endearment.

mr chips

DÚSHLÁN FAOFA ...

Sorry Gumbi, I'll have to disagree with you on "a mhic" there. The term "A mhic ó!" is given as an example of the usage of "mac" in the Ó Dónaill dictionary. Also, from http://nualeargais.ie/gnag/subst2.htm
(NB, some text removed for TL;DR purposes :cool: )

vocative singular (gairmeach uatha)
...
exceptions:
...
mac vocative form = a mhic! or also a mhac! ("Son!")

An Coilean

mr chips wrote: »

DÚSHLÁN FAOFA ...

Sorry Gumbi, I'll have to disagree with you on "a mhic" there. The term "A mhic ó!" is given as an example of the usage of "mac" in the Ó Dónaill dictionary. Also, from http://nualeargais.ie/gnag/subst2.htm
(NB, some text removed for TL;DR purposes :cool: )

vocative singular (gairmeach uatha)
...
exceptions:
...
mac vocative form = a mhic! or also a mhac! ("Son!")

Depends on where you are, In Munster, A Mhic/Mhic ó is common enough.

mr chips

Ditto here in Ulster - must admit I've rarely/ever heard anyone use the "a mhac" version here, but didn't realise it would be the same in Munster. Tá mé ag foghlaim liom!

An gal gréine

bp1989 wrote: »

I used to speak English, then I took an arrow to the knee

What does the above actually mean?

Gumbi

An gal gréine wrote: »

What does the above actually mean?

II used to be a soldier, but then I took an arrow to the knee is a phrase soldiers often say in a video game called Skyrim. It became something of a meme whereby used it as it was ingame, but replacing soldier with anything they pleased.