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Can someone translate this short line for me?

hyperbaby · 2010-01-28 16:22:43

I'm free as a bird... I think it is something like Ta me saor as an hean.... No fadas but is the spelling or the sentence correct? thanks.

28-01-2010 05:22PM

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hyperbaby

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I'm free as a bird...

I think it is something like Ta me saor as an hean....
No fadas but is the spelling or the sentence correct?

thanks.

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#2 28-01-2010 05:28PM

ballsymchugh

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maybe

táim saor mar an éan.

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#3 28-01-2010 06:23PM

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the 'an' that you're adding in means 'the'

I personally would say:

Táim chomh saor le éan.

But I'm wait for someone with better gramadach to dysect that

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#4 28-01-2010 07:55PM

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Táim chomh saor le héan.

le adds h if next word begins with a vowel

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#5 29-01-2010 10:08AM

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Thanks for your help guys...

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