How to phrase this question in Irish?

ImpossibleDuck · 12-02-2011 07:30PM #1

Im writing an essay on education and one of my topics im going to discuss is "How can doing badly in the Leaving Cert. affect the rest of your life?"

How can i phrase this properly in irish?

Insect Overlord · 12-02-2011 07:35PM

Can you write out the whole paragraph as you would write it in English? It's difficult to do a proper translation of that phrase without knowing how you are planning to lead into it.

ImpossibleDuck · 12-02-2011 07:39PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Can you write out the whole paragraph as you would write it in English? It's difficult to do a proper translation of that phrase without knowing how you are planning to lead into it.

I havn't wrote it yet. I was just using that as the start of a paragraph but if it helps i was going to write about how doing badly can lead to problems associated with unemployment such as substance abuse and crime. Just generally how its important to do well because it will help you in later life.

dlofnep · 12-02-2011 07:44PM

My grammar is ****e, but something like this.

Conas gur féidir ag éirí san Ardtéist go dona, do shaol a athrú go deo.

Insect Overlord · 12-02-2011 07:51PM

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

I havn't wrote it yet. I was just using that as the start of a paragraph but if it helps i was going to write about how doing badly can lead to problems associated with unemployment such as substance abuse and crime. Just generally how its important to do well because it will help you in later life.

The same old cliché they've been teaching for years then!

Right, here's my effort at it:

"Conas gur féidir le droch-thorthaí san Ardteist tionchar a dhéanamh ar an saol?"

Avoid Google translations at all costs. They tend to come up with stuff that reads nothing like it should in Irish syntax.

dlofnep · 12-02-2011 08:01PM

tionchar, focal úsáideach é sin! grma

Gael · 12-02-2011 11:52PM

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

Im writing an essay on education and one of my topics im going to discuss is "How can doing badly in the Leaving Cert. affect the rest of your life?"

How can i phrase this properly in irish?

There's a few ways that you could phrase it, but here's my suggestion. Be wary of overtly direct translations, as they often don't make good Irish.

Cén tionchar a bheadh ag drochthorthaí san Ardteist ar an gcuid eile de do shaol?

Cailleachdubh · 17-02-2011 10:20PM

Aontaím le Gael (I agree with Gael)... Sin é an bealach is fearr len é a aistriú.

How to phrase this question in Irish?

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