The "What is this Irish word/phrase in English" thread

Gumbi · 26-10-2012 11:03am

Worztron wrote: »

For example, it is on the voting posters sometimes.

And typically incorrectly

P. Breathnach · 26-10-2012 1:33pm

Gumbi wrote: »

And typically incorrectly

I can't conveniently find the question for the upcoming referendum, but I think that you will find that Tá and Níl are not used incorrectly. The question is usually of the form An bhfuil tú sásta ...?

Contrived: yes; inelegant: yes; incorrect: I don't think so.

Gumbi · 26-10-2012 1:47pm

P. Breathnach wrote: »

I can't conveniently find the question for the upcoming referendum, but I think that you will find that Tá and Níl are not used incorrectly. The question is usually of the form An bhfuil tú sásta ...?

Contrived: yes; inelegant: yes; incorrect: I don't think so.

I agree. I mis-worded. Illogically and inelegantly I meant.

Worztron · 26-10-2012 6:43pm

Is Vóta Aon correct as Vote No?

Gumbi · 26-10-2012 7:16pm

Worztron wrote: »

Is Vóta Aon correct as Vote No?

No...that doesn't actually make sense actually. It looks like a much-garbled version of no vote.

Palytoxin · 04-11-2012 12:14am

What would the irish for the phrase "Take me home" be?

Insect Overlord · 04-11-2012 12:42am

Palytoxin wrote: »

What would the irish for the phrase "Take me home" be?

"Tóg abhaile mé" if you're saying it to an individual.
"Tógaigí abhaile mé" if you're speaking to more than one person.

Could be changed slightly depending on the context.

Palytoxin · 04-11-2012 12:45am

Insect Overlord wrote: »

"Tóg abhaile mé" if you're saying it to an individual.
"Tógaigí abhaile mé" if you're speaking to more than one person.

Could be changed slightly depending on the context.

Thanks, could you say "Tabhair dom abhaile" either?

Insect Overlord · 04-11-2012 12:52am

Palytoxin wrote: »

Thanks, could you say "Tabhair dom abhaile" either?

Nope. "Tabhair dom ___" means "Give me ____".

"Tabhair abhaile mé" could work.

It depends on whether you want to be brought home and left there, or taken home and staying in the company of whoever is taking you.

lucianot · 09-11-2012 12:45pm

Hello, I hope somebody can help me.
I want to name a guitar that I've built and I am considering these words 'yellow ash tree' meaning made of yellow ash tree and also 'the yellow one'.
Or just get the spelling of the brand Fender into Irish.

Thanks.

Krusader · 09-11-2012 1:59pm

lucianot wrote: »

Hello, I hope somebody can help me.
I want to name a guitar that I've built and I am considering these words 'yellow ash tree' meaning made of yellow ash tree and also 'the yellow one'.
Or just get the spelling of the brand Fender into Irish.

Thanks.

fuinnseog bhuí - yellow ash tree
an ceann buí - the yellow one

lucianot · 09-11-2012 2:23pm

Crosáidí wrote: »

fuinnseog bhuí - yellow ash tree
an ceann buí - the yellow one

Many thanks!

An Sionnach Glic · 09-11-2012 3:52pm

Crosáidí wrote: »

fuinnseog bhuí - yellow ash tree

Fuinseog bhuí - spelt with just one 'n'.

Gumbi · 09-11-2012 4:37pm

An Sionnach Glic wrote: »

Fuinseog bhuí - spelt with just one 'n'.

This.

10-11-2012 5:12pm

Dia diobh a chairde,

Bron orm ach nil mo chuid gaeilge go maith.
Táim ag lórg an phrása as gaeilge 'it's a great day to be alive'.

Bhí mé ag cuardach ar an idirlíon ach níl sé ann. Chuala mé micheál ó muircheartaigh rá é roimh.

Níl mé ag lorg an t-aistriúchán litriúil.

Míle buíochas!

Gumbi · 10-11-2012 6:12pm

"Is maith an lá é a bheith beo" would be a direct translation.

Grudaire · 10-11-2012 6:38pm

Palytoxin wrote: »

Thanks, could you say "Tabhair dom abhaile" either?

You could say "Tabhair síob abhaile dom"... I think!

An Sionnach Glic · 10-11-2012 9:41pm

Palytoxin wrote: »

What would the irish for the phrase "Take me home" be?

Tabhair abhaile mé.

Gumbi · 10-11-2012 10:37pm

Cliste wrote: »

You could say "Tabhair síob abhaile dom"... I think!

That's fine, though síob is typically used in the context of a lift, so it mightn't always be suitable.

Grudaire · 11-11-2012 12:17pm

Gumbi wrote: »

That's fine, though síob is typically used in the context of a lift, so it mightn't always be suitable.

Very true, thought it was implied by the context

Worztron · 30-11-2012 4:13pm

How would I say "their"?

Are these word right?
Athem
Iad

Grudaire · 30-11-2012 4:19pm

Needs context really

For "I like their car" I would say

"Is maith liom a gluaistéain"

And for "It is their computer" I would say

"is leo an ríomhaire"

But wait for the true grammar types to give you the specifics!

Insect Overlord · 30-11-2012 10:12pm

Worztron wrote: »

Are these word right?
Athem

I've never seen that word before. Where did you find it? Old Irish or Scots Gaelic by any chance?

Cliste wrote: »

For "I like their car" I would say

"Is maith liom a gluaistéain"

"Is maith liom a ngluaisteáin."

a (his) => consonant + séimhiú/ no change with vowels

M.Sh: A charr = his car. A aird = his attention.

a (her) => no change on consonant/ "h" before vowels

M.Sh: A carr = her car. A haird = her attention.

a (their) => urú before the consonant/ 'n' before vowels

M.Sh: A gcarr = their car. A naird = their attention.

Grudaire · 30-11-2012 11:18pm

Eh yeah - what he said :pac:

Gumbi · 01-12-2012 1:33am

Actually, cars

Also, I'm pretty sure the hyphen is necessary:

A n-aird

Worztron · 01-12-2012 10:46am

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I've never seen that word before. Where did you find it? Old Irish or Scots Gaelic by any chance?

I'm not sure where I noted it from (it is there a good while). Thanks for your help.

Worztron · 01-12-2012 10:48am

Cliste wrote: »

Needs context really

For "I like their car" I would say

"Is maith liom a gluaistéain"

And for "It is their computer" I would say

"is leo an ríomhaire"

But wait for the true grammar types to give you the specifics!

Cheers Cliste. It is great to see a fellow GNU/Linux user here.

Grudaire · 01-12-2012 9:17pm

Worztron wrote: »

Cheers Cliste. It is great to see a fellow GNU/Linux user here.

Fáilte fáilte!

Gaeilge heads are allowed be geeks as well ;-)

Worztron · 01-01-2013 12:19pm

How would I say "Roy's Realm" in Irish?

Gumbi · 01-01-2013 3:03pm

Ríocht Roy (in the sense of kingdom)
Fearann Roy (in the sense of domain/territory)

Worztron · 27-03-2013 12:19pm

Is this correct?

killjoy = duarcán

An gal gréine · 27-03-2013 2:29pm

Yes.

Worztron · 27-03-2013 3:13pm

An gal gréine wrote: »

Yes.

I just noticed that it also means 'pessimist'.

An gal gréine · 27-03-2013 3:28pm

Yes, also gloomy and morose person.

Worztron · 27-03-2013 3:30pm

An gal gréine wrote: »

Yes, also gloomy and morose person.

dark, gloomy, morose - duairc

Gumbi · 27-03-2013 5:21pm

Yes. It's a bit mis-leading to say "it means killjoy". A better descriptioon would be "it can (and is) used to mean kill joy". The root form of the word is "duairc" as stated above, it is modified to be "duarcán" which makes it a description of a person of type "duairc"

Worztron · 03-04-2013 8:56pm

Hi guys.

Are these translations correct?

clockwork - dul chun cinn bonn ar aon
commence - cuir tús le
commenced - cuireadh tús le
commencement - tosach feidhme

Insect Overlord · 04-04-2013 1:50am

Worztron wrote: »

commence - cuir tús le
commenced - cuireadh tús le
commencement - tosach feidhme

The translation for "clockwork" is totally wrong.
I think "tochras" is the closest translation you'll get for that.

The others are okay. "Tosach" would work its own, even without 'feidhme'.

Paz-CCFC · 04-04-2013 10:20am

"Tosach feidhme" suggests a more technical use, related to, say, law or government. Eg, if a piece of legislation were to refer to "the commencement of this Act", the Irish would be "tosach feidhme na hAchta seo".

"Tosach" would be a more informal use, but, then again, would you use "commencement" informally in English? Does the very word not suggest formality and technicality? Whereas, if you were speaking informally, you'd use something like "start"?

Edit:

Just re the verb "to commence". Achtanna.ie translates "[it] shall commence" as "tosóidh [sé]". So, that'd suggest that you could use the simpler forms of "tosaigh" and "thosaigh" instead of "cuir tús le" and "cuireadh tús le".

It's interesting that the noun "commencement" takes a more complicated form, whereas the verb is simply "tosaigh". But anyway, I'm rambling! I hope I've given you some help.

Azebra · 06-04-2013 8:50pm

Howdy,

Can anyone offer some translations for

So many of my smiles begin with you

Go raibh mhaith agaif (sp! Sory!)

Worztron · 07-04-2013 11:55am

What is the Irish for 'screenplay'?

Gumbi · 07-04-2013 12:15pm

Azebra wrote: »

Howdy,

Can anyone offer some translations for

So many of my smiles begin with you

Go raibh mhaith agaif (sp! Sory!)

Literally: Is iomaí meangadh a thosnaíonn leat

Perhaps there's a more eloquent way to phrase it, wait for more input, confirmation or otherwise.

An Coilean · 07-04-2013 12:52pm

Gumbi wrote: »

Literally: Is ionann meangadh a thosnaíonn leat

Perhaps there's a more eloquent way to phrase it, wait for more input, confirmation or otherwise.

Should that not be 'iomaí'?

Insect Overlord · 07-04-2013 1:04pm

An Coilean wrote: »

Should that not be 'iomaí'?

I was just going to say the same thing. Probably a Freudian slip!

Gumbi · 07-04-2013 1:07pm

Indeed it should. Fixed. Thanks.

Worztron · 07-04-2013 6:43pm

Worztron wrote: »

What is the Irish for 'screenplay'?

Would the closest thing be scríbhinn (script)?

Míshásta · 07-04-2013 10:04pm

Worztron wrote: »

What is the Irish for 'screenplay'?

"Script scannáin"

http://www.focal.ie/Search.aspx?term=screenplay

Míshásta · 07-04-2013 10:26pm

Gumbi wrote: »

Literally: Is iomaí meangadh a thosnaíonn leat

Perhaps there's a more eloquent way to phrase it, wait for more input, confirmation or otherwise.

Perhaps:

"Is tusa a spreagann an iomad sin miongháire ionam"

Not word for word but maybe it carries the sentiment - if correct

How so Joe · 17-04-2013 3:35pm

Was browsing tumblr a while ago and saw someone who said their tattoo was
'Love life' as gaeilge.

How would you translate that?
The tattoo said "shaol ghrá", which is also what google translate says, but it just sounds wrong to me?
Any better translations out there?

Gumbi · 17-04-2013 4:44pm

How so Joe wrote: »

Was browsing tumblr a while ago and saw someone who said their tattoo was
'Love life' as gaeilge.

How would you translate that?
The tattoo said "shaol ghrá", which is also what google translate says, but it just sounds wrong to me?
Any better translations out there?

Hahaha. It means nothing. Totally wrong. Idiots using GT. Literally senseless.

It's difficult to translate that succinctly into Irish, but a typical way to say it would be "Bain sult as an saol" reap pleasure from life. (Assuming you're saying it to one person, as opposed to multiple persons).

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