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

Indeed it should. Fixed. Thanks.

Worztron wrote: »

What is the Irish for 'screenplay'?

"Script scannáin"

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

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 wrote: »

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).

I was thinking along the same lines, I knew it sounded stupid.
Thanks for your response.

How so Joe wrote: »

I was thinking along the same lines, I knew it sounded stupid.
Thanks for your response.

Another good one is "Bain ceol as an saol". Reap music [pleasure] from life.

Samantha4 wrote: »

Leatsa a thosaíonn cuid mhaith m'aoibhnis

or

Leatsa a thosaíonn cuid mhaith mo gháire

You're missing "is" at the start of both of those.

Samantha4 wrote: »

Both are correct. It's correct to start it without the copula, and correct to start it with it, the difference is in emphasis and linguistic register. 'Is leatsa' places greater emphasis on the fact that 'you', 2nd person sing, is the reason for the state of happiness. Re. register, if it's a formal context, 'is leatsa' would probably be better, and if more informal (as in, between two loved ones) than I would opt for 'leatsa.'

hi Gumbi, I couldn't find your comment on 'Leatsa' perhaps being too informal for writing. No, it wouldn't be too informal for the written word if between friends/ lovers. The formality or otherwise would depend more on the linguistic register (and context) than on the fact that it might be orally transmitted, or transmitted in written form. In this instance, it also comes down to something highly individual: the style of the writer, and how he/she wishes to communicate the message. In other words, if the writer wishes to say 'Is leatsa', that's partly down to style, as is the choice of 'leatsa'.

Samantha4 wrote: »

Just struck me there that I forgot to mention that what makes it correct to start the sentence with 'leatsa' (as well as, as gumbi pointed out, is leatsa) is the fact that Foirm na Treise has been used (the Emphatic Form): it's the -sa at the end of the prepositional pronoun that allows us to start a sentence in Irish using just that prep.pronoun. For example, it would be incorrect of me to say 'Leat a thosaíonn...' etc
There are numerous examples in Irish den fhoirm seo at the beginning of the Sentence: Ormsa atá an locht; Liomsa é sin; and there are other cases, too, where we leave 'is' out.
Slán go fóillín, a chairde.

Very good explanation. Your explanation regarding which part is being emphasised with regard to "is" (or lack thereof) is very clear - and correct.

My bad.

Worztron wrote: »

I came across this but it may be wrong. I take skive to mean 'avoid doing something'. Is this translation correct?

skive ~ bheith ag stangaireacht

hi Worztron. Yes, stangaireacht can mean one of several things based on the context/how the sentence is qualified, but you're right, it generally means just evading something, or skiving off, or shirking responsibility, if it's used in the unqualified way that it is here. [It can also mean someone who is 'high maintenance' and has a tendency to be difficult/argumentative].

there is no search word in irish, u may have misheard it.
seachan means watch out or be careful or avoid
seachas means except
Hope that helps

something along the lines of seachaí sé?
He will avoid

daithi_dearg wrote: »

Any idea what Seachai is in relation to a football match?

I'm no football expert! I'm into bikes! But I think it means the one who passes/ed the ball, as some of the other people on this page pointed out. It probably comes from the verb seachadadh, to pass. I would have thought it would be 'seachadóir.' Then again, it could be a dialect of that word. It's very possible that the word has been made up by An Coiste Téarmaíochta/The Terminology Commission. There's people sitting on this Committee that 'make up' words in Irish that often don't use Irish syntax. Another one they have made up is 'ciontóirí' i.e. the offenders. You can see this now on Dublin bus electronic notices. I read this just other day, as I sat on the bus passing Foras na Gaeilge, homestead of ILT (the Irish Language Taliban)

These totalled 10 for each team and passes were listed seperately. My best guess is still wide but I might ask tg4 directly.