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| Posted by: Danann 08-Jul-2004, 11:09 AM |
| There are two equally good ways to say "Happy Birthday!" in Irish: * Breithlá Sona! (BREH-LAW SO-nuh) * Lá Breithe Sona! (LAW BREH-huh SO-nuh) Two ways to say "May you live to be 100!" * Go maire tú an céad! (guh MA-ruh too uhn KYAYD) * Go dté tú an céad! (guh JAY too uhn KYAYD) ... And a year for repentance! * ... Agus bliain chun aithrí! (AH-guhs BLEE-ihn khoon A-hree) Other useful expressions: * Go maire tú an lá! (guh MA-ruh too uhn LAW) = Congratulations! Many happy returns! * Sláinte agus saol chugat! (SLAWN-chuh ah-guhs SEEL KHU-guht) = Health and long life to you! * Cén aois atá tú? (KAYN EESH uh-TAW too) = How old are you? * Tá tú an-óg fós! (TAW too AHN-OHG FOHS) = You're still very young! The Happy Birthday Song in Irish Here it's sung to Séamas. Just replace "a Shéamais" with your friend's name and belt it out, preferably in a public place. "Go raibh tú sona inniu" (guh REHV too SO-nuh in-YOO) literally means "May you be happy today". Go raibh tú sona inniu, Go raibh tú sona inniu, Go raibh tú sona, a Shéamais, Go raibh tú sona inniu! |