getting a tattoo done soon, but am having trouble getting the words translated into gaelic. It's going to say "the waiting" So if anyone could translate this i would be very very grateful.

What does it mean?

An Fanacht

would mean the waiting (for something to happen)

Or do you mean people who wait?

Lucht Fanta

might do, but sounds odd.

I'd love if everyone, next time, makes up a joke translation, such as "Xtlaghy ghjrallghy" -'your love is my love' etc. for a tatoo question.

I'd find it amusing to hear the reciever talk about how 'meaningful' the tatoo was to them...

They should use google docs to put pix up of them

Oh be nice a chara :)

Schadenfreude, A BhRN? Má's amhlaidh, mo náire thú.

níl. bhím ag sugradh!

Anyone hav a translation for a "absence makes the heart grow fonder"??

Éirtear níos ceanúil ar a fhíor-ghrá agus é as láthair.

I'm really not sure on that. Many sayings just don't translate well directly. Or I may even be too literal here. Possible other/better versions as well.

Have another quick question... what does the word mair translate into? Found it online and it said to live, remain, and survive? Is that right? If so how is this pronounced??

[mʷæɼ] might do, but I'm unsure of the vowel, but sounds /æ/

m =lips rounded, as in 'mwee' for 'me'

a = as in '*a*way'

r = you'll not get it, even if explained to you

/æ/ does not appear after broad non-coronals (b, p, f, g, c, etc).

As I thought it generally would not; I must have been influenced by O Quiggin, who (page 5) or 'A dialect of Donegal' gives examples if it occuring:

[ɸænˠəxt̪ˠ] [mʷækˠ] [mʷæl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ] for

'fanacht' 'mak' ''mallacht'

Unfortunatly, the other dialect studies south of Donegal I have dont get too specific on the sounds represtned by 'a'. Ross Goill alignes with what you said above.

In the Achill island survay, I cant see Velar-bilabial-Vowel-Velar, but there is between a velar and a palatal: mailc (a sore caused by chaffing) [mʷælkʲ] (l is palatal too). The author specificall cross-references O Quiggin on the sound, so I know it is the same one.

On Tory island, we see where "ea is written, e.g. fear -[ɸʲæɾ] -[bʲænˠ]..."

So it would seem that in dialects with a larger inventory of sounds that is normal today perhaps (meaning north Mayo and Donegal) the rule might be broken, altho not very often, but in some cases, like Tory, it might have become regualar in a few short spots, or was a survival from Old Irish.

Anyone with specific knowledge of Donegal Irish?

Well, is dócha og bhfuil an ceart agad agus tusa ag caint faoi chanúintí Dhun na nGall. Maidir liomsa, ní raibh mé ach ag ceapadh ar fhuaim choitianta Chonamara an uair sin a bhíodh pléite ar nós phóinéim ag de Bhaldraithe ní ba luaithe. Ní raibh ach an cás seo agus na leaganacha de /æ/ ar m'intinn agus mise dhá scríobh. Ní bhíonn déileáil dhá phingin agam le Gaeilg, so, tá cosúlacht ann go bhfuil tú ceart go leor.