It may have already been referred to in another thread, but I note that Aonghus made his 5,000th posting on Friday last.

Go raibh caog míle maith agat, a Aonghuis. Táimid buíoch duit de bharr an chabhair. Is duine foighneach fial thú.

Ba cheart teideal feiliúnach a bhronnadh air: Saoi na Daltai, bfhéidir

Go hiontach, A Aonghuis! Rocky agus Aonghus 5,000th! (Reference to Mel Brooks' movie Spaceballs in which in the future the news anchor annouces the latest Rocky movie, in case you did not know.)

Ach, cá bhfuil Aonghus inniu?

Le meas,

Maidhc

/quote{Go raibh caog míle maith agat, a Aonghuis}

GML, Go raibh CÚIG míle maith agat, a Aonghuis

Tá slághdán orm.

Níl a bhuíochas oraibh!

Tá brón orm, a Aonghus. Tá suil agam tá tú go maith go luath.

Le meas, Maidhc

Tá suil agam tá tú go maith go luath.

ceartúchán:
Tá súil agam go mbeidh tú go maith go luath.

dependent particle + eclipsis + future tense (because his recovery will be in the future).

Bealach níos fearr lena rá:

"Biseach luath ort"

Scríobh Cionaodh: dependent particle + eclipsis + future tense (because his recovery will be in the future).

A Chionaoidh, you raise an interesting issue about what I wrote. In English, we could say "I hope you are well soon" or we could say "I hope you will be well soon" and even include or not include "that" when speaking. All these versions occur in conversation. I am not certain why Irish is more literal, or if that is even the right word to describe this, than English. I am reading "Who Needs Irish: Reflections on the Importance of the Irish Language Today" to gleam a greater understanding. Perhaps one day when I have studied Irish for as long as you and others here, these notions will come to me.

Perhaps one day when I have studied Irish for as long as you and others here, these notions will come to me

Just try to think your thoughts in the tenses to which they belong (English is much too sloppy with this), and try not to omit "implied" words from your English thoughts (such as the relative "that"). The caution you exercise will not only ease your Irish studies, but improve your English as well.

By the bye, I prefer Aonghus' version also, but thought it'd muddy the correction to also be offering alternatives.

I don't want to belabor the point, but I believe the difference in approach here revolves around casual conversation versus formal written documentation, which can be the case in using any language.

And by the way, I too preferred the expression used by Aonghus.

(Message edited by mícheál on February 12, 2007)

I believe the difference in approach here revolves around casual conversation versus formal written documentation

"Casual" often equates to imprecise, which will cause you problems with language learning & effective communication in the target language. A bit of "formality" might rather serve you in better stead, and that's the main point I was trying to make -- whether some formality might or mightn't improve your English is a question I'll leave for you to decide.

Bainim féin úsáid as an abairt "tá súil agam go mbeidh biseach ort go luath" de ghnáth, ach seo ceann eile daoibh:

Tá súil agam go mbeidh tú ar do sheanléim arís roimh i bhfad.

Déarfainn é sin dá mbeadh mo dhuine ina luí go cloíte leis an bhfliú, mar shampla.

ar do sheanléim arís
Sin é a bhíodh ag na seandaoine, agus nach deas an leagan é. Fad saoil a't a Dennis.

Is deas gan dabht, ach nach bhfuil sé coitianta fós? Cheap mé go mbeadh - sin an nath a d'fhoghlaim mé ó mo mhúinteoir agus ní dóigh liom go bhfuil níos mó ná 35 bliain slán aici.