Dia dhaoibh, a chairde,

I noticed a business not too long ago and thought some of you here might find the name interesting. "Álainn Tú" is located on the corner of 34th and Folsom in Sacramento, California, close to downtown and the state capitol.

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And their website:

http://www.alainntu.com/index.html


I don't think I'll be getting my Bikini waxed...

Ouch.

A bad example of dictionary translation.

Just look up "beautiful" and "you" and voila...

Reminds me of when someone I knew wanted to give herself the name "Pretty Owl" but got confused by the translation ceann cait in her dictionary and ended up calling herself "caitalainn" [sic]. I couldn't figure out why she took the alias "Pretty Kate" when her real name was "Virginia". (Ar a laghad ní raibh sí dá thatuáil!)

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"Álainn Tú" is located on the corner of 34th and Folsom in Sacramento, California

GRMA, Aaron! Chuir mé é sin ar aghaidh chuig cara liom a bhfuil Gaeilge aici atá ina cónaí in Sacratomato. It's sorta "ouch", but it could be a lot worse. What we have there could pass for a "poetic apposition" of two words. They get high marks for having their heart in the right place.

I don't think I'll be getting my Bikini waxed...

Oh, swing out and try it, why don't you. It could open up whole new worlds for you!

Ar aon chaoi, tá an ceist ann anois, conas a déarfea "Pretty You" i nGaeilge?

Níl sé baileach chomh simply sin. Braitheann sé an an caint:

Nach tusa atá álainn?	aren't you beautiful
Nach tusa atá dathúil	aren't you pretty

Ach mar ainmfhocal, nó sa ghairmeach...

A bhé, A aoileann, a (pioc do rogha focal), dearfainn.

Oh, swing out and try it, why don't you. It could open up whole new worlds for you!

Hahaha!! Did you look through the "menu" they have? "Full Monty - Men’s full hair removed from north to south."

North to south?

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They get high marks for having their heart in the right place.

Yeah, I really think this should be looked at as a positive, even if it is "sorta ouch". Some people around here don't even know that Gaeilge exists. Thousands of people drive by "Álainn Tú" every day, and sometimes they even have their little teepee sign out on the sidewalk with "Álainn Tú" written on it. I'll bet it gets noticed and they introduce at least a few folks to the language and generate a bit of interest.

I think the meaning they were looking for was something like "An Tusa Álainn"

Perhaps it's not a bad dictionary translation, but instead is the abbrevieated form of Is álainn tú. We often see and hear in Irish instances where the verb may not be present; it's implied or understood. Also, although álainn is often used with tá, that doesn't rule out it's use with is, as we see with maith. Maith is often used with tá, but we also see its use with is as in is maith é sin.

I think the meaning they were looking for was something like "An Tusa Álainn"