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Sineadw
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Username: Sineadw
Post Number: 172
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 07:11 am: |   
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Just writing a letter as Gaeilge and I wanted to start off with the equivalent of 'I hope you are well'. The letter is to someone I don't know and will be slightly formal, but not too much so. What would be a proper and traditional way to write this in Irish, and not a direct translation? I have the obvious 'tá súil agam go bhfuil tú go maith/go bhfuil an saol go maith leatsa etc. but they seem a bit crude and chirpy..
I am definitely trying to avoid direct translation and to do better than what the translations that I have come up with above. Hope someone can help! |
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Brida
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Username: Brida
Post Number: 8
Registered: 07-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 01:35 pm: |
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'Beatha agus sláinte!'
Ró neamh-fhoirmiúil, b'fhéidir? |
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Sineadw
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Username: Sineadw
Post Number: 174
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 03:50 pm: |
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Tá Brida! Ach go raibh maith agat. |
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Faberm
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Username: Faberm
Post Number: 111
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 07:49 am: |
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I think you've said exactly what you want to say and it is good.
"Tá súil agam go bhfuil tú go maith"
Seems neither chirpy nor crude to me,
Faberm |
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Joe
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Username: Joe
Post Number: 50
Registered: 09-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 11:29 am: |
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I'm with Faberm on this one. |
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