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English to Scottish Gaelic and Irish (Gaelic)

Translating English words into Irish. How you say and spell English language words and phrases in the Irish language.

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What is the Irish for 'In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen'?

Well, darling, in Irish, that phrase is "In ainm an Athar agus an Mhic agus an Spioraid Naoimh. Áiméan." Hope that helps, sugar.

Scottish Gaelic translation for farewell?

Soraidh or beannachd
mar sin leibh!

good-bye to you, farewell!
A 'farewell' is soraidh.

To say 'farewell, good-bye to you' would be Mar sin leibh!
soraidh, slàn, beannachd leat.

What does Seán mean in Irish?

Séan the Irish version of John. "Jack" would be Séainín.

Séan is very close in sound to french Jean

This is not apparent without the "fada" on the e - this is an indicator that the vowel is lengthened - without this indicator the word "sean" in Irish is an adjective meaning "old". It is important, in these days of globalisation, that languages are written as they should be an not in common roman script without accents etc.

Is there a Gaelic word for Kenneth?

The Irish Gaelic form of Kenneth is Cionaodh;

the Scots Gaelic is Coinneach.

What is Scottish Gaelic for little red haired girl?

Nighean ruadh means red haired girl in Scottish-Gaelic, as in "The Loch Tay Boat Song." Hope this helps you out.
Adding the Gaelic word "bheag" (little) between "Nighean" and "ruadh" completes the phrase. An approximate phonetic pronunciation would be Nee-yun vek roo-ugh. Cheers!

How do you write Sullivan in Irish Gaelic?

It can be of several different origins:

MacMullen (Scottish) in Ulster would be Mac Maolain

O'Mullan is Ó Maoláin

O'Mellan (Tyrone) is Ó Mealláin also called 'Mullan'.

What is the Irish for 'fondly'?

To cherish a child for example you would use:

cumhdaigh cherish, protect/cover

caomhnaigh cherish, preserve/protect

diurnaigh cherish, embrace

muirnigh cherish, caress

To cherish a thought or hope would be:

cothaigh cherish, feed/nourish/sustain

How do you say year 2000 in Irish?

It would be Rugadh í sa bhliain ... (She was born in the year ...).

How do you pronounce deireadh?

In the Ulster dialect of Irish (Gaelic) it would roughly sound like 'jer-in-yach'.

How do you say quarter past four in Irish?

Son las cuatro y cuarto (It's 4 and a quarter)

Son las cuatro y quince (It's 4:15)

How do you say I want to kiss you in Irish?

Ba mhaith liom póg a thabhairt duit pronounced like: ba wha leyum pogue a hortch dit literally i would like to give you a kiss

How do you say 1 2 3 in Gaelic?

Aon, do, tri ceathar, cuig, se, seacht, ocht, naoi, deich (pronounced: aon, doe, three, cathar, cooig, shae, shockt, ockt, knee, day) === === a haon, a dó, a trí, a ceathair, a cúig, a sé, a seacht, a hocht, a naoi, a deich. (Irish) aon, dhà, trí, ceithir, còig, sia, seachd, ochd, naoi, deich. (Scottish Gaelic)

What is the Gaelic translation for feather?

There is no single language called 'Celtic' it is a language family of six different languages.

What is the Irish word for messing?

A piseog [pi-shóg] is defined as a charm, a spell. Piseoga, superstitions. Also spelled pisreog[pish-róg].

What is the Irish word for energy?

Usually fuinneamh (energy; force, vigour; spirit, pep). But it would depend on the context.