pronunciation to GM or CO for ogham

crazycelt7 · **Joined:** Fri 01 Jun 2012 1:12 am **Posts:** 10

Hello I am looking to translate these words:

Mair
Gráigh
Déan Gáire

as well as this phrase:

Ádh na nÉireannach

In to Ogham, If you would be so nice to please help me out with the correct pronunciation in to GM or CO that would be Wonderful!

Thank You in Advance

Lughaidh · **Joined:** Thu 15 Sep 2011 1:06 pm **Posts:** 1472

As far as I know, "ogham" is pronounced /o:m/, ie. "ohm"

crazycelt7 · **Joined:** Fri 01 Jun 2012 1:12 am **Posts:** 10

Lughaidh wrote:

As far as I know, "ogham" is pronounced /o:m/, ie. "ohm"

Thanks but i was looking for the irish...

to be even more specific the words in purple.

Mair
Gráigh
Déan Gáire

Ádh na nÉireannach

thank you again!

Lughaidh · **Joined:** Thu 15 Sep 2011 1:06 pm **Posts:** 1472

Quote:

Thanks but i was looking for the irish...

I don't understand what is your question...

Quote:

to be even more specific the words in purple.

Mair
Gráigh
Déan Gáire

mair means "survive!"
gráigh means "love!" but it isn't common
déan gáire means "laugh!"

Quote:

Ádh na nÉireannach

the luck of the Irish people

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 9:29 pm **Posts:** 1457

He wants those words written in ogham for him.
Breandán will be able to do that.

crazycelt7 · **Joined:** Fri 01 Jun 2012 1:12 am **Posts:** 10

Sorry I was looking for the proper way to pronounce the words sorry to be unclear. either in GM or CO. PLEASE
I know what they Mean in english...

Mair
Gráigh
Déan Gáire

Ádh na nÉireannach

thank you again!

Lughaidh · **Joined:** Thu 15 Sep 2011 1:06 pm **Posts:** 1472

I'll give a Munster pronunciation (there's no standard pronunciation anyway)

Mair -> marh (rh is a sound that doesnˈt exist in English, you have to hear it, maybe Bríd has already recorded that word in Forvo...?)
Gráigh -> GRAW-igg
Déan Gáire -> dinn GAW-rheh (idem for rh)

Ádh na nÉireannach -> AW nuh NAY-rhuh-nukh (kh is the throat sound as Spanish jota)

Redwolf · **Posted:** Fri 01 Jun 2012 5:30 am

He/she's trying for "Live, Love, Laugh" (the single most common Irish tattoo translation request for females...you're going to have TONS of company! Half the world has this one!). As we've often pointed out at IGTF, these quite simply don't work as single-word commands in Irish. The best way to translate them is as nouns: Beatha, Grá, Gáire -- Life, Love, Laughter.

crazycelt7 · **Joined:** Fri 01 Jun 2012 1:12 am **Posts:** 10

Redwolf wrote:

He/she's trying for "Live, Love, Laugh" (the single most common Irish tattoo translation request for females...you're going to have TONS of company! Half the world has this one!). As we've often pointed out at IGTF, these quite simply don't work as single-word commands in Irish. The best way to translate them is as nouns: Beatha, Grá, Gáire -- Life, Love, Laughter.

I am actually translating the three words in to ogham no for a tattoo but for a personal project of my own but thanks for the heads up...

crazycelt7 · **Joined:** Fri 01 Jun 2012 1:12 am **Posts:** 10

Lughaidh wrote:

I'll give a Munster pronunciation (there's no standard pronunciation anyway)

Mair -> marh (rh is a sound that doesnˈt exist in English, you have to hear it, maybe Bríd has already recorded that word in Forvo...?)
Gráigh -> GRAW-igg
Déan Gáire -> dinn GAW-rheh (idem for rh)

Ádh na nÉireannach -> AW nuh NAY-rhuh-nukh (kh is the throat sound as Spanish jota)

Thank you so much!!!

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