{"id":10167,"date":"2018-02-12T20:20:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T20:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=10167"},"modified":"2018-02-24T14:48:32","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T14:48:32","slug":"giving-commands-in-irish-from-the-cheerful-be-happy-to-the-brusque-shut-your-gob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/giving-commands-in-irish-from-the-cheerful-be-happy-to-the-brusque-shut-your-gob\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Commands in Irish, from the Cheerful ‘Be Happy’ to the Brusque ‘Shut Your Gob!’"},"content":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dearadh na haghaidhe agus t\u00e9acs Gaeilge le R\u00f3isl\u00edn, 2018; Rainbow Stripes Background by Karen Arnold; CC0 Public Domain, https:\/\/www.publicdomainpictures.net\/view-image.php?image=82742&<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Continuing with our recent ‘happy’ theme (nasc thios<\/strong>), the above graphic illustrates one way of saying “Be happy” in Irish.\u00a0 As you may have noticed, it’s the plural form.\u00a0 No special reason for the plural — it’s just that the singular form (“b\u00ed<\/strong>“) would have made for pretty minimal eyebrows (mala\u00ed f\u00edorbheaga<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

The structure of the phrase “B\u00edg\u00ed sona!<\/strong>” is pretty straightforward.\u00a0 It’s literally “Be happy.”\u00a0 The singular form would simply be “B\u00ed sona!<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

While we may not give many commands to our fellow adults (reserving them mostly for children and animals), there are a few more phrases with “b\u00edg\u00ed<\/strong>” that could be useful for any age group:<\/p>\n

B\u00ed foighneach<\/strong>, plural: B\u00edg\u00ed foighneach<\/strong>, Be patient!\u00a0 As an alternative to the “b\u00ed\/b\u00edg\u00ed<\/strong>” structure, this could also be expressed as “B\u00edodh foighne agat \/ agaibh!<\/strong>” (lit. Let there be patience at you!) or simply “Foighne ort \/ oraibh!<\/strong>” (lit. “Patience on you!” with no actual verb)<\/p>\n

B\u00ed freagrach as …\u00a0<\/strong>, plural: B\u00edg\u00ed freagrach as …\u00a0<\/strong>! Be responsible for … !, lit. Be answerable for ….<\/p>\n

B\u00ed i do shu\u00ed, le do thoil!<\/strong>, plural: B\u00edg\u00ed in bhur su\u00ed, le bhur dtoil!<\/strong>\u00a0Sit, please!, lit. Be in your sitting, please!<\/p>\n

And finally, more often to children than adults, we have: B\u00ed ci\u00fain!<\/strong>, plural: B\u00edg\u00ed ci\u00fain!<\/strong>\u00a0Be quiet!\u00a0 And there are a few other ways that<\/em> can be expressed:<\/p>\n

For emphasis: B\u00ed thusa ci\u00fain!<\/strong>, plural B\u00edg\u00ed sibhse ci\u00fain!<\/strong>\u00a0 You, be quiet!<\/p>\n

A different structure: B\u00ed i do thost!<\/strong>, plural: B\u00edg\u00ed in bhur dtost!\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Be quiet!, lit. Be in your silence!<\/p>\n

And of course, there are some blunter ways to request silence, moving away from our “b\u00ed\/b\u00edg\u00ed<\/strong>” structure, since these are more direct: D\u00fan do bh\u00e9al! <\/strong>or Druid do bh\u00e9al!<\/strong>\u00a0Shut up!, lit. Shut your mouth!\u00a0OR \u00c9ist do bh\u00e9al!<\/strong>\u00a0Shut up!, lit. “Hush your mouth!”<\/p>\n

OR pleadingly: D\u00fan do bh\u00e9al, in ainm D\u00e9!<\/strong>, Shut up, in the name of God!\u00a0OR: D\u00fan do bh\u00e9al, as ucht D\u00e9!<\/strong>\u00a0Shut up, for God’s sake! (“as ucht D\u00e9<\/strong>” could also be loosely translated as “for goodness sake!” or as “for crying out loud!”\u00a0 Literally, though, “ucht<\/strong>” means “chest,” “breast,” or “lap,” and sometimes could be translated as “arms” in phrases like “an leanbh agus \u00e9 ag g\u00e1ire in ucht a mh\u00e1thar<\/strong>”\u00a0from Douglas Hyde’s play, An P\u00f3sadh.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>“Ucht” <\/strong>is also the root of the verb “ucht\u00fa,<\/strong>” to adopt)<\/p>\n

And getting quite a bit edgier: D\u00fan do chlab!<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Shut up! but more like “Shut your gob!” or “Shut your trap!” or “Hold your jaw!” or “Stow it!”\u00a0 And we can also use the Irish word “gob<\/strong>” (beak, beak-like mouth) itself: “D\u00fan do ghob!<\/strong>” or “Druid do ghob!<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

And by the way, getting back to the “Be happy!” theme, and its companion phrase, “Don’t worry!”, as in Bobby McFerrin’s song, here are some possibilities:<\/p>\n

N\u00e1 b\u00ed buartha<\/strong> (said to one person), “Don’t worry!” or “Don’t be alarmed!” lit. “Don’t be worried”<\/p>\n

N\u00e1 b\u00edg\u00ed buartha<\/strong> (said to two or more people)<\/p>\n

OR: N\u00e1 b\u00edodh imn\u00ed ort<\/strong> (said to one person), lit. “Let there not be worry on you”<\/p>\n

N\u00e1 b\u00edodh imn\u00ed oraibh<\/strong> (said to two or more people)<\/p>\n

OR, a little more emphatically:<\/p>\n

N\u00e1 b\u00edodh aon imn\u00ed ort<\/strong>. (said to one person), “Don’t worry!” or “Don’t be alarmed!” lit. “Let there not be any worry on you”<\/p>\n

N\u00e1 b\u00edodh aon imn\u00ed oraibh.<\/strong> (said to two or more people)<\/p>\n

And a couple that I think are slightly less widely used:<\/p>\n

N\u00e1 b\u00ed ag d\u00e9anamh aon imn\u00ed de<\/strong> (said to one person), lit. “Don’t be doing any worry of it”<\/p>\n

N\u00e1 b\u00edg\u00ed ag d\u00e9anamh aon imn\u00ed de<\/strong> (said to two or more people)<\/p>\n

N\u00e1 buair do cheann faoi<\/strong> (said to one person), lit. “Don’t bother your head about it”<\/p>\n

N\u00e1 buairig\u00ed bhur gceann faoi<\/strong> (said to two or more people)<\/p>\n

Bhuel,<\/strong> there’s three sets of phrases for you, dealing with happiness, worry, and silence (or the lack thereof).\u00a0 That should get you some traction in society!\u00a0 SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nasc:<\/strong>\u00a0How to Say \u2018Be Happy\u2019 in Irish and 20 Ways to Say \u2018Happy\u2019 Itself:\u00a0 \u2018\u00c1dh\u00fail\u2019 to \u201cToilteanach\u2019 with an Emphasis on \u201cSona\u201d<\/a>Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Feb 10, 2018 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Naisc eile d’iarbhlagmh\u00edreanna faoin fhocal <\/strong>“happy”:<\/strong>\u00a0Twenty Ways to Say \u2018Happy\u2019 in Irish and Which Ones to Use for \u2018Christmas\u2019 and \u2018New Year\u2019<\/a>Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Dec 25, 2017 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

How many \u2018happys\u2019 are there in Irish for the various seasonal greetings?<\/a>\u00a0Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Dec 14, 2017 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Happy, Happiness and Happy Dances in Irish (mostly based on \u2018\u00e1thas\u2019)<\/a>\u00a0Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on May 25, 2015 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Happiness Is \u2026 Lots of Ways to Say \u201cHappy\u201d in Irish (including \u201cHappy Christmas\u201d)<\/a>\u00a0Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Dec 3, 2011 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Continuing with our recent ‘happy’ theme (nasc thios), the above graphic illustrates one way of saying “Be happy” in Irish.\u00a0 As you may have noticed, it’s the plural form.\u00a0 No special reason for the plural — it’s just that the singular form (“b\u00ed“) would have made for pretty minimal eyebrows (mala\u00ed f\u00edorbheaga). The…<\/p>\n

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