Irish Translation Forum

aggy610 wrote:Ní raibh stands for No but so doese Nil? and then how would Gan stand for no as well. I am actually attempting to learn this lol. Is thre any great starter material out?

Ní raibh x
x wasn't

Níl x
x isn't

Gan
without/no

Hi Alex,

Gan Chinniúint is certainly the best way of saying 'no fate' if you want it as simply expressed as this. It literally means 'without fate' (ie the absence of fate) and reflects the English well.
If you want to spell the concept out a bit more, you could say 'Níl ann don chinniúint' which means 'there's no such thing as fate'. I think this explains the idea better, but maybe I'm too simple that I need it spelling out more!!
Cadé do bharúil, a Chonor?

someone posted this looking for pronounciation, and it beautifully sums up what you want to say(I think), although long for a tatoo....

Níl ár gcinniúint i sheilbh na réaltaí, ach ionainn féin

it means 'Our fate is not in the possession of the stars, but in ourselves'

wow that is awesome thank you so much thats just what i was looking for, i found Gan Chinniúint in alot of places but just thought i would get all of your opinions. I cant wait to get my tattoo just because ive been wanting it for so long

Also what is the pronounciation of Gan Chinniúint

*take a bow coz other people were the same as him*

Yes you were the first to tell me the right way lol you're all awesome in my book

gann ch-inn-ooh-inch

the ch is pronounced like in Bach

good luck with the tat!

Awesome Gan Chinniúint is what im goin with. Once again thank you everyone for helping me. This has really made me more interested in gaelic and im learning the basics as we speak. cant wait to post the pic of my tattoo as my logo.

aggy610 wrote:Awesome Gan Chinniúint is what im goin with. Once again thank you everyone for helping me. This has really made me more interested in gaelic and im learning the basics as we speak. cant wait to post the pic of my tattoo as my logo.

Looking forward to seeing the tat!

Redwolf