Irish Translation Forum

How do you tell someone to "Go die you horned toad of a leach infested swamp" And, if possible, how would i pronounce it?

"Go die you horned toad of a leach infested swamp!"

Now there's translation request you don't get everyday.

(this request is probably a complete wind-up but what the hey):

Luí gan éirí ort, a bhuaf adharcach as seascann atá beo le súmairí!

pronunciation:

Lee gun igh-ree ort, a woo-uhf ire-kuhkh ass shaskunna taw b'oh leh soomaree

'r' pronounced as in Spanish 'María' (very similar to the way a lot of North Americans say 'd' in the middle of a word, if you know what I mean)

'kh' pronounced as a guttural spirant as in German 'ch' ('Bach') Hebrew, Dutch, Arabic, and most of the Slavic languages would also have this sound

do NOT pronounce Irish 'ch' as a 'k' sound (!)

with 'b'oh' you start out saying 'bit' but before you pronounce the 't' sound you suddenly switch to 'oh' - bi-oh (run the sounds together - you probaly have to hear it to understand what I mean) Alternatively you could pronounce it as a 'y' sound: b + yoh > byoh (all run together - do not pronounce it as in English 'bio'

t pronounced by putting your tongue against your upper teeth rather than against the ridge just above and behind your upper teeth as you would in English. A lot of Irish people use this sound to pronounce 'th' in English.

Well done Tadgh- that one needed a 'heavyweight'

Thanks, Pól. I must try this one out myself. You never know when it might come in handy.