Irish Translation Forum

Hello,

My name is Patrick, i'm giving a Claddagh ring to my Girlfriend before i deploy next year and i wanted it to read "Always with you" in Irish Gaelic, if any one can lend a close translation to this i would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you in advance.

-Patrick

Patrick J Price wrote:Hello,

My name is Patrick, i'm giving a Claddagh ring to my Girlfriend before i deploy next year and i wanted it to read "Always with you" in Irish Gaelic, if any one can lend a close translation to this i would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you in advance.

-Patrick

My first inclination is to say:

In éineacht leat go deo: With you (as in "along with you") forever.

If you actually mean "all the time," though, the translation will be different.

Redwolf

Redwolf's looks good to me. If you mean "all the time", how about

beidh mé i gcónaí leat ~ I will always be with you

pennyrat wrote:Redwolf's looks good to me. If you mean "all the time", how about

beidh mé i gcónaí leat ~ I will always be with you

My only concern with this is that "leat" by itself like this can mean "yours." That may fit in beautifully with what's wanted, but I figured I should bring it up.

Redwolf

Wow, Thank you i greatly appreciate your help. i know she's gonna love it

Redwolf wrote:

pennyrat wrote:Redwolf's looks good to me. If you mean "all the time", how about

beidh mé i gcónaí leat ~ I will always be with you

My only concern with this is that "leat" by itself like this can mean "yours." That may fit in beautifully with what's wanted, but I figured I should bring it up.

Redwolf

No. "Beidh mé leat" means only "I'll be with you" . The copula is necessary to denote ownership afaik.

Both suggestions look fine to me.

Redwolf wrote:My only concern with this is that "leat" by itself like this can mean "yours." That may fit in beautifully with what's wanted, but I figured I should bring it up.

i think the copula is necessary for ownership too, and I was taught to use leatsa in favour of leat when saying something belonged to someone. Just my €0.02

I'd shorten it and take license...leat go deo

what about gcónaí leat?

Patrick J Price wrote:what about gcónaí leat?

That doesn't mean anything.

Redwolf