Need irish translation for my Mihi

djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1725

tiomluasocein wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

Deich gclann doesn't mean "10 children", and I think Labhrás has enough knowledge of Irish not to suggest such mistranslations.

If that's true, then why would he have posted it?

Maybe this is good: Bhí deichniúr leanaí acu.

I don't know. I can't read Labhrás' mind. But the phrase he suggested is totally wrong in Irish.

tiomluasocein · **Joined:** Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:36 pm **Posts:** 687

djwebb2021 wrote:

tiomluasocein wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

Deich gclann doesn't mean "10 children", and I think Labhrás has enough knowledge of Irish not to suggest such mistranslations.

If that's true, then why would he have posted it?

Maybe this is good: Bhí deichniúr leanaí acu.

I don't know. I can't read Labhrás' mind. But the phrase he suggested is totally wrong in Irish.

Is my suggestion good? Can you confirm it or make another suggestion?

djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1725

tiomluasocein wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

tiomluasocein wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

Deich gclann doesn't mean "10 children", and I think Labhrás has enough knowledge of Irish not to suggest such mistranslations.

If that's true, then why would he have posted it?

Maybe this is good: Bhí deichniúr leanaí acu.

I don't know. I can't read Labhrás' mind. But the phrase he suggested is totally wrong in Irish.

Is my suggestion good? Can you confirm it or make another suggestion?

I'd rather not help someone with the meretricious project of combining droch-Ghaelainn with a Maori ceremony.

tiomluasocein · **Joined:** Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:36 pm **Posts:** 687

djwebb2021 wrote:

tiomluasocein wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

tiomluasocein wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

Deich gclann doesn't mean "10 children", and I think Labhrás has enough knowledge of Irish not to suggest such mistranslations.

If that's true, then why would he have posted it?

Maybe this is good: Bhí deichniúr leanaí acu.

I don't know. I can't read Labhrás' mind. But the phrase he suggested is totally wrong in Irish.

Is my suggestion good? Can you confirm it or make another suggestion?

I'd rather not help someone with the meretricious project of combining droch-Ghaelainn with a Maori ceremony.

So, why did you post anything in the first place? That doesn't seem logical to me.

djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1725

tiomluasocein wrote:

So, why did you post anything in the first place? That doesn't seem logical to me.

To point out the (constant) use of "clann" to mean "child" in droch-Ghaelainn. I'm pointing it out to regular forum users, not to the original poster here. I'm more interesting in helping bona fide learners of Irish. Clann does NOT mean "child".

Gortaleen · **Joined:** Mon 11 Oct 2021 1:53 pm **Posts:** 11

liambrenz wrote:

HI there
I am from New Zealand/Aotearoa and want to learn some Irish to acknowledge my parents and ancestors for the introductory sentences of my formal Maori mihi (basically a way of saying who you are)

Could someone please let me know how to say the following?

" My mother, Philomena, and father, Tommy, came to New Zealand from Ireland.
They had ten children in this land
I am the youngest"

The rest will be in Maori

Many thanks

Liam

Google translate will give you a good literal translation of your English into Irish. To make your intro more Irish, you can change the phrase in your message, "They had ten children," to, "Ten children were born to them," then plug your message into Google translate to get a proper Irish introduction.

tiomluasocein · **Joined:** Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:36 pm **Posts:** 687

djwebb2021 wrote:

tiomluasocein wrote:

So, why did you post anything in the first place? That doesn't seem logical to me.

To point out the (constant) use of "clann" to mean "child" in droch-Ghaelainn. I'm pointing it out to regular forum users, not to the original poster here. I'm more interesting in helping bona fide learners of Irish. Clann does NOT mean "child".

From Foclóir

They have no children - Níl páistí ar bith acu, Níl aon leanaí acu, Níl aon chlann acu
I have three children - Tá triúr leanaí agam, Tá triúr páistí agam, Tá triúr clainne agam
my first child - mo chéad duine clainne, mo chéad pháiste

Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1966

tiomluasocein wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

Deich gclann doesn't mean "10 children", and I think Labhrás has enough knowledge of Irish not to suggest such mistranslations.

If that's true, then why would he have posted it?

Because everybody makes mistakes. Even I

Sorry for that.
Unfortunately, this forum has become rather silent recently, so it takes time before corrections are made.

deich gclann is utter nonsense.
Either deichniúr clainne or deichniúr páistí

tiomluasocein · **Joined:** Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:36 pm **Posts:** 687

Labhrás wrote:

tiomluasocein wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

Deich gclann doesn't mean "10 children", and I think Labhrás has enough knowledge of Irish not to suggest such mistranslations.

If that's true, then why would he have posted it?

Because everybody makes mistakes. Even I

Sorry for that.
Unfortunately, this forum has become rather silent recently, so it takes time before corrections are made.

deich gclann is utter nonsense.
Either deichniúr clainne or deichniúr páistí

You should see some of the crap I used to (still!) post.

Anyway, is Bhí deichniúr leanaí acu also good?

Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1966

tiomluasocein wrote:

You should see some of the crap I used to (still!) post.

Anyway, is Bhí deichniúr leanaí acu also good?

Yes. But it is rarely used.

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