I am seeking for a simple quote to Gaeilge (Irish).

"Go get it"

This tattoo is in reference to life, in the act of making something happen. Not waiting on everything to come to you, but to "Go get it"


I have a simple "Téigh é a fháil" How far off is that?

Did you get that from Google Translate? It's not good anyway!

"Beir Bua" is a phrase that should work nicely.

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Aha, don't know where it come from. Has been wrote in my notebook for a while. Can I get a definition of what that is?

It's not a direct translation, but it is what I'd say when speaking Irish.

Téir ina dhiaidh It means "Go get it" in the sense of "Chase after it".If being said to more than one person, it would be "téigí ina dhiaidh" I believe.

Téir is dialectal of Munster AFAIK. The standard is téigh, but that's not what I say in speech.

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Literally it translates as "seize victory". It can be used as a general well-wish, like "the very best of luck to you", but can have stronger meanings depending on the context.

Your own notes seem to have translated "go get it" word for word, which doesn't really work as the verbs and syntax of Irish are different to English. The "téigh" part was right but the second section wasn't.

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Beir bua is also the first thing that popped into my head as well. Beir bua means "seize victory" and is used in the same context as the Latin carpe diem "sieze the day". It would be a more native, natural Irish way of expressing what you mean by "go get it"

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Téir ina dhia[b]idh[/b] could work too, though it doesn't necessarily imply make the most of life and get things done. Its more as if your chasing after a ball or something ambiguous. Neither does "go get it" in English imply make the most of life and get things done either. How about introducing the word saol "life" to reduce ambiguity. Or is the ambiguity part of the mystique?

Téigh/Téir i ndiaidh an tsaoil Go after/ chase life

Téigh/ Téir ar thóir an tsaoil Go after/ search for life

Bain ceol as an saol lit. Take music from life, but used idiomatically to mean make the most of life

Cian

Edited to fix ina dhiaidh.

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Typo beag.

You're right, it doesn;t necessarily imply "go after life", but neither does the English. Context is key. IMO there's no need to over-complicate it.

Ceartaithe



I agree

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