Tattoo Wording Help: 'Save yourself'

Melinda63 · **Joined:** Sun 02 Apr 2017 4:00 pm **Posts:** 2

Hello,

My sister wants to get a tattoo with the Standard Irish translation for the English phrase "Save Yourself". Would any of you kind folks be able to let us know how the Irish would word that same phrase?

Thank you in advance for the assistance,
Melinda

Ade · **Posted:** Sun 02 Apr 2017 5:53 pm

Melinda63 wrote:

Hello,

My sister wants to get a tattoo with the Standard Irish translation for the English phrase "Save Yourself". Would any of you kind folks be able to let us know how the Irish would word that same phrase?

Thank you in advance for the assistance,
Melinda

Maybe:

sábháil tú féin

or to emphasise the "yourself"

sábháil tusa féin

Melinda63 · **Joined:** Sun 02 Apr 2017 4:00 pm **Posts:** 2

Thank you - we really appreciate the quick response .....

Ade · **Posted:** Sun 02 Apr 2017 8:02 pm

Melinda63 wrote:

Thank you - we really appreciate the quick response .....

No problem. I'd advise waiting for a bit, at least until another member can second this translation. Someone else may also be able to offer a preferable translation.

Redwolf · **Posted:** Fri 07 Apr 2017 6:55 pm

Ade wrote:

Melinda63 wrote:

Hello,

My sister wants to get a tattoo with the Standard Irish translation for the English phrase "Save Yourself". Would any of you kind folks be able to let us know how the Irish would word that same phrase?

Thank you in advance for the assistance,
Melinda

Maybe:

sábháil tú féin

or to emphasise the "yourself"

sábháil tusa féin

I don't know exactly why, but "tusa" sounds a bit odd to me here...perhaps because "féin" is itself something of an intensifier.

Redwolf

Gumbi · **Joined:** Tue 06 Sep 2011 8:09 pm **Posts:** 943

Redwolf wrote:

Ade wrote:

Melinda63 wrote:

Hello,

My sister wants to get a tattoo with the Standard Irish translation for the English phrase "Save Yourself". Would any of you kind folks be able to let us know how the Irish would word that same phrase?

Thank you in advance for the assistance,
Melinda

Maybe:

sábháil tú féin

or to emphasise the "yourself"

sábháil tusa féin

I don't know exactly why, but "tusa" sounds a bit odd to me here...perhaps because "féin" is itself something of an intensifier.

Redwolf

I had the same feeling. Tusa isn't right here AFAIK.

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2985

Ade wrote:

sábháil tú féin

Don't use "tusa".

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