"We met..."

Redwolf · **Posted:** Sat 01 Mar 2014 4:42 pm

I'm trying to work out the best way to say to an acquaintance who couldn't remember when we first met something along the lines of "we met in San Francisco last year" (where "we" is the other person and myself).

I thought of "bhuail muid le chéile" but that sounds a bit to my ear as if I'm describing a planned meeting rather than simply encountering each other by accident and exchanging pleasantries. I finally settled for "bhuail mé leat anúraidh in San Francisco" because it was a conversation and I didn't want to waste time searching for a phrase when I had one to hand, but is there a better way to do this?

Redwolf

Saoirse · **Posted:** Sat 01 Mar 2014 4:54 pm

Redwolf wrote:

I'm trying to work out the best way to say to an acquaintance who couldn't remember when we first met something along the lines of "we met in San Francisco last year" (where "we" is the other person and myself).

I thought of "bhuail muid le chéile" but that sounds a bit to my ear as if I'm describing a planned meeting rather than simply encountering each other by accident and exchanging pleasantries. I finally settled for "bhuail mé leat anúraidh in San Francisco" because it was a conversation and I didn't want to waste time searching for a phrase when I had one to hand, but is there a better way to do this?

Redwolf

Perhaps simply adding 'trí sheans' solves your problem? 'Bhuail muid le chéile trí sheans'.

Errigal · **Joined:** Fri 09 Sep 2011 2:06 pm **Posts:** 715

Casadh ar a chéile muid or Cuireadh in aithne dá chéile muid ('met' in the sense of 'were introduced').

Redwolf, obviously you learned, as I did, that 'buail le' is for 'to meet by arrangement' and 'cas ar' for 'to meet by chance'. But have a look at 'meet' in 'Foclóir.ie'. 'Buail le' seems to be used for chance encounters also. Whether this is a "modern" usage or 'twas ever thus, I have no idea, but 'twould seem 'Bhuail muid le chéile' is good to go.

(No fada in anuraidh though)

AnBraonach · **Joined:** Sat 22 Sep 2012 5:40 pm **Posts:** 157

Redwolf wrote:

I'm trying to work out the best way to say to an acquaintance who couldn't remember when we first met something along the lines of "we met in San Francisco last year" (where "we" is the other person and myself).

I thought of "bhuail muid le chéile" but that sounds a bit to my ear as if I'm describing a planned meeting rather than simply encountering each other by accident and exchanging pleasantries. I finally settled for "bhuail mé leat anúraidh in San Francisco" because it was a conversation and I didn't want to waste time searching for a phrase when I had one to hand, but is there a better way to do this?

Redwolf

Both of your examples are fine, I think. You could also say: casadh ar a chéile muid...

Slán,

Domhnall

Redwolf · **Posted:** Sat 01 Mar 2014 9:08 pm

Errigal wrote:

(No fada in anuraidh though)

Oops! GRMA! I derped!

Redwolf

Braoin · **Joined:** Sat 17 Sep 2011 11:52 pm **Posts:** 460

AnBraonach wrote:

Redwolf wrote:

I'm trying to work out the best way to say to an acquaintance who couldn't remember when we first met something along the lines of "we met in San Francisco last year" (where "we" is the other person and myself).

I thought of "bhuail muid le chéile" but that sounds a bit to my ear as if I'm describing a planned meeting rather than simply encountering each other by accident and exchanging pleasantries. I finally settled for "bhuail mé leat anúraidh in San Francisco" because it was a conversation and I didn't want to waste time searching for a phrase when I had one to hand, but is there a better way to do this?

Redwolf

Both of your examples are fine, I think. You could also say: casadh ar a chéile muid...

Slán,

Domhnall

Casadh ar a chéile muid (in San Francisco anuraidh).

I would also vote for this one!

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