Hey people, I'm searching the translation equivalent to the expression or imperative in english, as in "Come on!" or "Carry on!", like if you're ordering your kids to go to bed and they don't obey, you'd say this expression. According to focloir.ie the translation is "Lean ar aghaidh", but I just want to be sure.

grma

"lean ar aghaidh" sounds to me more like "go ahead," or "continue," which is fine if you're you're just encouraging someone. BTW, this is only for one person...if you're speaking to multiple people, it would be "leanaigí ar aghaidh."

If you're trying to get them to hurry, or they're procrastinating, something like "deanaigí deifir" or "brostaigí oraibh" (both of which mean "hurry up" as said to two people) might be more appropriate.

Please wait for more input.

Redwolf

I can second what Red gave you, and here's another version (usable whether addressing just one person or more than one):

Ar aghaidh linn!
Let's go [on]!

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Interesting that I'm not the only one to ask. Back in 2008 a lad asked the same question and a guy named David answered, "
I think any of these could be appropriate in different circumstances - now, I'm not working from any source as reliable as a native speaker, but I'd use imímis in the sense of "let's go (away)", téimis as "let's go (to someplace/something)" and ar aghaidh linn as something like "let's get going", i.e. a call to action of sorts which may or may not involve actually going to/from somewhere."

I remember the words "Téimis" and "Imímis" when I studied Irish time ago (gotta get back to it!). But according to David, "Ar aghaidh linn" is a call to action, as in "Let's get going!", as well as CaoimhínSF wrote. (This is actually what I'm looking for.

BTW, just curious, do regions difference these expressions, as in, let's say, Connemara, since I'm interested in the Connacht dialect.

grma arís

Um, I think it should be appropriate that I mention ye who I want address... Though this might sound silly, I want to address a dog.

It's not silly at all! When we got our dog, he had been abused and was afraid of the standard obedience commands, so I retrained him in Irish.

http://www.bitesize.irish/blog/the-only ... the-block/

So, if it's only one dog, you can ignore the "multiple people" options we gave you. You'd still use those if you were addressing more than one dog, of course (Wiley is reminding me that dogs are people too)

Redwolf

I third Red, and second Caoimhín.

A common Conamara way of saying "let's go" [let's leave here] is "fág seo!" - I know it doesn't sound grammatically correct , and it stays singular for everybody as it's a idiomatic expression.

Another:
Goilígí uaib/ Goile uait - let's go.

If you're telling people to go somewhere, and you're staying put:
Gabhígí a chodladh
Gabhígí amach
gabh suas an staighre
Eirí suas - get up.
Eirígí suas - get up.

Did you know that there are specific books with CDs for this that are available? Gaschaint for example or BunGhaeilge do Thuismeoirí agus Feighlithe Leanaí, where they give this on pages 30/31 -

Am codlata

Téigh suas anois - Go up now
Suas an staighre leat - Up the stairs with you
Suas an dréimire leat - Off you go up the ladder
Isteach leat sa leaba/bhunc - Into the bed/bunk you get