Hi,
I am getting tattoo on friday and i need translation in irish gaelic:

Don't just dream your life, live it.

Can someone please help with the correct spelling and translation? Thank You

Hi.

Here's an attempt to get you started:

Ná caith do bheatha mar bhrionglóid, cuir i ngníomh í.
"Don't spend your life like a dream, put it into action."

The verbs "to dream" and "to live" are phrasal (i.e., not a single word) in Irish and they don't carry some of the nuances or usage of their English equivalents, so paraphrasing is required.

Please postpone your appointment and wait for at least three to agree on a translation before inking ...

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

It's not easy to translate idomatic statements into another language.
Like Breandán said cancel your appointment and wait for more input.



Other than "do shaol" instead of "do bheatha" I can't think of any better way of saying it. But there might be a better alternative to "cuir i ngníomh í". I'm not much help really

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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