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PostPosted: Thu 22 Mar 2012 11:58 pm 
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Can someone tell me the correct spelling of "Walk with God" (It's for a tattoo) and also how to pronounce it? Thanks so much!!


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PostPosted: Fri 23 Mar 2012 12:10 am 
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irishmamacita wrote:
Can someone tell me the correct spelling of "Walk with God" (It's for a tattoo) and also how to pronounce it? Thanks so much!!


I would lean toward:

Siúil in éineacht le Dia

Roughly "Shool in AYN-yakht leh JEE-uh"

Wait for more input, please.

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PostPosted: Fri 23 Mar 2012 12:33 am 
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Thank you. I was told it should be this "Siúl le Dia" but had also seen Siúl spelled the way you spelled it which is why I had to get more opinions. I don't want to have to get my foot cut off. ;)

I have not decided how I will mean it. I am getting it as a statement to myself but also with a tattoo of the footprints of my 10 children. Could you tell me how I would say it as if directed at one person and also directed at them?

Thank you!


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PostPosted: Fri 23 Mar 2012 1:01 am 
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irishmamacita wrote:
"Siúl le Dia"

That would be "Walking with God".

Siúl is the noun "walking".

Siúil is the verb "walk", specifically the second person imperative, which is what you want here.

in éineacht le means "together with, in the company of".

What Redwolf gave you is not wrong, but you could probably get by with just Siúil le Dia.

However, it would be best to confirm that with a native speaker like Bríd.

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PostPosted: Fri 23 Mar 2012 3:22 am 
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Thank you so much for explaining the difference. I look forward to other replies/confirmation. :)


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PostPosted: Sat 24 Mar 2012 5:55 pm 
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Breandán wrote:
irishmamacita wrote:
"Siúl le Dia"

That would be "Walking with God".

Siúl is the noun "walking".

Siúil is the verb "walk", specifically the second person imperative, which is what you want here.

in éineacht le means "together with, in the company of".

What Redwolf gave you is not wrong, but you could probably get by with just Siúil le Dia.

However, it would be best to confirm that with a native speaker like Bríd.


I agree with all of Breandán's comments above.


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