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Dia daoibh a chairde

English translation: Greetings friends

16:08 Dec 11, 2008
Irish to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Irish term or phrase: Dia daoibh a chairde
at the beginning of an email.
Johanna
English translation:Greetings friends
Explanation:
It's a greeting. Dia daoibh literally translates as "God be with you", so literally this means "God be with you friends", but Irish speakers generally use "Dia dhuit" (singular) and Dia daoibh (plural) as a substituted for "Hello" which doesn't really exist in Irish.
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Niall Callan (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:09
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5 +3Greetings friends
Niall Callan (X)
4God be with you friends
Edith Kelly


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
God be with you friends


Explanation:
it is a salutation

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 09:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Greetings friends


Explanation:
It's a greeting. Dia daoibh literally translates as "God be with you", so literally this means "God be with you friends", but Irish speakers generally use "Dia dhuit" (singular) and Dia daoibh (plural) as a substituted for "Hello" which doesn't really exist in Irish.

Niall Callan (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: Hello, my friends
1 min
agree  MJ Barber
3 mins
agree  carly kelly: with Cilian
20 mins
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