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PostPosted: Sat 05 Dec 2015 7:18 am 
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Hi there. I've been trying to figure out a good tattoo to celebrate my Irish heritage. I had an incident this year that put my life in danger and I'm more grateful than ever. It reminds me to not take life for granted. I was hoping someone could please share how to say either "live" or a phrase similar to "don't take life for granted" in Gaelic. If anyone could help me out I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much!


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PostPosted: Sat 05 Dec 2015 5:14 pm 
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tlynch wrote:
Hi there. I've been trying to figure out a good tattoo to celebrate my Irish heritage. I had an incident this year that put my life in danger and I'm more grateful than ever. It reminds me to not take life for granted. I was hoping someone could please share how to say either "live" or a phrase similar to "don't take life for granted" in Gaelic. If anyone could help me out I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much!



I found "toimhdigh" in the dictionary. It's not a word I am familiar with myself so I'm not sure how to use it. It means "think/suppose/presume/assume".

Just a suggestion, I'm sure there are better ways to say it:
Ná toimhdigh an saol.


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Is this a runner? 'Ná déan talamh slán den saol'? Is that the correct way to use that phrase?

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PostPosted: Sat 05 Dec 2015 7:11 pm 
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Saoirse wrote:
Is this a runner? 'Ná déan talamh slán den saol'? Is that the correct way to use that phrase?


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PostPosted: Sun 06 Dec 2015 9:32 pm 
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Tlynch, for "Live" I'd suggest Is aoibhinn bheith beo - "It's good to be alive". And in ŷthe latest dictionary Is aoibhinn bheith beo is given as an idiomatic translation for "Life is worth living".


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PostPosted: Sun 06 Dec 2015 11:39 pm 
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Thanks so much for everyone's input. I'm greatly appreciative and would love to keep hearing suggestions!


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