Hi all,

Just wondering if I can have the Galeic translations for these three words:

Loved. Lost. Learned.

Thank you so much!

Apologies, it should be Loved. not love

I take it you mean this as ‘I (have) loved; I (have) lost; I (have) learned (from it)’?

There won’t be a simple, three-word way of saying this in Irish, unfortunately—it’ll be longer.

Thug mé grá. Chaill mé (é/í). D’fhoghlaim mé (as)
‘I loved. I lost (him/her). I learned (from it)’

The ‘him/her’ bit isn’t technically necessary, but without it, it sounds like you’re saying you lost a game, rather than that you lost someone.

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

Yes that is what I mean. I was hoping for a simple three words. I may have to put my tattoo somewhere else

Come to think of it, the Munsterites would be able to express this in three words (though the pronoun denoting whom you lost still won’t be there):

Ghrás. Chailleas (é/í). D’fhoghlamaíos.

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

I like that better.