Hi. I'm trying to double check a translation I got here a few days ago. I honestly hope I'm not offending the original translator, but this is for a tattoo I'm getting with my kid brother, and I want to make damn sure I have it correct. It looked right to me, but my Irish is very limited and I wanted to double check with someone mainly on grammar and the like.

The phrase is "Cha bhíonn suaimhneas ag éagóir ná seasamh ag drochbhearta."

It is forum policy to keep all matters relating to each translation in one thread. That includes requests for confirmation, as well as grammar explanations, pronunciation, etc.


This is to ensure that everybody can see the relevant discussions that have gone into creating the translation, etc.

I'll lock this thread accordingly and post a copy of your most recent post in the original thread.

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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).

Breandán...could you include a link to the original thread in your post, so people who stumble on this one someday in the future will know where to go to find the answer?

That's what we did at the old place, to maintain forum history.

Redwolf

Oops, knew I'd forgotten something.

Here it is:

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=1970&p=17466

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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).