I can't remember how to say for, i.e. thank you for the card, off the top of my head I'd say 'go raibh maith agat le haghaidh an cárta'.

aon smaointe?

In Ulster I think you'd say "ar son" in this case : go rabh maith agad ar son a' chárda.
Btw in your sentence you should lenite "cárta".

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thanks, but would le haghaidh be ok elsewhere?

Go raibh maith agat as an gcárta is correct in standard Irish as far as I know (I'm pretty certain). That's not to say that other versions are incorrect.

Yes. As an gcárta/chárta or as ucht an chárta.


In other situations, yes. Le haghaidh means ‘for (the purpose of)’, so it’s ‘for’ in a different sense.

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

Yes, these are what I learned, too, i.e., as ucht an chárta in formal writing, shortened to as an gcárta in colloquial Irish. (as a chárta is simply the Ulster Irish version.)


Yeah, as in "they came for dinner", etc. I think it is used more in Connacht, too, than in other dialects.

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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).

As an chárda would be the Ulster Irish version. As an chárta is still the Caighdeán, which accepts both eclipsis and lenition after preposition + definite article.

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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.

Ulster for the initial mutation, but are you sure Ulster people would use "as" after "go rabh maith agad"? I'm not sure.

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Fair enough. It just seems unnecessarily confusing for beginners to bring up both examples every time you give an example, especially when the lenited form is only used by a very specific subset of Irish speakers (albeit one with which you have a very strong connection. )

To be consistent, I trust you will also be stating all examples involving sa followed by both eclipsis and lenition from now on.

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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).

I think it is interesting to mention other dialects. Even if the original poster isn't interested people who come accross the post will be. There are different stages of learner.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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