“Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!” This is a very basic, straightforward way of wishing anyone you meet a happy St. Patrick’s Day.
The expression means “Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you!”
Lá fhéile Pádraig means “St. Patrick’s Day." Note that you could also shorten this to “Lá ‘le Pádraig” in this saying and any other. The meaning is the same, but native Irish speakers often use the latter as a way of shortening the term to something more natural and casual.Sona means “happy” in English.
Dhuit means “to you,” when the “you” being referred to is singular.
Pronounce the exclamation as lah leh PAH-drig SUN-uh gwitch.
Differentname over 4 years ago
I always thought that ‘The Luck of the Irish’ was sarcastic, like ‘German whimsy.’
StratmanRon over 4 years ago
Being Swedish, I’m a bit, um, biased toward panel #2…
Linguist over 4 years ago
Lá Shona Fhéile Pádraig
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 4 years ago
And mazel tov to you from this nice Jewish boy.
(I used to wear a button on St. Patrick’s Day that read KISS ME, I’M ORALLY FIXATED.)
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
Just another day for me and unfortunately for many places that won’t have parades nor drinking parties this year due to COVId19.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
The expression means “Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you!”
Lá fhéile Pádraig means “St. Patrick’s Day." Note that you could also shorten this to “Lá ‘le Pádraig” in this saying and any other. The meaning is the same, but native Irish speakers often use the latter as a way of shortening the term to something more natural and casual.Sona means “happy” in English.
Dhuit means “to you,” when the “you” being referred to is singular.
Pronounce the exclamation as lah leh PAH-drig SUN-uh gwitch.
)https://www.wikihow.com/Say-Happy-St.-Patrick%27s-Day-in-Gaelic*
Bramosenos Premium Member over 4 years ago
Sláinte, Dan! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!