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| Irish: |
A stór!
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| English: |
Darling! |
| Notes: |
Stór literally means treasure and can be used as a universal term of affection.
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| Irish: |
A ghrá! |
| English: |
My love!
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| Notes: |
Because Irish has a vocative tense the use of “my” is not as necessary as it is in English.
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| Irish: |
Mo ghrá thú! |
| English: |
Bravo! or You did well! |
| Notes: |
Mo ghrá thú! literally means I love you. As a good-humoured expression it is used to strongly endorse anothers actions or express satisfaction with them.
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| Irish: |
A leanbh!
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| English: |
My child! My darling! |
| Notes: |
Expressions of affection are used much more in Irish than in English. Therefore use liberally.
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| Irish: |
A chuisle! |
| English: |
My dearest one! |
| Notes: |
Cuisle means a vein and also the pulse of the heart.
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| Irish: |
Mo dhuine breá! |
| English: |
My fine person! |
| Notes: |
My fine person! or My fine man! as it is often rendered into English. An affirming greeting.
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| Irish: |
A chroí istigh! |
| English: |
My heart is in you! |
| Notes: |
A strong term of affection and very suitable for saying to a child.
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| Irish: |
Mo chroí thú! |
| English: |
I love you! |
| Notes: |
Literally meaning “you are my heart.” Is is also used as a very strong reinforcer of other people.
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| Irish: |
A chroí! |
| English: |
My darling!
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A simple direct term of affection. |
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