go raibh maith agat

Irish

Irish phrasebook
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Etymology

Literally, “may you have goodness”. Compare Argyll Scottish Gaelic gun robh math agad and Manx gura mie ayd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəɾˠəˈmˠahəɡət̪ˠ/, /ɡəɾˠəmˠəˈhaɡət̪ˠ/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡo ɾˠeː ˈmˠah əɡɑt̪ˠ/[1]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ɡəɾˠəˈma.ad̪ˠ/

Phrase

go raibh maith agat (abbreviated GRMA)

  1. thank you (to one person)

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 302, page 153
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