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How to Say Happy Birthday in Irish (Lá breithe sona duit)

Lá breithe sona duit
Happy birthday
law BREH-huh SUN-uh dit
Happy birthday in Irish is Lá breithe sona duit, said “law BREH-huh SUN-uh dit”. To more than one person: Lá breithe sona daoibh. The reply is Go raibh maith agat, Thank you.
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How to say “happy birthday” in Irish

Irish:
Lá breithe sona duit
English:
happy birthday
Say it:
“law BREH-huh SUN-uh dit”  /l̪ˠaː ˈbʲɾʲɛhə ˈsˠɔn̪ˠə dˠɪtʲ/
To several people:
Lá breithe sona daoibh
The reply:
Go raibh maith agatThank you
Word for word:
happy day of birth to you (lá = day, breithe = of birth, sona = happy, duit = to you)

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How to say happy birthday in Irish

Happy birthday in Irish is Lá breithe sona duit, said “law BREH-huh SUN-uh dit”. To more than one person: Lá breithe sona daoibh. The reply is Go raibh maith agat, Thank you.

How to reply to Lá breithe sona duit

Go raibh maith agat, Thank you.

What Lá breithe sona duit means word for word

happy day of birth to you (lá = day, breithe = of birth, sona = happy, duit = to you)