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How to Say Happy Father's Day in Irish

Lá na nAithreacha Sona duit
Happy Father's Day
law nuh nah-hra-kha sun-a dit
Happy Father's Day in Irish is Lá na nAithreacha Sona duit, said “law nuh nah-hra-kha sun-a dit”. To more than one person: Lá na nAithreacha Sona daoibh. The reply is Go raibh maith agat, Thank you.
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How to say “happy Father's Day” in Irish

Irish:
Lá na nAithreacha Sona duit
English:
happy Father's Day
Say it:
“law nuh nah-hra-kha sun-a dit”  /l̪ˠɑː n̪ˠə ˈn̪ˠahɾʲəxə ˈsˠɔn̪ˠə dˠɪtʲ/
To several people:
Lá na nAithreacha Sona daoibh
The reply:
Go raibh maith agatThank you
Word for word:
day of the fathers happy to you (lá = day, na nAithreacha = of the fathers, sona = happy, duit = to you)

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How to say happy Father's Day in Irish

Happy Father's Day in Irish is Lá na nAithreacha Sona duit, said “law nuh nah-hra-kha sun-a dit”. To more than one person: Lá na nAithreacha Sona daoibh. The reply is Go raibh maith agat, Thank you.

How to reply to Lá na nAithreacha Sona duit

Go raibh maith agat, Thank you.

What Lá na nAithreacha Sona duit means word for word

day of the fathers happy to you (lá = day, na nAithreacha = of the fathers, sona = happy, duit = to you)

Is it said differently in Connacht, Munster or Ulster?

Connacht: Lá na nAithreacha Sona dhuit; Munster: Lá na nAithreacha Sona dhuit. The main form on this page is the written standard.