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How to Say Many Happy Returns in Irish (Go maire tú an céad)

Go maire tú an céad
Many happy returns
guh mar-uh too un kayd
Many happy returns in Irish is Go maire tú an céad, said “guh mar-uh too un kayd”. To more than one person: Go maire sibh an céad. The reply is Go maire tú do shláinte, May you enjoy good health (the set reply to a congratulation).
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How to say “many happy returns” in Irish

Irish:
Go maire tú an céad
English:
many happy returns
Say it:
“guh mar-uh too un kayd”  /ɡə ˈmˠaɾʲə t̪ˠuː ən̪ˠ ceːd̪ˠ/
To several people:
Go maire sibh an céad
The reply:
Go maire tú do shláinteMay you enjoy good health (the set reply to a congratulation)
Word for word:
may you live the hundred (go = may, maire = live, tú = you, an céad = the hundred)

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How to say many happy returns in Irish

Many happy returns in Irish is Go maire tú an céad, said “guh mar-uh too un kayd”. To more than one person: Go maire sibh an céad. The reply is Go maire tú do shláinte, May you enjoy good health (the set reply to a congratulation).

How to reply to Go maire tú an céad

Go maire tú do shláinte, May you enjoy good health (the set reply to a congratulation).

What Go maire tú an céad means word for word

may you live the hundred (go = may, maire = live, tú = you, an céad = the hundred)