cén chaoi a bhfuil tú

Irish
Irish phrasebook
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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ceː xiː ˈwɪlʲ tuː/

Phrase

cén chaoi a bhfuil tú?

  1. (Connacht) how are you? (addressing one person)
    Synonyms: (Munster) conas tá tú?, (Ulster) cad é an dóigh atá ort?, cad é mar tá tú?
  • cén chaoi a bhfuil sibh? (addressing two or more people)

References
  • Entries containing “cén chaoi a bhfuil tú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall; Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991), “caoi”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
  • Thomas Ihde; Máire Ní Neachtain; Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew; John Gillen (2008) Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, published 2015, →ISBN, page 191
  • Kuninao Nashimoto (March 2020) ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [New Express Plus Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17-19
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