'I love you' in irish

Subject: 'I love you' in irish
From: GUEST,Jeremie
Date: 19 Dec 02 - 07:59 AM

Hi everybody,

I am gathering the ways to say "I love you" in many langage (is it because I am french ???). I have already about 20 different versions and was wondering how to say (write and pronounce) in irish : is there any irish speacker here ?

Thanks a lot !

Jeremie

Subject: RE: 'I love you' in irish
From: Declan
Date: 19 Dec 02 - 08:05 AM

Lots of ways but I think the nicest is "Mo grá thú" pronounced Muh graw who. There are many terms of endearment such as
Is Tusa (Iss Tuh-sah) (You are) ...
Mo Rún (My secret) (Muh Roon)
Mo Stór (My treasure) (muh store)
Mo Chuisle (My pulse) (Muh coosh-la) hence the song Macushla
Mo Chroí (My heart) (muh-cree) hence "Mother Macree"
to mention but a few.

Subject: RE: 'I love you' in irish
From: GUEST,Jeremie
Date: 19 Dec 02 - 08:08 AM

Thanks Declan !

Irish seems strange to me : as in french the writing is so different than the spelling ;-)

Jeremie

Subject: RE: 'I love you' in irish
From: Big Tim
Date: 19 Dec 02 - 09:40 AM

Question asked, answered and acknowledged with nine minutes: great. Thanks Declan, very interesting.