Beannacht Dé leat

God's blessing be with you · Ban-akht Jay lat

Beannacht Dé leat means God's blessing be with you, and is said Ban-akht Jay lat.

Word for word

Taken literally it reads Blessing of God with you. Irish often puts a sentence together differently from English, so the literal reading rarely matches the meaning.

How to say it

Say it Ban-akht Jay lat, written the way an English speaker would read it.

More like this

• Go n-éirí an bóthar leat: May the road rise to meet you (Good luck)
• Go raibh míle maith agat: Thank you very much
• Sláinte: Cheers / Health
• Go maire tú: May you live long / Congratulations
• Sonas ort: Happiness be on you
• Go n-éirí leat: Good luck

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