Go n-éirí leat

Good luck · Guh nye-ree lat

Go n-éirí leat means Good luck, and is said Guh nye-ree lat.

Word for word

Taken literally it reads May it rise 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 Guh nye-ree lat, written the way an English speaker would read it.

When you’d say it

The everyday good luck, said before a match or an exam. The longer and more famous version is go n-éirí an bóthar leat, may the road rise to meet you.

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
• Beannacht Dé leat: God's blessing be with you
• Sonas ort: Happiness be on you

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