Is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras
Hunger is a good sauce · Iss moh on tan-lan on tuk-ras
Is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras means Hunger is a good sauce, and is said Iss moh on tan-lan on tuk-ras.
Word for word
Taken literally it reads Is good the sauce the hunger. Irish often puts a sentence together differently from English, so the literal reading rarely matches the meaning.
How to say it
Say it Iss moh on tan-lan on tuk-ras, written the way an English speaker would read it.
When you’d say it
Everything tastes better when you are hungry enough. We have this one drawn up as a poster you can print.
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