Nár laga Dia thú

May God not weaken you · Nawr log-ah Dee-ah hoo

Nár laga Dia thú means May God not weaken you, and is said Nawr log-ah Dee-ah hoo.

Word for word

Taken literally it reads May not weaken God you. Irish often puts a sentence together differently from English, so the literal reading rarely matches the meaning.

How to say it

Say it Nawr log-ah Dee-ah hoo, written the way an English speaker would read it.

When you’d say it

An encouragement rather than a farewell, said to somebody at hard work or doing a good turn. You will also hear nár laga Dia do lámh, may God not weaken your hand.

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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