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Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ceː(nˠ) xiː ˈwɪlʲ t̪ˠuː/
Phrase
cén chaoi a bhfuil tú?
- (Connacht) how are you? (addressing one person)
- Synonyms: (Munster) conas atá tú, (Ulster) cad é an dóigh atá ort, cad é mar atá tú
References
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cén chaoi a bhfuil tú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “caoi”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
- Thomas Ihde, Máire Ní Neachtain, Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew, John Gillen (2008) Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, published 2015, →ISBN, page 191
- Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020) “cén chaoi a bhfuil tú”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [Nyūekusupuresu Purasu Airurando-go, New Express Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19