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Ní miste a rá go bhfuil suim aige. ― It’s no harm to say he’s interested./It’s safe to say he’s interested.
Cárbh mhiste dá dtigeadh sé féinig? ― What harm if only he came?
Usage notes
Questions beginning Ar mhiste... can be idiomatically translated into English with "Would it be all right...", but note that the polarity of the answer is reversed in English and Irish. The Irish equivalent of "Yes, " is Ní miste, and the equivalent of "No, " is Is miste. Questions beginning An miste leat... "Do you mind..." are answered with the same polarity as in English: Ní miste "No, "; Is miste "Yes, ".