Wishing you all a very happy Christmas. May the peace of the season surround you, as you celebrate with those you love.
Here, you can learn how to say Happy Christmas in the Irish language.
Plus I've included some phonetic pronunciation tips.
How To Say Happy Christmas in Irish
In Irish (or the Irish form of Gaelic) we say ....
Nollaig Shona Duit
This is pronounced "null-ig hun-ah gwitch" and is the singular form of the greeting.
If you are addressing more than one person you would say ...
Nollaig Shona Daoibh
Prononciation is "null-ig hun-ah jeeve".
And so, I wish you all joy and peace this Christmas season. Seasons greetings in Irish goes like this (it literally means blessings of the seasons)...
Beannachtaí an tSéasúir
(Pronunciation for "Beannachtaí an tSéasúir" is "ban-uck-thee on thay-shure)
More Christmas Recipes and Ramblings
If you enjoy crafts and printables, especially festive projects, you might like to check out these tutorials and resources.
Irish Christmas Blessing Printable
Holiday Giveaway From MyIrelandBox
A Dublin Nativity Scene - Who Is Looking Over Holy Mary's Shoulder?
Thanks for following my recipes and ramblings.
Slán agus beannacht,
(Goodbye and blessings)
Mairéad -Irish American Mom
Pronunciation - slawn ah-gus ban-ock-th
Mairéad - rhymes with parade
Here are some more posts you might like to explore to learn about how to celebrate Christmas, Irish style....
Christmas Pantomimes - An Irish Cultural Tradition
don siranni
Mai,enjoying this post very much. The christmas sausage rolls and apple crumble will keep me amused,while I'm practiciing my two christmas greetings. Gailic certainly isn't intuitivually obvious, but it is fun,for reason I still don't really understand.. merry christmas to you and to your family. don
Irish American Mom
Hi Don - Irish pronunciation is very different to English, but I hope my attempts at writing these phrases phonetically will help you as you practice your Irish and cook.
Best wishes for a lovely Christmas.
Mairéad
Pat Fordyce
Thank you for the beautiful greeting! I hope you have a special Christmas with your family..........
Merry Christmas......?☃?
Irish American Mom
Wishing you and yours a lovely Christmas too, Pat.
All the best,
Mairéad
Tracey
Nollaig Shona Duit to you too and thank you very much for the phonetic spellings! That helps IMMENSELY.
Irish American Mom
Hi Tracey - I'm so glad my phonetic spellings helped. Hope you had a lovely Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.
All the best,
Mairéad
Donna Jones
Mairéad,
My beautiful wall art prize from day 9 of the 12 days of Christmas arrived. Thank you so much for the thoughtful card, along with Aidan's. The frame and the Irish for love, loyalty and friendship will have a special place in the house.
Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.
Donna Jones
Irish American Mom
Hi Donna - I'm so glad you received your prize and that you have a place in mind for it in your home. Many thanks for following my recipes and ramblings.
Have a lovely Christmas.
Best wishes,
Mairéad
Cindy Scroggins
Nollaig shona daoibh to you and yours, Mairéad..
Irish American Mom
Thank you, Cindy. I hope you too have a lovely Christmas.
All the best,
Mairéad
Lynn
Thank you for teaching us about well wishes and how to say them accurately. I love learning about the traditions, customs, and languages of different countries, and your blog is my favorite to learn more about Ireland and Irish ways. Wishing you and yours, and all your followers health, happiness, peace, and prosperity in the new year.
Irish American Mom
Hi Lynn - I'm so glad you find my recipes and ramblings helpful. I hope you have a wonderful New Year, and that all your dreams will come true.
Best wishes,
Mairéad