Terms of Endearment

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Permalink Reply by Rodrigo Bitencourt Monteiro on April 19, 2008 at 18:36

Thanks, Robert. I'll check it out right away. (I was asking myself yesterday what to say when talking to someone close)
Funny thing: this last Monday a classmate of mine told me that, when watching that movie with his parents, he said: "Hey, my friend, Rodrigo, speaks that language!"
haha.. The knowledge I absorb here represents a lot to me...
Hey, Robert, 2 coincidences with just one thread! Planning to play on the lottery?

Permalink Reply by Robert Brady on April 19, 2008 at 18:40

For sure! It might be out lucky day! LOL

Permalink Reply by Sónia on April 20, 2008 at 14:05

Dia duit!

I look for words in the dictionary and try to form phrases.
Please tell me if the terms are all right.

Caidreamh suirí (love affair)
Mo cúrsaí grá (my love life)
Mo grá ( my love)
Mo ionúin ( my dear/my beloved)
Mo muirneach ( my darling/ my favourite)
Mo ionúin aingeal ( my dear angel)
Mo allas aingeal ( my sweat angel)
Mo allas croí (my sweat heart)

Slán agus beannacht!

Permalink Reply by Robert Brady on April 20, 2008 at 19:43

Sónia, Possesive pronouns are not usually used in the vocative tense. Instead we would use the vocative particle (a) so, instead of saying mo ghrá, we would just say a ghrá.
Also the vocative particle causes lenition (eg. grá, a ghrá). So when we are speaking directly to a person, like when you say to your husband (or boyfriend) "my dear" you would phrase it a stór and not mo stór. OK, so here's my suggestions for your examples listed above:

Caidreamh suirí - love affair -this seems to work just fine
Mo cúrsaí grá - my matters of love (cúrsaí- matters) not too sure on this one.
a ghrá - my love
a stór - my dear (beloved)
a mhuirnín - my darling or:
a chuisle- my darling/pulse (of my heart)
m'aingael - my angel
m'aingael geanúil / cinéalta - my loving angel (not too sure here)

There are so many ways to phrase these terms and I'm still doing some research on the matter. I will continue to post what I find in my studies but for now I think you'd be ok to use these.

Slán go fóill,
Robert

Permalink Reply by Sónia on April 20, 2008 at 22:27

Go raibh maith agat!
Thanks for the explanation Robert!

Permalink Reply by Robert Brady on April 20, 2008 at 23:24

Here's another:
A ghrá mo chroí - Love of my heart

and:
Tá grá agam duit - I love you.

and one more:
Le grá mo chroí - With love of my heart. (could be used as a salutation)