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Need help from an Irish person?

Hi is the correct spelling "Dia Dhuit" or "Dia Duit". I found Dia Duit on the rte website, but have always been taught that it was Dia Dhuit (went to a gaelscoil). I prounce it with a "h" too. Idk help?

    



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Donncha Rua
Both are acceptable in normal everyday use.

"Dia duit" is what's used in Ulster dialect but it's also regarded as the "narrow standard" (the register used in government and legal documents) because it's strictly grammatically correct.

"Dia dhuit" is what's used in common speech in Connacht and Munster and speakers from these dialects would find "Dia duiit" an odd way of saying it, a bit like the way a learner speaks, although grammatically there's no reason for putting the "h" in "dhuit" here. It's not regarded as incorrect for everyday use in the "broad standard" in books, newspapers etc.


Dori
Munster Dia dhuit( jee-ah gwit )
Ulster Dia duit (jee-ah ditch )
Connacht Dia dhuit( jee-ah gwit )


that's what I've been taught,hope this helps


murnip
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I'd always thought it was "Dia dhuit" too, since that's how I'd pronounce it. But it is actually "Dia duit".


Big Feet
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Mmmmmmm ... Dia duit!


Courtney B
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Dia duit.
Pronounciation (and spelling, maybe) depends on the part of Ireland you are from.
"djiah gwich" would be how it would be pronounced by a speaker from the North


happytohelp
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Dia duit!
dia is muire duit.
conas ata`` tu? how are you?
ta me go maith! i am good

sorry i couldnt get the fada's on!


dmIRL
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its dia duit. I am reluctantly forced to sit through 4 40minute classes or Irish every week.



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