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What is the Irish for 'goodbye'?

Updated: 12/7/2022
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โˆ™ 12y ago

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The traditional exchange was for the person departing to say "Slán agat" (plural "Slán agaibh") and the person remaining to respond with "Slán leat" (plural "Slánlibh").

Nowadays probably just "Slán", pronounced 'slawn'.
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slán (pronounced "slawn")
Slán agat (said by one remaining) or Slán leat (said by one departing) or just

Slán.
The person leaving says "Slán agat" (agaibh, plural); the person remaining says "Slán leat" (libh, plural).
Slán leat

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