Happy New Year to all on AB andCB

[quinie]

A toast from north of the border
May the best ye hae ivver seen be the warst ye'll ivver see
May the moose ne'er lea' yer girnal wi'a tear-drap in its ee
May ye aye keep hail an' hertie till ye'r auld eneuch tae dee
May ye aye juist be sae happie as a wuss ye aye tae be

Translation for friends south of the border:
May the best you have ever seen be the worst you will ever see
May the mouse never leave your grain store with a tear-drop in its eye
May you always stay hale and hearty until you are old enough to die
May you still be as happy as I always wish you to be.

Can't resist adding one an old aunt always said at the new year-
"Lang may ye pee an' fart an' nivver need a doctor"
No translation needed?

[Baldric]

Happy New Year quinie, just thought that was a lot of effort to go unanswered, have a great 2012.

;o)

[TheOtherHalf]

Och the Noo to yoo too......... xx

[quinie]

Thank you,Baldric and TheOtherHalf

[albaqwerty]

lang may yer lum reek quinie xx

[quinie]

Thank you,albaqwerty.

[MarkRae]

Bliadhna Mhath Ùr, a nighean!

[annie0000]

Not been on since early evening yesterday quinie so a happy new year to you and all your kith and kin.

[Nibble]

here's to ye quinie

May the winds o adversity ne'er blow open your door!
May the hinges o frien'ship ne'er rust, nor the wings o love lose a feather!

A guid Ne'er to ain & aw

[quinie]

Thanks all for you good wishes.Liked your toast,Nibble.
MarkRae, I don't have the Gaelic but I presume it's a New Year Greeting? Always thought I'd like to learn it but it's quite a difficult language

[nungate]

Aw ra best quine!

[Ann]

Only Scottish I know is Auld Lang Syne, or Oh, ye’ll tak’ the high road and I’ll tak’ the low, And I’ll be in scotland afore ye;
For me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of loch lomon’ - will that do quinie?

Happy New Year :)

[MarkRae]

It means "Happy New Year, girl" for no other reason than your nic is quinie!

It's a hard language for Europeans to learn because, unlike virtually all other European languages, it doesn't come from Latin or Germanic. But it's well worth it! Once you've got your head round the fact that there's no single words for 'yes' and 'no', and there's no verb 'to have', you'll soon get the hang of it.

[quinie]

Love it Ann86

[maggiebee]

Aye quinie, Lang may yer lum reek wi' ither fowks coal.

[Ann]

Question for you all living North of the Border - in the "First Footing" as I think you call it, why does the visitor come in holding a piece of coal? Is it to represent that you will always keep warm?

[quinie]

Might give it a try. As you say some languages are fairly easy to learn-I'll let you know how I get on

[MarkRae]

It's more that your fire will never go out - keeping warm is just a part of that...

In my grannie's heilan' hame, the fire NEVER went out. If it had, it would have been considered as a major catastrophe, even though she could have relit it in seconds...

[MarkRae]

Tha mi a' dochas gu nì sibh e! (I hope you will do it it!)

[Ann]

Maybe I will "Do it it!"

[MarkRae]

:-) It's just the way the syntax works!

I'd strongly advise you to find a class, though - it's almost impossible if you try it unaided...