Good luck in Cornish
Chons da
In Cornish, the phrase to know first is "Chons da!" (Good luck!). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
Good luck in Cornish is Chons da!. Below are the wish and the words in it. Each phrase comes with a short note on when to use it.
Greetings
Chons da!
Good luck!
The everyday wish.
Yeghes da!
Cheers!
Another wish with da: "good health".
Useful words
da
good
The second word of the wish.
About the words
The Akademi Kernewek dictionary gives "good luck!" as chons da!, and Wiktionary describes it as used to wish fortune on someone. Da means good, as in Nos da, good night, and Bledhen Nowydh Da, Happy New Year.
Common questions
How do you say good luck in Cornish?
Chons da!
Good luck in the other Celtic languages
Further reading
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Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Akademi Kernewek, Gerlyver Kernewek (Standard Written Form): good luck! chons da! idiom
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Tatoeba: Tatoeba #5008045 by Kevre, CC BY 2.0 FR
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Akademi Kernewek, Gerlyver Kernewek (Standard Written Form): cheers! 'eghes da! L idiom, yeghes da! M idiom
- Tatoeba: Tatoeba #5976697 by Kevre, CC BY 2.0 FR
Credit: Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.