Cheers in Scottish Gaelic
Slàinte mhath
In Scottish Gaelic, the phrase to know first is "Slàinte mhath!" (Cheers!). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
The Gaelic toast is Slàinte mhath!, "good health". Below are the toasts and the traditional reply. Each phrase comes with a short note on when to use it.
Greetings
Slàinte mhath!
Cheers!
Literally "good health".
Slàinte mhòr agad!
Cheers!
Literally "great health to you".
Slàinte mhòr!
Cheers!
The toast, answered with Do dheagh shlàinte!
Replies
Do dheagh shlàinte!
And to you! (your good health)
The reply to Slàinte mhòr!
Slàinte agad-sa
Same to you
Another reply.
About the words
Slàinte means health. LearnGaelic gives slàinte mhath! and slàinte mhòr agad! as "cheers!", and records the pair slàinte mhòr! do dheagh shlàinte! as a toast and its response. Wiktionary notes slàinte agad-sa, "thank you, same to you", as a reply.
Common questions
How do you say cheers in Gaelic?
Slàinte mhath! If someone says Slàinte mhòr!, reply Do dheagh shlàinte!
Cheers 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.
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 19418
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 19420
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 19421
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 19422
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