Congratulations in Scottish Gaelic
Meal do naidheachd
In Scottish Gaelic, the phrase to know first is "Meal do naidheachd!" (Congratulations! (to one person)). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
Congratulations in Scottish Gaelic is Meal do naidheachd, literally "enjoy your news". Below are the forms for one person and for more than one, and the words for a wedding.
Greetings
Meal do naidheachd!
Congratulations! (to one person)
The everyday form.
Mealaibh ur naidheachd!
Congratulations! (to more than one)
The verb in the plural too.
Gum meal sibh ur naidheachd!
Congratulations! (to a couple or group)
Literally "may you enjoy your news".
Useful words
banais
wedding
The genitive is bainnse.
air banais
at a wedding
For talking about the day.
About the words
Meal means "enjoy" and naidheachd means news. Do is "your" for one person, so meal do naidheachd is said to one person; Wiktionary's entry meal ur naidheachd gives mealaibh ur naidheachd for more than one person. LearnGaelic also gives gum meal sibh ur naidheachd!
Common questions
How do you say congratulations in Gaelic?
Meal do naidheachd! to one person; Mealaibh ur naidheachd! or Gum meal sibh ur naidheachd! to more than one.
Congratulations 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 31966
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 16323
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 76812
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 15507
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 30193
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 1161
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