Good morning in Scottish Gaelic
Madainn mhath
In Scottish Gaelic, the phrase to know first is "Madainn mhath!" (Good morning!). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
Good morning in Scottish Gaelic is Madainn mhath. Below are the greetings for the morning and afternoon, and how to greet everyone at once.
Greetings
Madainn mhath!
Good morning!
The usual morning greeting.
Feasgar math!
Good afternoon!
Feasgar is afternoon or evening.
Useful words
Cuir madainn mhath air a h-uile duine
Say good morning to everyone
For greeting a room.
madainn an-diugh
this morning
An-diugh is today.
About the words
Madainn means morning and math means good; it becomes mhath after the feminine noun. Wiktionary glosses madainn mhath as "good morning, greetings, hello". The afternoon greeting is feasgar math.
Common questions
How do you say good morning in Gaelic?
Madainn mhath!
Good morning 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 15116
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 42753
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 15118
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 35573
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 15117
Credit: Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.