English to Scottish Gaelic Greetings and Goodbyes
Greetings are very important when you are entering or leaving a conversation. This page will provide several English to Scottish Gaelic translations for popular greetings like hello and goodbye, plus timely greetings like good morning, good day, good afternoon, and good evening.
By scrolling down, you'll find all the translations to the above vocabulary plus more. If you find this page helpful, feel free to check out our other Gaelic pages or check back later for updates.
Greetings from English to Scottish Gaelic:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings from Scottish Gaelic to English.
Hellos from English to Scottish Gaelic
Hello ➔ Halò
It's good to see you. ➔ Tha e math d' fhaicinn.
Time-Specific Greetings from English to Scottish Gaelic
Good morning. ➔ Madainn mhath.
Good day. ➔ Latha math.
Good afternoon / evening. ➔ Feasgar math.
English to Scottish Gaelic Goodbyes
Bye ➔ Tìoraidh
Bye bye ➔ Beannachd leat.
Bye for now. ➔ Tìoraidh an-dràsta.
Goodbye ➔ Mar sin leat. (informal)
Goodbye ➔ Mar sin leibh. (formal)
I'll see you again! ➔ Chì mi a-rithist thu!
See you! ➔ Chì mi thu!
Other Useful English to Scottish Gaelic Greetings
Cheers ➔ Slàinte Mhath (lit. good health, used to toast)
This list of English to Scottish Gaelic greetings was last updated on March 18, 2025.
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