"NOLLAIG SHONA DUIT/DAOIBH" is the

most common Christmas greeting, and you’ll see and hear it everywhere in Ireland.

You use "Nollaig shona duit" when speaking to one person and "daoibh" when speaking to more than one.

For those of you who are unsure how you’d pronounce such unfamiliar-looking words, here’s the closest English pronunciation: null-ig ho-nuh ghwich and null-ig ho-nuh jeev.[i]

 

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[i] https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/10-irish-phrases-to-get-you-through-christmas-and-the-new-year-76264