Greeting someone A’ cur fàilte air cuideigin
How are you? (plural / polite) Ciamar a tha sibh?
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
To ask how someone is, you would say:
ciamar a tha sibh? how are you?
There are two words for 'you' in Gaelic: sibh and thu.
Use thu when you speak to a child or friend.
Use sibh to talk to someone older than you, someone in authority or more than one person.
If in doubt, use sibh.
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
| Mòrag NicLeòid | Halò. Madainn mhath. | Hello. Good Morning. |
| Female householder | Halò. | Hello. |
| Mòrag NicLeòid | Is mise Mòrag NicLeòid. Ciamar a tha sibh? | I’m Morag MacLeod. How are you? |
| Female householder | Tha gu math. | I’m well. |
| Woman 1 | Halò. | Hello. |
| Man 1 | Halò. | Hello. |
| Woman 1 | Is mise Mòrag NicLeòid. | I’m Morag MacLeod |
| Man 1 | Halò, a Mhòrag. Ciamar a tha sibh? | Hello Morag. How are you? |
| Woman 1 | Tha gu math. | I’m well. |
| Man 2 | Is mise Ailean Hutchison. | I’m Allan Hutchison |
| Man 1 | Halò, Ailein. | Hello Allan. |
| Man 3 | Is mise Màrtainn Caimbeul. | I’m Martin Campbell. |
| Man 1 | A Mhàrtainn. Ciamar a tha sibh? | Martin. How are you? |
| Man 3 | Glè mhath, tapadh leibh. | Very well, thank you. |
| Woman 2 | Is mise Anna NicDhòmhnaill. | I’m Anna MacDonald. |
| Man 1 | Anna. | Anna. |
| Woman 3 | Is mise Laura NicAsgaill. | I’m Laura MacAskill. |
| Man 1 | Halò, Laura. | Hello Laura. |
