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Asking for drinks Ag iarraidh deoch

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.

sibh you

If in doubt, use sibh.

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PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Man 1 A Chaluim? Malcolm?
Calum Tì. Tea.
Man 1 Iain? John?
Iain Tì, mas e ur toil e. Tea, please.
Man 1 Anna? Anna?
Anna Cofaidh. Coffee.
Man 1 A Dhòmhnaill? Donald?
Dòmhnall Cofaidh, mas e ur toil e. Coffee please?
Man 1 Seo. Here.
Calum Tapadh leibh. Thank you.