Talking about what you ought A’ bruidhinn mu dè bu chòir dhut a dhèanamh
Try not to eat too muchFeuch nach ith thu cus
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
feuch nach ith thu cus try not to eat too much
feuch nach tuit thu try not to fall
feuch nach goirtich thu thu fhèin try not to hurt yourself
feuchaibh … try … (plural/polite)
… do bhiadh ithe … eat your food
… a’ bhòrd seo a thogail … lift this table
feuch gun … try to… (with future tense verb)
… tèid sibh a choimhead oirre … go and see her (plural/polite)
Note: feuch sometimes means 'would you … ?' and ris is used instead of ri before the definite article.
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
| Instructor | Agus càit a bheil thusa a’ dol? | And where are you going? |
| Boy | Tha mi a’ dol a shnàmh. | I’m going to swim. |
| Instructor | Dol a shnàmh? Ma-thà. Tiugainn a-null an seo. An urrainn dhut snàmh? | Going to swim? Well. Come over here. Can you swim? |
| Boy | ’S urrainn. Tha mi ag ionnsachadh. | Yes. I am learning. |
| Instructor | Sin math. Ach bu chòir dhut iad seo a chur ort. | That’s good. But you should put these on. |
| Gran | Tapadh leat airson tighinn, a ghràidh. Chì mi an ath-sheachdain thu. | Thank you for coming dear. See you next week. |
| Boy | Chì. | Yes. |
| Gran | Bu chòir dhut clogaid a chur ort nuair a tha thu a’ falbh le baidhsagal. | You should put a helmet on when you are riding your bicycle. |
| Boy | Tha tè agam. | I have one. |
| Gran | Bi faiceallach. | Be careful. |
| Boy | Bithidh. | I will. |
| Female jogger | A bheil sibh ceart gu leòr? | Are you alright? |
| Norman | Tha. Tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil. | Yes. I think so. |
| Female jogger | Tha mi an dòchas nach eil càil briste. | I hope that nothing is broken. |
| Norman | Chan eil. | Nothing is. |
| Female jogger | Bu chòir dhuibh gabhail air ur socair. | You should take it easy. |
| Man | Murt! Càit an deach e? Dìleas! Dìleas! | Oh no! Where did he go? Faithful! Faithful! |
| Man 2 | Dè tha ceàrr? | What’s wrong? |
| Man | Dh’fhalbh an cù agam. Dè tha mi dol a dhèanamh? | My dog has gone. What am I going to do? |
| Man 2 | Bu chòir dhuibh fònadh chun a’ phoileis. | You should phone the police. |
| Man | Am faod mi am fòn agaibh a chleachdadh? | May I use your phone? |
| Man 2 | Faodaidh. Seall. | Yes. Look. |
