Organising a party A’ cur partaidh air dòigh

Vocabulary and Grammar Briathrachas agus Gràmar

The best whisky they haveAn t-uisge-beatha as fheàrr a th' aca

Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.

We have already come across comparisons in Episode 41 .

To say something is bigger, smaller or how it relates to another item the sentence form is tha … nas ... is used. To say that something is the biggest, smallest, best, etc the phrase generally starts with the verb is or as.

as fheàrr best

as miosa worst

as motha biggest

as dorra hardest

’s iad sin as motha those are the biggest

’s e an dòigh seo as fhasa this is the easiest way

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EnglishBeurla

Shop assistant	Madainn mhath.	Good morning.
Man	Madainn mhath.	Good morning.
Shop assistant	Dè tha sibh a’ lorg?	What are you looking for?
Man	Tha mi a’ lorg còta.	I’m looking for a coat.
Shop assistant	Tha na còtaichean thall an sin.	The coats are over there.
Man	Tapadh leibh.	Thank you.
Stallholder	Halò.	Hello.
Mother	Halò, a bheil geansaidhean agaibh?	Hello, do you have jumpers?
Stallholder	Tha. Sin iad thall an sin.	Yes. That’s them over there.
Mother	Ò, chan fhaca mi iad. Tapadh leibh.	Oh, I didn’t see them. Thank you.
Màiri-Anna (Daughter)	Dè tha sibh a’ lorg?	What are you looking for?
Mother	Tha mi dìreach a’ lorg geansaidh dhomh fhìn.	I’m just looking for a jumper for myself.

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