Saying where you’ve been Ag innse càit an deach thu
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
| Market Researcher | Agus, càit an deach sibh? | And, where did you go? |
| Woman | Canada. | Canada. |
| Market Researcher | Tapadh leibh. | Thank you. |
| Market Researcher | Càit an deach sibh? | Where did you go? |
| Man | Barraigh. | Barra. |
| Market Researcher | Barraigh. Tapadh leibh. | Barra. Thank you. |
| Market Researcher | Agus, càit an deach sibh? | And, where did you go? |
| Woman | Ameireaga. | America. |
| Man | Tapadh leibh. | Thank you. |
| Woman | ’S e ur beatha. | You’re welcome. |