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Dealing with money A’ dèiligeadh ri airgead

How much is that?Dè na tha sin?

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

airgead money

dè na tha …? how much is …?

dè na tha sin? how much is that?

dè a’ phrìs a tha …? what price is … ?

an fheadhainn seo these ones

an fheadhainn sin those ones

dè tha e? what is it?

currain carrots

buntàta potato(es)

notaichean pounds (£)

deich notaichean ten pounds (£10)

a bheil sibh ag iarraidh currain? do you want carrots?

not one pound

dà not two pounds

trì notaichean three pounds

Notice that with the £1 and £2, you just say not but from £3 onwards, you use notaichean.

ceithir notaichean four pounds

còig notaichean five pounds

sia notaichean six pounds

seachd notaichean seven pounds

ochd notaichean eight pounds

naoi notaichean nine pounds

deich notaichean ten pounds

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EnglishBeurla
Man 1 Sin Anna NicDhòmhnaill. That’s Anna MacDonald.
Man 2 Càite? Where?
Man 1 Sin i. There she is.
Man 2 À. Ah.
Man 1 Tha obair ùr aice. She has a new job.
Man 2 A bheil?
Dè an obair a th’ aice?
Really?
What’s her job?
Man 1 Tha i ag obair ann am banca. She works in a bank.
Man 2 Dè am banca? What bank?
Man 1 À thà. Ah ha.
Woman 1 Càit a bheil thu a’ dol an-diugh?
Halò, a Mhàiri.
Where are you going today?
Hello, Mary.
Màiri Halò, Anna. Hello, Anna.
Woman 2 Cò tha sin? Who’s that?
Anna Sin Màiri NicAmhlaigh.
Tha taigh aic’ air Sràid Wilton agus tha airgead aice cuideachd.
That’s Mary MacAulay.
She has a house on Wilton Street and she has money too.
Woman 2 A bheil? Really?