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.
dè na tha sin? how much is that?
dè a’ phrìs a tha …? what price is … ?
deich notaichean ten pounds (£10)
a bheil sibh ag iarraidh currain? do you want carrots?
Notice that with the £1 and £2, you just say not but from £3 onwards, you use notaichean.
ceithir notaichean four pounds
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| 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? |