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Describing People Ag innse cò ris a tha daoine coltach

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
Man Dè an obair a th’ agaibh? What’s your job?
Woman ’S e nurs a th’ annam. I’m a nurse.
Man A bheil obair agaibh an-dràsta? Are you working just now?
Woman Tha.
Tha mi ag obair ann an Ospadal Stobhill.		 Yes.
I work in Stobhill Hospital.
Man Och, chan eil agam ach not.
A bheil deich sgillinn agad?		 Och, I’ve only got a pound.
Do you have ten pence?
Man 2 Chan eil.
Tha fichead sgillinn agam. 		No.
But I’ve got twenty pence.
Dentist Madainn mhath. Good morning.
Male Patient Madainn mhath. Good morning.
Dentist Ciamar a tha sibh an-diugh? How are you today?
Male Patient Tha gu math, tapadh leibh. I’m well, thank you.
Dentist Nise, fosglaibh, mas e ur toil e.
Glè mhath.
Tha i fliuch an-diugh, nach eil?		 Now open wide, please.
Very good.
It’s wet today, isn’t it?
Male Patient Tha. Yes.
Dentist A bheil sibh trang an-dràsta? Are you busy just now?
Male Patient Chan eil.
Tha mi a’ falbh air saor-làithean a-màireach.		 No.
I’m off on holiday tomorrow.
Dentist A bheil?
Càit a bheil sibh a’ dol?		 Are you?
Where are you going?
Male Patient Tha mi a’ dol a Leòdhas. I’m going to Lewis.
Dentist Glè mhath.
Fosglaibh a-rithist.
A bheil sibh dol ann le càr?		 Very good.
Open wide again.
Are you going with a car?
Male Patient Tha. Yes.
Dentist An toigh leibh dràibheadh? Do you like driving?
Male Patient ’S toil. Yes.
Dentist Tha bràthair agamsa ann an Leòdhas. Tha e fuireach ann an Steòrnabhagh.
Seo a-nis.		 I have a brother in Lewis. He lives in Stornoway.
Here you go now.
Male Patient Tapadh leibh. Thank you.