Making requests A’ dèanamh iarrtas

Vocabulary and Grammar Briathrachas agus Gràmar

You may notChan fhaod

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

chan fhaod no (to the question am faod …?)

ro thràth too early

faodaidh tu you may

The form of thu used here is tu.

am faod mi …? may I … ? / can I … ?

faodaidh yes (to the question am faod …?)

chan fhaod no (to the question am faod …?)

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GaelicGàidhlig

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Wife	Feumaidh sinn na h-uinneagan a ghlanadh.	We need to clean the windows.
Husband	Chan eil iad dona.	They’re not bad.
Wife	Tha iad cho salach. An dèan thusa an fheadhainn shuas an staidhre?	They are so dirty. Will you do the ones upstairs?
Husband	Nì.	Yes.
Wife	An-dràsta.	Just now.
Sister	Iain?	John?
Iain	Seadh?	Yes?
Sister	An dèan thu seo dhomh?	Will you do this for me?
Iain	Cha dèan.	No.
Sister	Och, siuthad. Tha e fada ro dhoirbh dhomhsa.	Och, go on. It’s far too difficult for me.
Iain	Cha dèan. Tha mi trang.	No. I’m busy.
Sister	Iain? A bheil fios aig Dadaidh gu bheil thu a’ cleachdadh a’ choimpiutair aige? An dèan thu seo dhomh?	John? Does Daddy know that you are using his computer? Will you do this for me?
Iain	Nì ma-thà.	I will, then.
Wife	Bhiodh sin snog. ’S toigh leam an dath sin. Dè do bheachd?	That would be nice. I like that colour. What do you think?
Husband	Tha. Tha mi a' dol leat. Tha e snog.	Yes. I agree. It’s nice.
Wife	Bruidhnidh mi ri Seonaidh mu dheidhinn. Cuiridh esan suas e.	I’ll speak to Johnny about it. He’ll put it up.
Husband	Seonaidh? Carson? Nì mi fhìn e.	Johnny? Why? I’ll do it myself.
Wife	An dèan?	Will you?
Husband	Nì gu dearbh. Bidh e furasta gu leòr. ’S e mi fhìn a rinn e an turas mu dheireadh.	I will indeed. It will be easy enough. I was the one who did it the last time.

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