Country pursuits Cur-seachadan dùthchail
I don't think soChan eil mi a' smaoineachadh gu bheil
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
chan eil mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil ... I don’t think that ... is
tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil I think that so
tha mi a’ dol leat I agree with you
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| Husband | ’S e àite brèagha a tha seo. | This is a beautiful place. |
| Wife | ’S e, a ghràidh. | Yes it is, dear. |
| Husband | Ò, tha e cho math a bhith ri taobh na mara. | Oh, it’s so good to be beside the sea. |
| Wife | Tha, a ghràidh. | Yes, dear. |
| Husband | A Chatrìona, dè tha thu a’ dèanamh? | Catrina, what are you doing? |
| Catrìona | Tha mi a’ togail caisteal gainmhich. | I’m building a sand castle. |
| Husband | Fuirich air an tràigh ’s na tèid faisg air a’ mhuir. | Stay on the beach and don’t go near the sea. |
| Catrìona | Cha tèid. | I won’t. |
| Husband | Ò, tha seo àlainn. | Oh, this is lovely. |
| Woman | Halò a Mhàiri. An do chòrd na saor-làithean riut? | Hello Mary. Did you enjoy the holidays? |
| Màiri | Chòrd. Bha iad dìreach sgoinneil. | Yes. They were just great. |
| Woman | A bheil dealbhan agad? | Do you have pictures? |
| Màiri | Tha. Sin Donnchadh air an tràigh. Sin e a-rithist. Agus, sin an taigh-òsta. | Yes. There’s Duncan on the beach. There he is again. And, there’s the hotel. |
| Woman | Tha e a' coimhead gu math daor. | It looks very expensive. |
| Màiri | Cha robh e dona idir. | It wasn’t bad at all. |
| Woman | Àite brèagha. | A beautiful place. |
| Màiri | ’S e. Agus dìreach ri taobh na mara cuideachd. | Yes. And just beside the sea too. |
| Policeman | Halò, alò, alò. Càit a bheil an dithis agaibhse a’ dol an-diugh? | Hallo, allo, allo. Where are the two of you going today? |
| Iain | Tha sinn a’ dol air saor-làithean. | We’re going on holiday. |
| Norman | Uill, tha aon fhear againn a’ dol air saor-làithean. | Well, one of us is going on holiday. |
| Iain | Chan eil airgead gu leòr againn airson dithis. | We don’t have enough money for two people. |
| Norman | Tha mise a’ dol ann am-bliadhna. | I’m going this year. |
| Iain | Agus faodaidh mise a dhol ann an ath-bhliadhna. Seo ma-thà. Tha mi an dòchas nach bi cur na mara ort. | And I can go next year. Here we are then. I hope that you don’t get seasick. |
| Norman | Cha bhi. Tìoraidh. | I won’t. Cheerio. |
| Iain | Tìoraidh. | Cheerio. |
