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Telling people things Ag innse rudan do dhaoine

Who's going first?Cò tha a' dol an toiseach?

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

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Asking what is wrong:

dè thachair dhut? what happened to you?

dè tha ceàrr ort? what is wrong with you?

dè tha ceàrr air …? what is wrong with …?

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PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Eairdsidh Halò, a Nèill. Hello, Neil.
Niall Haidh Eairdsidh.
A bheil thu ag iarraidh pinnt?		 Hi Archie.
Do you want a pint?
Eairdsidh Tha, gu dearbh. Yes, indeed.
Niall An do dh’ innis mi dhut gu bheil partaidh gu bhith againn a-nochd? Did I tell you that we are having a party tonight?
Eairdsidh Cha do dh’innis. No.
Niall Tha mi duilich.
Bha mi a’ smaoineachadh gun do dh’innis mi dhut.		 I’m sorry.
I thought that I’d told you.
Eairdsidh Cha do dh’innis. No.
Niall Naoi uairean.
Gheibh thu pinnt an uair sin.		 Nine o’ clock.
You’ll get a pint then.
Woman 1 Meal do naidheachd, a ghràidh.
Tha sin àlainn.
Càit an d’ fhuair thu e?		 Congratulations dear.
That’s lovely.
Where did you get it?
Woman 2 Chaidh sinn a-steach dhan bhaile feasgar Disathairne. We went into town Saturday afternoon.
Woman 1 Tha sin brèagha.
An do dh’innis thu do dhuine eile?		 That’s beautiful.
Have you told anyone else?
Woman 2 Cha do dh’innis. No.