Making comparison A’ dèanamh coimeas
I'm going to the shopTha mi a' dol dhan bhùth
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
This is usually used in the context of a place that you can enter.
Destinations:
càit a bheil sibh a’ dol an-diugh? where are you going today?
Words like banca, bùth and baile all change after dhan. They became dhan bhanca, dhan bhùth and dhan bhaile.
After dhan, the following sounds change:
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Receptionist | Dè an seòladh a th’ agaibh? | What’s your address? |
Woman | Trì, Rathad an Loch, Sruighlea. | Three, Loch Road, Stirling. |
Receptionist | A bheil clann agaibh? | Do you have children? |
Woman | Tha. Tha clann againn. | Yes. We have children. |
Woman | Tha mi ag iarraidh seo, mas e ur toil e. | I want this, please. |
Shop assistant | Glè mhath. Tapadh leibh. | Very good. Thank you. |
Woman | A bheil clann agaibh? | Do you have children? |
Shop assistant | Chan eil. | No. |
Woman | Chan eil fhathast. | Not yet. |
Woman | Tha mac agus nighean againn. | We have a son and a daughter. |