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Describing things and people Ag innse cò ris a tha daoine agus rudan coltach

Have you seen?Am faca tu?

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

am faca sibh? did you see? (plural/polite)

am faca tu? did you see?

Tu is the form of thu used after faca.

chunnaic yes (to answer am faca?)

chunnaic mi I saw

chunnaic, chunnaic mi yes, I saw

bùthan shops

aig na bùthan at the shops

cheannaich mi I bought

cheannaich mi bainne cuideachd I bought milk too

chuir mi I put

tiocaidean tickets

geansaidh ùr a new jumper

cheannaich mi geansaidh I bought a jumper

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PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Wife Chan eil sin dona.
Dè do bheachd?
That’s not bad.
What do you think?
Husband Cha toigh leam idir e.
Tha sin gu math snog.
I don’t like it at all.
That’s quite nice.
Wife Tha, ach tha e daor. Yes, but it’s expensive.
Girl Is toigh leam sin.
Tha sin uabhasach snog.
An toigh leat fhèin e?
I like that.
That’s awfully nice.
Do you like it yourself?
Man Is toigh. Yes.
Husband Mmm, tha seo math.
Is toigh leam seo.
Mmm, this is nice.
I like this.
Waiter Fìon geal à Astràilia. White wine from Australia.
Wife Tapadh leibh. Thank you.
Husband Dè do bheachd? What do you think?
Wife Tha seo sgoinneil.
Is toigh leam seo.
This is brilliant.
I like this.
Husband Ghia!
Tha sin grod!
Yuck!
That’s rotten!
Birthday boy Tapadh leibh. Thank you.
Gran Seo, a ghràidh.
Meal do naidheachd.
Here, dear.
Congratulations.