Making requests A’ dèanamh iarrtas
I cut my fingerGheàrr mi mo chorrag
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
ghoirtich mi mo ghàirdean I hurt my arm
gheàrr mi mo chorrag I cut my finger
cuir do chorrag air a’ phutan put your finger on the button
Note that mo (my) and do (your) become m’ and d’ respectively if the following noun begins with a vowel.
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
| 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. |
