Winning and losing A’ buannachd is a’ call
Do I have to... ?Am feum mi... ?
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
feumaidh tu còta a chur ort you must put a coat on
am feum mi geansaidh a chur orm? do I need to put a sweater on?
chan fheum no (to the question am feum... ?)
We have seen that chan fheum can be used as a response, but it can be used to say that someone doesn’t have to do something:
chan fheum mi … I don’t have to …
chan fheum sibh … you don’t have to … (plural/polite)
chan fheum sinn … we don’t have to …
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| Man | Halò a Chailein. Tha i fuar an-diugh. | Hello Colin. It’s cold today. |
| Cailean | Tha. Dè tha dol? | Yes. What’s happening? |
| Man | Chan eil mòran. A bheil sibh gu dòigheil? | Not much. Are you well? |
| Cailean | Tha, tapadh leat. | Yes, thank you. |
| Man | Glè mhath. | Very good. |
| Man | Halò a Pheigi. | Hello Peggy. |
| Peigi | Madainn mhath. | Good morning. |
| Man | Dè tha dol? | What’s happening? |
| Peigi | Chan eil càil. Tha i rud beag fuar an-diugh, nach eil? | Nothing. It’s a little cold today, isn’t it? |
| Man | Tha. Tha i fuar ceart gu leòr. | Yes. It’s cold right enough. |
| Woman | Iseabail! | Ishbel! |
| Iseabail | Halò a Mhàiri. Dè tha dol? | Hello Mary. What’s happening? |
| Màiri | Chan eil càil às ùr. | Nothing new. |
| Iseabail | A bheil thu airson tighinn a chèilidh a-nochd? | Do you want to come and visit tonight? |
| Màiri | Tha. Bidh sin glè mhath. Cuin a thèid mi a-null? | Yes. That will be very good. When will I come over? |
| Iseabail | Mu ochd uairean? | About eight o’clock? |
| Màiri | Chì mi aig ochd uairean thu ma-thà. Tìoraidh an-dràsta. | I’ll see you at eight o’ clock then. Cheerio for now. |
| Iseabail | Tìoraidh. | Cheerio. |
