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Saying where you’ve been Ag innse càit an deach thu

I was on holidayBha mi air saor-làithean

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

air saor-làithean on holiday

bha mi air saor-làithean I was on holiday

a-màireach tomorrow

anns an Spàinn in Spain

If you want to specify when you were on holiday, you could use the names of the months.

Am Faoilleach January

An Gearran February

Am Màrt March

An Giblean April

An Cèitean May

An t-Ògmhios June

An t-Iuchar July

An Lùnastal August

An t-Sultain September

An Dàmhair October

An t-Samhain November

An Dùbhlachd December

If you want to say that you went in a certain month, change the months to the following:

anns an Fhaoilleach in January

anns a’ Ghearran in February

anns a’ Mhàrt in March

anns a’ Ghiblean in April

anns a’ Chèitean in May

anns an Ògmhios in June

anns an Iuchar in July

anns an Lùnastal in August

anns an t-Sultain in September

anns an Dàmhair in October

anns an t-Samhain in November

anns an Dùbhlachd in December

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Are you ready to practise what we have learnt?
where were you yesterday? – càite an robh sibh an-dè?
Let’s say it together
where were you yesterday? – càite an robh sibh an-dè?
Say it on your own
where were you yesterday? – càite an robh sibh an-dè?
Let’s try another one
I went for a walk – bha mi air chuairt
Say it with me
I went for a walk – bha mi air chuairt
Say it on your own
I went for a walk – bha mi air chuairt
Let’s try another phrase
I was away – bha mi air falbh
Practise with me
I was away – bha mi air falbh
Practise on your own
I was away – bha mi air falbh
Listen to me
I was on holiday – bha mi air saor-làithean
Repeat with me
I was on holiday – bha mi air saor-làithean
Your turn
I was on holiday – bha mi air saor-làithean