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Discussing children A’ bruidhinn mu chloinn

I have a boy / a girlTha balach / nighean agam

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

balach a boy

gille a boy

nighean a girl, daughter

caileag a girl

balach beag a little boy

The word for small, beag, changes when its associated noun is feminine to bheag.

nighean bheag a little girl

seo... this is...

... am mac agam ... my son

… an nighean agam … my daughter

a' chaileag agam my girl

an gille agam my boy

seo a' chlann agam these are my children

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PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Patient Madainn mhath. Good morning.
Male Receptionist Madainn mhath. Good morning.
Patient Seumas Caimbeul. James Campbell.
Male Receptionist Dè an seòladh a th’ agaibh? What’s your address?
Seumas Caimbeul Rathad Hamaltan Hamilton Road
Father (for son) Iain Caimbeul. John Campbell.
Female Receptionist Dè an seòladh a th’ agaibh? What’s your address?
Father Iain. John.
Iain Caimbeul Sràid Kelvingrove Kelvingrove Street
Woman Seonag NicAmhlaigh Joan MacAulay
Female Receptionist Seonag NicAmhlaigh.
Dè an seòladh a th’ agaibh?		 Joan MacAulay.
What’s your address?
Seonag NicAmhlaigh Rathad Berwick.
Tapadh leibh.		 Berwick Road.
Thank you.
Female Receptionist Dè an t-ainm a th’ oirbh? What’s your name?
Man Dòmhnall MacAmhlaigh Donald MacAulay
Female Receptionist Dè an seòladh a th’ agaibh? What’s your address?
Dòmhnall MacAmhlaigh Trì Rathad na Pàirce. 3 Park Road.
Female Receptionist Trì Rathad na Pàirce.
Glè mhath.		 3 Park Road.
Very good.