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Discussing everyday routine A’ bruidhinn mu rudan làitheil

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as fheàrr best

as miosa worst

as motha biggest

as dorra hardest

thug mi cuireadh do chòignear I gave an invite to five people

seachdnar seven people

ochdnar eight people

chan eil sgillinn ruadh agam I haven’t a red cent (i.e. skint)

an tèid agaibh air tighinn ann? will you manage to come? (plural/polite)

thèid yes (to an tèid …?)

cha tèid no (to an tèid …?)

am fear as truime the heaviest one (masculine noun)

thèid agam air tighinn ann I will manage to come

tha an t-àm againn a dhol dhachaigh it is time for us to go home

mar as motha, ’s ann as fheàrr the bigger, the better

mar as lugha, ’s ann as fheàrr the smaller the better

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Man Oidhche Haoine a-rithist.
Dè bhios tu a' dèanamh oidhche Haoine?
Friday night again.
What do you do on a Friday night?
Woman Uaireannan, bidh mi a’ dol a-mach.
Ach mar as trice, bidh mi a’ coimhead air an telebhisean.
Sometimes, I go out.
But I usually watch television.
Man A bheil thu ag iarraidh a dhol a-mach a-nochd? Do you want to go out tonight?
Woman Càite? Where?
Man Dhan taigh-dhealbh? To the cinema?
Woman Glè mhath.
Cuin?
Very good.
When?
Man Aig leth-uair an dèidh ochd? At half past eight?
Woman Seadh.
Chì mi aig an taigh-dhealbh thu aig leth-uair an dèidh ochd.
Yes.
I’ll see you at the cinema at half past eight.
Man Halò.
Càit a bheil thu a’ dol?
Hello.
Where are you going?
Man 2 Tha mi a’ dol a chluich squash.
Am bi thu fhèin a’ cluich squash?
I'm going to play squash.
Do you play squash yourself?
Man Cha bhi, ach... No, but...
Man 2 A bheil thu ag iarraidh gèam? Do you fancy a game?
Man Tha gu dearbh. Yes indeed.
Man 2 Cuin? When?
Man Chan eil fhios agam. I don’t know.
Man 2 Oidhche Luain.
Dè bhios tu a' dèanamh oidhche Luain?
Monday night.
What do you do on Monday night?
Man Bidh mi dol gu clas oidhche.
Oidhche Mhàirt?
I go to a evening class.
Tuesday night?
Man 2 Glè mhath.
Oidhche Mhàirt ma-thà.
Very good.
Tuesday night then.