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Saying how you feel Ag innse ciamar a tha thu a’ faireachdainn

At homeAig an taigh

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

oidhche mhath goodnight

mar sin leat bye

chì mi a-rithist thu I’ll see you again

This is the informal way you use to speak to a friend or a child.

chì mi a-rithist sibh I’ll see you again

This is the formal way you use to speak to an older person, or to a group of people.

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GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Traffic Warden Halò, a Choinnich.
Ciamar a tha thu?
Hello, Kenneth.
How are you?
Coinneach Ò, gu dòigheil.
Tha mi gu dòigheil.
A bheil fichead sgillinn agad?
Oh, fine.
I’m fine.
Do you have twenty pence?
Traffic Warden Ò, chan eil. Oh, no.
Woman Madainn mhath, a Chaluim. Good morning, Calum.
Calum Madainn mhath. Good morning.
Woman A bheil sibh gu dòigheil? Are you well?
Calum Tha. Yes.
Man Halò, a Mhairead.
A bheil thu gu dòigheil an-diugh?
Hello, Margaret.
Are you well today?
Mairead Tha, agus thu fhèin? Yes, and yourself?
Man Tha mi gu dòigheil, tapadh leat.
Dè tha dol an-diugh?
I’m just fine, thank you.
What’s happening today?
Mairead Och, chan eil mòran. Och, not much.