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Discussing the home A’ bruidhinn mun taigh

I live downstairsTha mi a' fuireach shìos an staidhre

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

taigh-beag toilet

stòbha stove / oven

preasa cupboard

teine fire

an teine the fire

iuchair key

an iuchair the key

ma tha sibh ag iarraidh càil if you want anything

This is the formal way you use to speak to an older person, or to a group of people, or someone you don’t know.

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PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Bill Haidh! Hi!
Carol Haidh! Hi!
Bill Càit an deach thu? Where did you go?
Carol Èm. Em.
Bill Uill? Well?
Carol Uill.... Well...
Bill Uill?
Càit an deach thu? 		Well?
Where did you go?
Carol As t-samhradh.
Chaidh mi a Mhajorca as t-samhradh.		 In the summer.
I went to Majorca in the summer.
Bill Och! Och!
Carol Ok, ok, ok.
Chaidh mi dhan taigh-òsta. 		Ok, ok, ok.
I went to the hotel.
Bill È? Eh?
Carol Chaidh mi dhan taigh-òsta! I went to the hotel!
Iain Ò.
Càit an deach thu? 		Oh.
Where did you go?
Màiri-Anna Eh? Eh?
Iain Uill? Well?
Màiri-Anna Uill? Well?
Iain Càit an deach thu? Where did you go?
Màiri-Anna Chaidh mi dhan bhaile. I went to town.
Màiri-Anna Càit an robh thu a-raoir? Where were you last night?
Iain È? Eh?
Màiri-Anna Càit an robh thu a-raoir, è?
Càit an deach thu?		 Where were you last night, eh?
Where did you go?
Iain Och.
Chaidh mi dhan bhaile. 		Och.
I went to town.