Speak Gaelic A1

brònach

sad

toilichte a bhith seo

happy to be here

crosta

cross

taing mhòr

big thanks

ceud mìle taing

a hundred thousand thanks

Sasainn

England

A’ Chuimrigh

Wales

Rugadh mi

I was born

seadh

yes, well

gu dòigheil

in good form

Thogadh mi

I was brought up

àite

place

eilean

island

Albannach

Scot

Èireanneach

Irish person

Sasannach

English person

Cuimreach

Welsh person

an aimsir

the weather

tha i grianach

It’s sunny

Cò ris a tha an aimsir coltach?

What’s the weather like?

gaothach

windy

ciùin

calm

garbh

rough

stoirmeil

stormy

soilleir

bright

Sgòthach

cloudy

cèothach

misty

Tha a’ ghrian ann

It’s sunny (the sun’s there)

dealanach

lightning

bogha-froise

rainbow

fras

shower

tuil

flood

dìle-bhàite

downpour

turadh

a break in the cloud, dry spell

reothadh

frost

gèile

gale

gaoth

wind

sìde nan seachd sian(tan)

weather of the seven elements

Dè ann latha a tha ann an-diugh

What day is it today

sneachd

snow

ge-tà

though

tàirneanaich

thunder

Dè tha ceàrr oirre

What’s wrong with her

a bheil ceann goirt oirre

Does she have a sore head

aodann

face

mala

eyebrow

sùil

eye

beul

mouth

bile

lip

fiacail

tooth

teanga

tongue

smiogaid

chin

cluas

ear

làmh

hand

corrag

finger

gualann

shoulder

broilleach

chest

gàirdean

arm

uileann

elbow

brù

tummy

caol-dùim

wrist

cruachan

hip

tòn

bottom

taobh

side

sliasaid

thigh

cas

foot

sàil

heel

Tha mi cho sgìth ri seann chù

I’m as tired as an old dog

tha an cnatan orm

I have the cold

dèideadh

toothache

is truagh sin

That’s pitiful

A thruaghain

You poor soul (man)

A thruaghag

You poor soul (woman)

A bhròinein

You poor soul (man)

A bhrònag

You poor soul (woman)

singilte

single

cèile

partner

companach

companion

bràmair

sweetheart

nam aonar

on my own

Chan eil sgot agam

I don’t have a clue

mic

sons

mnathan

wives

cathair

chair

coire

kettle

preasa

cupboard

ciste dhràthraichean

a chest of drawers

amar

bath

frasair

shower

àmhainn

oven

feòrag

squirrel

nach buidhe dhuibh

Aren’t you lucky

anns an t-seòmar-shuidhe

In the living room

anns an t-seòmar-bhìdh

in the dinning room

cosgail

expensive

donn

brown

uaine

green

purpaidh

purple

buidhe

yellow

peann

pen