Gaelic Test 2

ach

but

black puppies

cuileanan dubha

indeed, mary!

Gu dearbh, a Mhàiri!

A bheil e a' caitheamh briogais dhubh?

Is he wearing black trousers?

sounds like: coig botel geag

còig botail deug

sounds like: drash phink

drathais phinc

sounds like: stocain purpee

stocainn phurpaidh

mar sin leat

goodbye

sounds like: broag gu

bròg dhubh

sounds like: dresa uainyah

dreasa uaine

sia caoraich deug

sixteen sheep

Do you (plural/polite) have stockings?

A bheil stocainnean agaibh?

goodbye (polite form)

mar sin leibh

Where are my blue underpants?

Càite bheil mo dhrathais ghorm?

Càite bheil do dhreasa ghorm?

Where is your blue dress?

Bha mo sheacaid dhearg sia not deug.

My red jacket was sixteen ponds.

do you know?

A bheil fhios agad?

Chan eil fhios aige.

He doesn’t know.

red shoes

brògan dearga

sounds like boyah or goiyah or buhyah

buidhe meaning yellow

sounds like dowum

donn

sounds like purpee

purpaidh

sounds like: shackagen jeraguh

seacaidean dearga

sounds like: brogan duah

brògan dubha

sounds like: peashaken duah

piseagan dubha

sounds like: mucan galla

mucan geala

sounds like: chan eil is acam

chan eil fhios agam

sounds like: ha gu jearb a vaoy

Tha gu dearbh, a Dhòmhnaill!

Tha a piuthar à Uibhist a Deas

her sister is from south uist

My father is from Skye.

Tha m’ athair às an Eilean Sgitheanach.

A bheil d’ athair a’ fuireach anns a' Chuimrigh?

does your father live in wales

A bheil do bhràthair a' fuireach ann an Glaschu?

does your brother live in Glasgow?

does your sister live in Lewis?

A bheil a piuthar a' fuireach ann an Leòdhas?

where does her brother live?

Càite bheil a bràthair a' fuireach?

my father is from scotland.

Tha m' athair à Alba.

his mother was born in Barra

Rugadh a mhàthair ann am Barraigh.

her brother was brought up in london.

Thogadh a bràthair ann an Lunnainn.

was your father born in Harris?

An do rugadh d' athair anns na Hearadh?

nine pigs

naoi mucan

four sheep

ceithir caoraich

one puppy

aon chuilean

eight puppies

ochd cuileanan

one kitten

aon phiseag

seven puppies

seachd cuileanan

six kittens

sia piseagan

sounds like: da hurra

dà chaora meaning two sheep

sounds like: un ya or (ga) tri

aon, dhà, trì

sounds like: un eon

aon eun

sounds like: coviet

co mheud

three kittens

trì piseagan

tha mi a’ fuireach

i live

sounds like: da eon

dÀ eun meaning two birds

sounds like: coig curry

còig caoraich meaning five sheep

sounds like: sheah curry

sia caoraich meaning six sheep

sounds like: jay mugan

deich mucan meaning ten pigs

brèagha

pretty

sounds like: coig yoin

còig eion meaning: five birds (this might be wrong for the eion part)

cuideachd

also

sounds like: coviet peashack

co mheud piseag? meaning how many kittens

sounds like: eun hurra

aon chaora meaning one sheep

chan eil e cho fliuch

it is not as wet

mo bhean

my wife

ag obair ann an Ospadal Rìoghail Dhùn Èideann

work in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (Hospital)

’S e nurs a  th’ annamsa

I’m a nurse

Tha sin faisg air Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann

That is near Edinburgh University.

mac

son

Tha e a’ teagasg Spàinntis

He teaches Spanish

Cò às a tha Dòmhnall? Tha Dòmhnall à Leòdhas.

Where is Donald from? Donald is from Lewis.

Càite bheil e a’ fuireach? Tha e a’ fuireach ann am Marchmont ann an Dùn Èideann.

Where does he live? He lives in Marchmont in Edinburgh.

A bheil Leòdhas teth agus grianach? CHAN EIL!

Is Lewis hot and sunny? NO!

A bheil Leòdhas fliuch agus gaothach? Tha.

Is Lewis wet and windy? Yes

Cò às a tha Catrìona? Tha Catrìona à Ìle.

Where is Catherine from? Catherine is from Isle of Islay.

A bheil Ìle fliuch? Tha.

Is the island of Islay rainy? yes.

A bheil Ìle grianach? Tha.

is the island of islay sunny. yes.

Càite bheil iad ag obair? Tha mise agus Catrìona ag obair ann an Ospadal Rìoghail Dhùn Èideann.

Where do they work? Catríona and I work in the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

Càite bheil iad a’ fuireach ann an Dùn Èideann? Tha iad a’ fuireach ann am Marchmont.

Where do they live in Edinburgh? They live in Marchmont.

A bheil sin faisg air Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann? Tha.

Is that near Edinburgh University? There are.

Càite bheil Iain ag obair? Tha e ag obair aig Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann

Where does John work? He works at the University of Edinburgh

A bheil e a’ teagasg Gàidhlig? Chan eil.

Does he teach Gaelic? No.

A bheil e a’ teagasg Spàinntis? Tha.

does he teach spanish yes

Dè tha e a’ teagasg? Tha e a’ teagasg Spàinntis.

what does he teach? He teaches Spanish.

A bheil an Spàinn teth agus grianach? Tha.

Is Spain hot and sunny? yes.

Co mheud?

How many?

dà

lenites a following noun

1. aon

2. dhà

3. trì

4. ceithir

5. còig

6. sia

7. seachd

8. ochd

9. naoi 

10. deich

1-10

Trì eòin

three birds

Sia caoraich

6 sheep

Co mheud piseag?

How many kitten (note singular use of kitten for this vrs kittens for the other)

Còig piseagan

 five kittens

Co mheud muc?

how many pigs?

Còig mucan.

five pigs.

Co mheud cuilean?

how many puppies?

Deich cuileanan 

ten puppies

How many puppies? Three puppies.

co mheud cuilean? Trì cuileanan.

Aon mhuc

Dà mhuc

Trì mucan

one pig two pigs three pigs

Co mheud piseag?

Dà phiseag.

How many kittens? Two kittens.

Co mheud cuilean?

Dà chuilean how many puppies? Two puppies.

Co mheud muc? how many pigs? Three pigs

Trì mucan

Co mheud piseag? how many kittens

Ceithir piseagan four kittens

Eun

bird