Scottish Gaelic/Phrases

Scottish Gaelic Phrase Book tiugainn! come on! tiugainn leam come with me tiugainn comhla rium come along with me de tha Beurla air "làmh?" what is the English for "lamh"? siuthad! on you go!, proceed! bidh modhail! behave! bidh! /bi:/ be!; modhail /mo:l/ good; bidh sàmhach be quiet! bidh! /bi:/ be!; sàmhach /savax/ quiet, peaceful; na bidh gorach! don't be silly! trobhad an seo! come here! trobhad! /trot/ come!; an seo, here; càite bheil Catrìona? where is Catherine? (càite - where; bheil - is; Catrìona - Catherine) càite bheil Iain? where is Iain? (càite - where; bheil - is; Iain - John) cum mo lamh! hold my hand! (cum! - hold!; mo - my; lamh - hand) cum an lamh aig Iain! hold John's hand! (cum! - hold!; an - the; lamh - hand; aig - belonging to; Iain - John) cum an lamh aig Catrìona! hold Catherine's hand tha acras air Seumas James is hungry (literally 'hunger is on James') tha Seumas ag iarraidh bainne James is wanting milk tha sin cunnartach that is dangerous tha e cunnartach it is dangerous bidh curramach! be careful! am bheil thu ag iarraidh bainne? are you wanting milk? tha mi ag iarraidh bainne I am wanting milk tha Iain ag iarraidh bainne John is wanting milk caite bheil am bainne? where is the milk? am bheil thu ag iarraidh sùgh? are you wanting juice? am bheil thu ag iarraidh sùgh ubhail? are you wanting apple juice? tha Mairi ag iarraidh sùgh ubhail Mary is wanting apple juice am bheil thu ag iarraidh sùgh orainds? are you wanting orange juice? caite bheil an sùgh? where is the juice? am bheil thu ag iarraidh bùrn? are you wanting water? am bheil thu ag iarraidh aran agus ìm? are you wanting bread and butter? tha Seumas a' dol a laighe James is going to bed a bheil a' Ghàidhlig agad? do you speak Gaelic? (literally: Do you have Gaelic?) cuir do chota ort put your coat on (Literally: put your coat on you) tha an taigh againn mor our house is big (Literally: The house at us is big) chan eil an taigh againn mor our house is not big (Literally: The house at us is not big) tha am fear ag ionnsachadh the man is learning bha a' chaileag a' seinn the girl was singing tha an taigh beag the house is small tha an taigh mor the house is large tha an taigh alainn the house is lovely their Seumas sin James will say that an abair Seumas sin? will James say that? dé chì thu? what do you see? cluinnidh tu na h-eòin you will hear the birds tha am 'playpark' mor the playpark is big chan eil am 'playpark' mor the playpark is not big chì sinn thu nuair a thig thu we will see you when you come tha Seumas ann an itealan James is in an aeroplane chunnaic Màiri an itealan Mary saw the aeroplane bha Màiri a' cluich leis an ainealar Mary was playing with the computer ní iad an dìcheall they will do their best ní Màiri sin Mary will make that an dean Mairi sin? will Mary make that? nach abair Seumas riut? will James not tell you? an doir thu airgead do'n carthannais sin? will you give money to that charity? dh'fhaodadh tu a dhol rud beag nas luaithe you could go a little faster bidh fiughar agam ri sin I look forward to that (fiughar = hope or expectation) an dig thu a chéilidh orm a-nochd? will you come to visit me tonight? seas air mo bheulaibh! stand in front of me! bha i na seasamh air mo chùlaibh she was standing behind me tha na solais sràide os cionn an taigh-òsda the street lights are above the hotel/restaurant théid sinn a Phartaig we will go to Partick (Partick is a place-name) chan eil anns an taigh ach Dòmhnall agust Màiri there is no-one in the house except Donald and Mary Gaelic: Gàidhlig (GAH-lick) welcome: fàilte (FAL-tyuh) good-bye: mar sin leibh (mar SHIN laif) please: mas e do thoil e (mah SHEH daw HOL eh) thank you: tapadh leibh (TAH-pah ley) sorry: tha mi duilich (hah mee DOO-leekh) that one: am fear sin (am fer SHIN) how much?: cia mheud (kah VIUT) English: Beurla (BYER-luh) yes: 2tha (hah) no: 3chan eil (chan YIL) I don’t understand: chan eil mi a' tuigsinn (khan YIL mee uh TOOK-shin) Where’s the bathroom?: càit a bheil an taigh beag? (KATCH-uh vil an TUH-eeh bik) generic toast: slàinte (SLAN-tyuh)