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Highland Food Biadh Gàidhealach

Absolute Beginners (A1) - Useful Words (20 words)

You may want to try some traditional Scottish food, especially some Highland delicacies. How many of these have you tried? When you’re confident of your command of Gaelic, why not start trying them all?A bheil thu ag iarraidh biadh Gàidhealach fheuchainn? An do dh’fheuch thu riamh cuid de na stuthan seo?

Tha Fichead Facal ag obrachadh leis an fhaclair. Tagh facal sam bith san colbh Gàidhlig agus fosglaidh am faclair ann an taba ùr agus bidh gnè an fhacail ann.Twenty Words is integrated with the dictionary. Choose any word in the Gaelic column and the dictionary will open and you will see the gender of the Gaelic word.

Food Biadh  
porridge brochan <))
brose bròs <))
young gannet guga <))
crowdie gruth <))
oatcakes aran coirce <))
herring sgadan <))
carrageen (seaweed pudding) carraigean <))
bannock bonnach <))
whisky uisge beatha <))
shellfish maorach <))
shortbread aran-milis <))
fish head stuffed with oatmeal ceann-cropaig <))
clootie dumpling duf <))
scone sgona <))
barley bread aran eòrna <))
black pudding marag dhubh <))
white pudding marag gheal <))
soup brot <))
haggis taigeis <))
cormorant sgarbh <))

If you want to say something is good:
This is good. Tha seo math.
This is tasty! Tha blas math air an seo!
Ma tha thu ag iarraidh ag ràdh gu bheil rud math, chanadh tu:
This is good. Tha seo math.
This is tasty!  Tha blas math air an seo!