Giving your address Ag innse do sheòladh
Where do you live? Càite a bheil sibh a' fuireach?
Tell someone where you live
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
To ask where someone lives, use:
càite a bheil sibh a’ fuireach? where do you live?
If talking to a friend or child use thu:
càite a bheil thu a’ fuireach? where do you live?
You could just answer with the name of the place where you live.
To tell someone where you live, you use the following:
tha mi a’ fuireach ... I live ...
… ann an Sruighlea … in Stirling
… ann an Obar Dheathain … in Aberdeen
… ann an Dùn Dèagh … in Dundee
Watch out for placenames beginning with b, f, m and p, where the Gaelic for 'in' is ann am.
… ann am Baile Ghobhainn … in Govan
You also heard the informal version of 'excuse me'.
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Female Interviewer | Halò. Càit a bheil sibh a’ fuireach? | Hello. Where do you live? |
Woman | Haddington. | Haddington. |
Female Interviewer | Halò. Càit a bheil sibh a’ fuireach? | Hello. Where do you live? |
Woman 2 | Glaschu. | Glasgow. |
Male Interviewer | Gabh mo leisgeul. Càit a bheil sibh a’ fuireach? | Excuse me. Where do you live? |
Woman 3 | Dùn Èideann. | Edinburgh |