Buying clothes A’ ceannach aodach
What are you looking for? (polite / plural)Dè tha sibh a' lorg?
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
dè tha sibh a’ lorg? what are you looking for? (plural/polite)
tha mi a’ lorg … I am looking for …
… aodach ùr, snog … nice, new clothes
… seacaid chlòimhe … a woollen jacket
Remember that feminine nouns lenite their following adjectives (e.g. lèine ghorm).
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
| Shop assistant | Madainn mhath. | Good morning. |
| Man | Madainn mhath. | Good morning. |
| Shop assistant | Dè tha sibh a’ lorg? | What are you looking for? |
| Man | Tha mi a’ lorg còta. | I’m looking for a coat. |
| Shop assistant | Tha na còtaichean thall an sin. | The coats are over there. |
| Man | Tapadh leibh. | Thank you. |
| Stallholder | Halò. | Hello. |
| Mother | Halò, a bheil geansaidhean agaibh? | Hello, do you have jumpers? |
| Stallholder | Tha. Sin iad thall an sin. | Yes. That’s them over there. |
| Mother | Ò, chan fhaca mi iad. Tapadh leibh. | Oh, I didn’t see them. Thank you. |
| Màiri-Anna (Daughter) | Dè tha sibh a’ lorg? | What are you looking for? |
| Mother | Tha mi dìreach a’ lorg geansaidh dhomh fhìn. | I’m just looking for a jumper for myself. |
