Giving instructions A’ toirt seachad òrduighean
Do you want to go out?A bheil thu ag iarraidh a dhol a-mach?
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
This is the informal way you use to speak to a friend or a child.
This is the formal way you use to speak to an older person, or to a group of people.
Other words of encouragement you could use:
The sibh (plural/polite) forms are:
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
| Man | A bheil thu ag iarraidh a dhol a-mach a-nochd? | Do you want to go out tonight? |
| Woman | Chan eil. A bheil thu fhèin? | No. Do you? |
| Man | Chan eil. | No. |
| Woman | Tha film math air an telebhisean a-nochd. | There’s a good film on the television tonight. |
| Man | A bheil? Dè an t-ainm a th’ air a’ film? | Is there? What’s the name of the film? |
| Woman | Casablanca. An toigh leat Humphrey Bogart? | Casablanca. Do you like Humphrey Bogart? |
| Man | Cha toil. | No. |
| Woman | A bheil thu ag iarraidh a dhol a-mach? Ò, siuthad ma-thà. | Do you want to go out? Oh, go on then. |
| Mother | A bheil thu deiseil, a Nèill? | Are you ready, Neil? |
| Niall | Tha. | Yes. |
| Mother | Siuthadaibh, ma-thà. | On you go, then. |
| Niall | Tìoraidh. | Cheerio. |
