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Describing things and people Ag innse cò ris a tha daoine agus rudan coltach

What do you think?Dè do bheachd?

Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.

grod rotten

tha sin grod that is rotten

uabhasach snog terribly nice

tha seo uabhasach snog this is terribly nice

… gu math snog … quite nice

tha sin gu math snog that’s quite nice

… sgoinneil … brilliant

tha seo sgoinneil this is brilliant

… còir … kind

… brèagha … beautiful

gòrach silly

na bi gòrach! don’t be silly!

glic wise

chan eil thu glic you are not wise

ghia! yuck!

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PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Wife Chan eil sin dona.
Dè do bheachd?		 That’s not bad.
What do you think?
Husband Cha toigh leam idir e.
Tha sin gu math snog.		 I don’t like it at all.
That’s quite nice.
Wife Tha, ach tha e daor. Yes, but it’s expensive.
Girl Is toigh leam sin.
Tha sin uabhasach snog.
An toigh leat fhèin e?		 I like that.
That’s awfully nice.
Do you like it yourself?
Man Is toigh. Yes.
Husband Mmm, tha seo math.
Is toigh leam seo. 		Mmm, this is nice.
I like this.
Waiter Fìon geal à Astràilia. White wine from Australia.
Wife Tapadh leibh. Thank you.
Husband Dè do bheachd? What do you think?
Wife Tha seo sgoinneil.
Is toigh leam seo.		 This is brilliant.
I like this.
Husband Ghia!
Tha sin grod!		 Yuck!
That’s rotten!
Birthday boy Tapadh leibh. Thank you.
Gran Seo, a ghràidh.
Meal do naidheachd.		 Here, dear.
Congratulations.