Describing People
He has a moustache
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
tha falt fada oirre she has long hair
tha falt ruadh oirre she has red hair
a bheil i coltach ri …? is she like … ?
You would use this to describe hair or an item, but not a person.
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| Man 1 | Tha i àrd is caol agus ... | She is tall and thin and ... |
| Man 2 | Tha falt fad’ oirre? Falt dubh? | She has long hair? Black hair? |
| Man 1 | Tha i àrd is caol, agus tha falt fada dubh oirre. ’Eil i coltach ri Cher? | She is tall and thin, and she has long, black hair. Is she like Cher? |
| Man 2 | Thalla! | Get away! |
| Woman | Cò ris a tha i coltach? | What’s she like? |
| Girl | Tha falt fad’ oirre, Falt fada, ruadh. | She has long hair. Long, red hair. |
| Woman | Falt fada, ruadh. | Long, red hair. |
| Girl | Seo i a’ tighinn. | Here she comes. |
| Female witness | Bha falt dubh air. | He had black hair. |
| Male Inspector | Falt dubh? | Black hair? |
| Female witness | Bha falt goirid, dubh air. | He had short, black hair. |
| Male inspector | Falt goirid, dubh. A bheil sin ceart? | Short, black hair. Is that right? |
| Female witness | Tha. Bha falt goirid, dubh air. Ò, agus bha stais air cuideachd. | Yes. He had short, black hair. Oh, and he had a moustache too. |
| Male inspector | Ceart? | Ok? |
| Female witness | Tha. | Yes. |
| Teacher | À, cò tha seo? | Ah, who’s this? |
| Girl | Seo mamaidh. | This is mum. |
| Teacher | Tha falt fada oirre. | She has long hair. |
| Girl | Tha. Agus sin dadaidh. Agus tha falt goirid air. | Yes. And that’s my dad. And he has short hair. |
| Teacher | Tha stais air. | He has a moustache. |
| Girl | Tha. | Yes. |
| Teacher | Uill, tha iad glè mhath. Tapadh leat. | Well, they are very good. Thank you. |
