Asking for drinks Ag iarraidh deoch
With milk / sugarLe bainne / siùcar
Choices
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
gun bhainne is gun siùcar without milk or sugar
Is is a shorter form of agus.
tì gun siùcar tea without sugar
dà shùgh orains two orange juices
’s e ur beatha you are welcome
cofaidh geal dhuibh white coffee for you
Dhuibh is the formal version of 'for you'.
sùgh orains dhut an orange juice for you
Use this second version dhut to speak to a friend or a child.
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GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
| Girl 1 | Ciamar a tha sibh an-diugh? | How are you today? |
| Girl 2 | Tha gu math. Tha i brèagha an-diugh. | I’m well. It’s nice. |
| Girl 1 | Tha. Tha i brèagha. | Yes. It’s nice today. |
| Waitress | Feasgar math. | Good afternoon. |
| Girl 1 | Feasgar math. A Sheònag? | Good afternoon. Joan? |
| Seonag | Cupa tì, mas e ur toil e. | A cup of tea, please. |
| Girl 1 | Cupa tì agus cofaidh geal, mas e ur toil e. | A cup of tea and a white coffee, please. |
| Waitress | Cupa tì agus cupa cofaidh. | A cup of tea and a cup of coffee. |
| Girl 1 | Le bainne agus siùcar. | With milk and with sugar. |
| Waitress | Le bainne agus le siùcar. Glè mhath. | With milk and sugar. Very well. |
| Man | È, cofaidh dubh agus Anna? | Eh, a black coffee and Anna? |
| Woman | Tì, mas e ur toil e. | Tea, please. |
| Man | Agus cupa tì. Aonghais? | And a cup of tea. Angus? |
| Aonghas | Cofaidh, mas e ur toil e. | Coffee, please. |
| Man | Agus cupa cofaidh. | And a cup of coffee. |
| Aonghas | Gun siùcar. | Without sugar. |
| Man | Gun siùcar. | Without sugar. |
| Waitress | Cupa tì ’s dà chupa cofaidh? | A cup of tea and two cups of coffee? |
| Man | Aidh, cupa tì agus dà chupa cofaidh. Gun siùcar. | Aye, a cup of tea and two cups of coffee. Without sugar. |
