Scottish Gaelic/Phrases

Scottish Gaelic Phrase Book

 * tiugainn!
 * come on!


 * tiugainn leam
 * come with me


 * tiugainn comhla rium
 * come along with me


 * de tha Beurla air "làmh?"
 * what is the English for "lamh"?


 * siuthad!
 * on you go!, proceed!


 * bidh modhail!
 * behave!
 * bidh! /bi:/ be!; modhail /mo:l/ good;


 * bidh s&agrave;mhach
 * be quiet!
 * bidh! /bi:/ be!; s&agrave;mhach /savax/ quiet, peaceful;


 * na bidh gorach!
 * don't be silly!


 * trobhad an seo!
 * come here!
 * trobhad! /trot/ come!; an seo, here;


 * c&agrave;ite bheil Catr&igrave;ona?
 * where is Catherine?
 * (c&agrave;ite - where; bheil - is; Catr&igrave;ona - Catherine)


 * c&agrave;ite bheil Iain?
 * where is Iain?
 * (c&agrave;ite - where; bheil - is; Iain - John)


 * cum mo lamh!
 * hold my hand!
 * (cum! - hold!; mo - my; lamh - hand)


 * cum an lamh aig Iain!
 * hold John's hand!
 * (cum! - hold!; an - the; lamh - hand; aig - belonging to; Iain - John)


 * cum an lamh aig Catr&igrave;ona!
 * hold Catherine's hand


 * tha acras air Seumas
 * James is hungry (literally 'hunger is on James')


 * tha Seumas ag iarraidh bainne
 * James is wanting milk


 * tha sin cunnartach
 * that is dangerous


 * tha e cunnartach
 * it is dangerous


 * bidh curramach!
 * be careful!


 * am bheil thu ag iarraidh bainne?
 * are you wanting milk?


 * tha mi ag iarraidh bainne
 * I am wanting milk


 * tha Iain ag iarraidh bainne
 * John is wanting milk


 * caite bheil am bainne?
 * where is the milk?


 * am bheil thu ag iarraidh s&ugrave;gh?
 * are you wanting juice?


 * am bheil thu ag iarraidh s&ugrave;gh ubhail?
 * are you wanting apple juice?


 * tha Mairi ag iarraidh s&ugrave;gh ubhail
 * Mary is wanting apple juice


 * am bheil thu ag iarraidh s&ugrave;gh orainds?
 * are you wanting orange juice?


 * caite bheil an s&ugrave;gh?
 * where is the juice?


 * am bheil thu ag iarraidh b&ugrave;rn?
 * are you wanting water?


 * am bheil thu ag iarraidh aran agus &igrave;m?
 * are you wanting bread and butter?


 * tha Seumas a' dol a laighe
 * James is going to bed


 * a bheil a' Gh&agrave;idhlig agad?
 * do you speak Gaelic? (literally: Do you have Gaelic?)


 * cuir do chota ort
 * put your coat on (Literally: put your coat on you)


 * tha an taigh againn mor
 * our house is big (Literally: The house at us is big)


 * chan eil an taigh againn mor
 * our house is not big (Literally: The house at us is not big)


 * tha am fear ag ionnsachadh
 * the man is learning


 * bha a' chaileag a' seinn
 * the girl was singing


 * tha an taigh beag
 * the house is small


 * tha an taigh mor
 * the house is large


 * tha an taigh alainn
 * the house is lovely


 * their Seumas sin
 * James will say that


 * an abair Seumas sin?
 * will James say that?


 * d&eacute; ch&igrave; thu?
 * what do you see?


 * cluinnidh tu na h-e&ograve;in
 * you will hear the birds


 * tha am 'playpark' mor
 * the playpark is big


 * chan eil am 'playpark' mor
 * the playpark is not big


 * ch&igrave; sinn thu nuair a thig thu
 * we will see you when you come


 * tha Seumas ann an itealan
 * James is in an aeroplane


 * chunnaic M&agrave;iri an itealan
 * Mary saw the aeroplane


 * bha M&agrave;iri a' cluich leis an ainealar
 * Mary was playing with the computer


 * n&iacute; iad an d&igrave;cheall
 * they will do their best


 * n&iacute; M&agrave;iri sin
 * Mary will make that


 * an dean Mairi sin?
 * will Mary make that?


 * nach abair Seumas riut?
 * will James not tell you?


 * an doir thu airgead do'n carthannais sin?
 * will you give money to that charity?


 * dh'fhaodadh tu a dhol rud beag nas luaithe
 * you could go a little faster


 * bidh fiughar agam ri sin
 * I look forward to that (fiughar = hope or expectation)


 * an dig thu a ch&eacute;ilidh orm a-nochd?
 * will you come to visit me tonight?


 * seas air mo bheulaibh!
 * stand in front of me!


 * bha i na seasamh air mo ch&ugrave;laibh
 * she was standing behind me


 * tha na solais sr&agrave;ide os cionn an taigh-&ograve;sda
 * the street lights are above the hotel/restaurant


 * th&eacute;id sinn a Phartaig
 * we will go to Partick (Partick is a place-name)


 * chan eil anns an taigh ach D&ograve;mhnall agust M&agrave;iri
 * there is no-one in the house except Donald and Mary


 * Gaelic: Gàidhlig (GAH-lick)
 * welcome: fàilte (FAL-tyuh)
 * good-bye: mar sin leibh (mar SHIN laif)
 * please: mas e do thoil e (mah SHEH daw HOL eh)
 * thank you: tapadh leibh (TAH-pah ley)
 * sorry: tha mi duilich (hah mee DOO-leekh)
 * that one: am fear sin (am fer SHIN)
 * how much?: cia mheud (kah VIUT)
 * English: Beurla (BYER-luh)
 * yes: 2tha (hah)
 * no: 3chan eil (chan YIL)
 * I don’t understand: chan eil mi a' tuigsinn (khan YIL mee uh TOOK-shin)
 * Where’s the bathroom?: càit a bheil an taigh beag? (KATCH-uh vil an TUH-eeh bik)
 * generic toast: slàinte (SLAN-tyuh)