Scottish Gaelic Basic Conversation
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- Hallo
- Hello
- Latha math
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Good day (m.)
(lah-uh mah) - Madainn mhath
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Good morning (f.)
(mat-een vah) - Feasgar math
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Good afternoon/evening (m.)
(fess-kerr mah) - Oidhche mhath
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Goodnight (f.)
(eye-khuh vah) - Ciamar a tha sibh?
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How are you? (formal & pl.)
(kimurr uh hah sheev) - Ciamar a tha thu?
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How are you? (familiar)
(kimurr uh hah oo) - Tha gu math
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(I am) well
(hah guh mah) - Chan eil dona
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Not bad
(khun-yell donah) - Tha mi ceart gu leor
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I'm alright
(hah mee kyarsht guh lyawrr) - Chan eil mi gu math
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I'm not well
(khan-yell mee guh mah) - Tha mi tinn
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I'm ill/sick
(hah mee cheen) - Tha mi beagan nas fhearr
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I'm a little bit better
(hah mee bekkan nash-yahrr) - Tha mi fada nas fhearr
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I'm much better
(hah mee fatah nash-yahrr) - Tha mi gle mhath
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I'm really well
(hah mee gley vah) - Tha mi air bhioran
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I'm so excited
(hah mee err virran) - Tapadh leibh
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Thankyou (formal)
(tapah lyeyv) - Tapadh leat
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Thankyou (familiar)
(tapah lyahht) - Moran taing
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Many thanks
(mawran taing) - 'S e ur beatha
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You're welcome/Don't mention it
(sheh oor behah) - Ciamar a tha sibh fhein?
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How are you yourself? (formal)
(kimurr uh hah sheeb heyn) - Ciamar a tha thu fhein?
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How are you yourself? (familiar)
(kimurr uh hah oo heyn) - Tha i breagha an-diugh
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It's lovely today
(hah ee bree-ah unjyoo) - An-diugh
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Today
(unjyoo) - A-maireach
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Tomorrow
(uh-marr-okh) - An-de
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Yesterday
(un-jey) - Bha i breagha an-de
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It was lovely yesterday
(vah ee bree-ah un-jey) - Bha
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Was/were
(vah) - Tha
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Is/am/are
(hah) - I
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She/it (f.)
(ee) - Tha mi
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I am
(hah mee) - Tha thu
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You are (familiar)
(hah oo) - Tha i
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She is, it is (f.)
(hah ee) - Tha e
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He is, it is (m.)
(hah eh) - Tha sinn
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We are
(hah sheen) - Tha sibh
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You are (formal/plural)
(hah sheev) - Tha iad
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They are
(hah ee-at) - Tha Mairi
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Mary is
(hah Maa-ree) - Tha Seumas
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James is
(hah shey-muss) - Tha Mairi agus Seumas
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Mary and James are
(hah maa-ree aguss shey-muss) - Agus
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And
(aguss) - Tha mi a' dol
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I am going
(hah mee uh dawl) - Tha mi a' tighinn
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I am coming
(hah mee uh chee-een) - Tha Mairi a' dol
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Mary is going
(hah maa-ree uh dawl) - Tha Seumas a' tighinn
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James is coming
(hah shey-muss uh chee-een) - Airson
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For
(er-sonn) - Dinnear
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Dinner
(jee-nyerr) - Airson dineir
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For dinner
(er-sonn jee-nyerr) - Tha Seumas agus Mairi a' tighinn airson dinneir
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James and Mary are coming for dinner
(hah shey-muss aguss maa-ree uh tee-een er-sonn jee-nyerr) - Am bi thu a' tighinn airson dinneir?
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Will you be coming for dinner?
(am bee oo uh tee-een er-sonn jee-nyerr) - Bidh
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(I) will be
(bee) - Cha bhi
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(I) will not be
(khah vee) - Gu mi-fhortunach
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Unfortunately
(guh mee orsh-tan-okh) - Bidh mi a' dol a-mach airson dinneir
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I will be going out for dinner
(bee mee uh dawl uh makh er-sonn jee-nyerr) - De rinn thu an-diugh?
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What did you do today?
(jey rhine oo un-jyoo) - Cha do rinn mi sion
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I didn't do anything
(khah daw rhine mee shee-unn) - Chaidh mi a-mach airson dinneir
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I went out for dinner
(khaye mee a-makh er-sonn jee-nyerr) - Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gaidhlig
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I am learning (Scottish) Gaelic
(hah mee ugg yoon-sakh-agh gaa-lik) - Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gaidhlig agus Gaeilge
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I am learning Scottish and Irish Gaelic
(hah mee ugg yoon-sakh-agh gaa-lik aguss gwey-liguh) - Tha Gaidhlig furasta
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Gaelic is easy
(hah gaa-lik foor-asta) - Chaidh mi
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I went
(khaye mee) - Chunnaic mi
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I saw
(khooneekh mee) - Rinn mi
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I did/made
(rhine mee) - Bha mi
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I was
(vah mee) - Thainig mi
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I came
(haa-nig mee) - Rainig mi
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I arrived
(raa-nig mee) - Chuala mi
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I heard
(khoo-alah mee) - Thuirt mi
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I said
(hoorsht mee) - Chaidh mi dhachaigh
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I went home/homewards
(khaye mee GHakhee) - Chunnaic mi eala
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I saw a swan
(khooneekh mee eh-alah) - Rinn mi ceic
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I made a cake
(rhine mee keyk) - Bha mi ann
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I was there
(vah mee oune) - Thainig mi aig tri uaireanan
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I came at three o'clock
(haa-nig mee ekk tree oo-er-an) - Chuala mi cuthag
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I heard a cuckoo
(khoo-alah mee koo-ak) - Thuirt mi leis/ris
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I said to him
(hoorsht mee leysh/reesh) - aon
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one
(eun) - da
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two
(daa) - tri
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three
(tree) - ceithir
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four
(kehirr) - coig
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five
(koh-ihk) - sia
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six
(shee-ah) - seachd
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seven
(shyakh-k) - ochd
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eight
(awkh-k) - naoi
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nine
(neu-ee) - deich
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ten
(jeykh) - fichead
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twenty
(feekhat) - fichead 's a deich
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thirty
(feekhat sah jeykh) - da fhichead
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forty
(daa eekhat) - leth-cheud
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fifty
(lekhat) - tri fichead
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sixty
(tree feekhat) - tri fichead 's a deich
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seventy
(tree feekhat sah jeykh) - ceithir fichead
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eighty
(kehirr feekhat) - ceithir fichead 's a deich
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ninety
(kehirr feekhat sah jeykh) - ceud
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a hundred
(kee-at) - De an t-ainm a th'oirbh?
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What is your name? (formal)
(jeyn tenem uh herev) - De an t-ainm a th'ort?
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What is your name? (familiar)
(jeyn tenem uh horsht) - Is mise ...
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I am ... (+ name)
(iss meeshuh) - Is ise ...
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She is ... (+ name)
(iss eeshuh) - Is esan ...
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He is ... (+ name)
(iss essan) - Tha mi nam ...
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I am (a) ... (+ profession)
(hah mee namm) - Tha mi nam oileanach
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I am a student
(hah mee namm olanokh) - Tha mi nam neach-theagaisg
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I am a teacher
(hah mee namm nehkh-hekeshk) - Co as a tha sibh?
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Where are you from?
(koh ass uh hah sheev) - Tha mi a ...
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I am from ... (+ place)
(hah mee aa) - Tha mi as ...
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I am from (the) ... (+ place)
(hah mee aass)