Phatic expressions
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- Gu fìor?
- Really?
- 'S e'n fhirinn a th'agaibh
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That's right
(it's the truth you have) - gu dearbh
- indeed
- sin mar a tha e!
- that's the way it is!
- co-dhiubh...
- anyway...
- X ann no às
- X or no X
- a bheil?
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is it?
(also am I? are you? is he/she? are we/you/they?) - nach eil?
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isn't it?
(also am I not? aren't you? isn't he/she? aren't we/you/they?) - an robh?
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was it?
(also was I/he/she?
were we/you/they?) - nach robh?
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wasn't it?
(also wasn't I/he/she?
weren't we/you/they?) - am bi?
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Will it (be)?
(also will I/he/she/we/you/they (be)?) - nach bi?
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Won't it (be)?
(also won't I/he/she/we/you/they (be)?) - 'S math sin!
- That's great!
- co-dhiubh's co-dheth
- anyhoo, WHATever etc
- seagh
- yes or agreement, where no direct question has been asked
- seagh seagh
- emphatic agreement or encouragement to speaker, where no direct question has been asked
- chan ioghnadh sin
- that's no surprise, no wonder
- siud agaibh e, ma-tha!
- there you are, then!
- ma-tha / ma-tà
- then, in that case
- ceart ma-tha
- right, then
- mar as abhaist
- as usual
- nach sibhse tha fòrtanach
- Aren't you the lucky one
- chan fhaca mi riamh a leithid
- I never saw the like
- am faca tu a leithid?
- Did you ever see the like?
- obh obh!
- oh dear! / uh-oh, oops
- mo chreach!
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oh dear!
(my ruin!) - Righ!
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Wow! Gosh!
(King!) - chan eil me ga chreidsinn!
- I don't believe it!
- cha bhith sibh ga chreidsinn riamh
- you'll never believe it
- abair là!
- what a day!
- Abair sin!
- What about that?
- Abair trafaig!
- What traffic!
- Siud e!
- There it goes!
- Dìreach mar sin
- Just like that
- 'S fhada bho'n dà là
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Long time, no see
(it's long since the two days) - Saoghal beag
- Small world
- Dè tha dol?
- What's happening? What's up?
- Chan eil mòran
- Nothing much / not a lot
- 'S bochd sin
- That's a pity
- Nach mise tha gòrach!
- Silly me!
- O Dhia!
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Oh God!
(use with care - offensive to some) - Cò aig tha fios?
- Who knows?
- Ud ud!
- Nonsense! Get away with you!
- Tha sin nas fheàrr
- That's better
- Tha thu a' tarraing às
- You're kidding
- 's mar sin air adhart
- and so on, etcetera
- ...no rudeigin...
- ...or something...
- ...no cuideigin...
- ...or someone...
- a bheil fhios ad?
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Do you know?
('eiliosad - y'know) - Sin am beatha
- That's life
- Chan eil fhios 'am
- I don't know / Dunno
- rud mar sin
- something like that
- tha mi coma (co-dhiù)
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I don't mind (anyway) OR
I don't care (anyway) - Na can sin!
- Don't say that!
- Na canaibh sin!
- Don't say that! (Polite form)
- 'eil sibh cinnteach?
- Are you sure?
- Chan eil mi cinnteach
- I'm not sure
- 'S cinnteach sin
- That's for sure
- Saoil...
- I wonder...
- Mìorbhaileach!
- Marvellous!
- Uabhasach!
- Terrible!
- Chan eil e gu diofar
- It doesn't matter
- Cha leig thu leis
- Don't bother / you don't have to
- 'S docha
- Probably
- 'S docha gu bheil / nach eil
- It probably is / isn't
- Seo dhuit
- Here you are
- Dè th'ann
- What is it?
- An air' ort!
- Look out!
- Fuirich mionaid
- Wait a minute
- Biodh sin mar a thogras e ...
- Be that as it may...