Lesson 1 Flashcards
Mi (Me)
I
Thu (Ooo)
You sing.
E (Ay)
He
I (Ee)
She
Sinn (Shiin)
We
Sibh (Shiv)
You pl.
Iad (eee-at)
They
Tha Iain òg. (Ha Ee-ain Ohh-k)
John is young
Beag (bek)
Small
Sgìth (skeeh)
Tired
Toilichte (taw-likh-cha)
Happy
An seo (an shay-o)
Here
An sin (an shin)
There
An siud (an shit)
Over there/yonder
Uilleam (ool-yam)
William
Anna (Ow-na)
Anna
Math (ma)
Good
Tha thu làidir (Haa-oo laa-chir)
You are strong
Tha e fuar (Haa-eh/hay foo-er)
He is cold
Blàth (Blaa)
Warm
Fliuch (Fle-ookh)
Wet
Tha iad (Haa-at)
They are
Cù (coo)
A dog
Càr (caar)
A car
Deoch (je-ookh)
A drink
Balach (baał-okh) Note, that l is almost like a w
A boy
Caileag (ka-lak)
A girl
Rùm (room)
A room
Taigh (tuyh)
A house
Airgead (ere-get)
Money
Cat (Cahh-t)
A cat
Craobh (Cruuv)
A tree
Caistealan (Cas-chelan)
Castles
Glaschu (Glas-a-kho)
Glasgow
Tha cù aig Màiri (Ha coo ek Maa-di)
Mary has a dog
Tha leabhar aig Seumas (Ha ye-ower ek Shay-mus)
James has a book
Tha càr agam (Ha caar akam)
I have
Agad (Ak-ut)
You have
Aige (ek-ah)
He has
Aice (aihh-gah) Hh is aspirated
She has
Againn (Ak-in)
We have
Agaibh (Akiv)
You pl. have
Aca (Akh-ka)
They have
Tha f(h)ios aig Iain (Ha foos ek Ee-ain)
John knows
Tha f(h)ios agam (Ha foos ak-am)
I know
Chan eil Iain mòr (Khan-yell Ee-ain moor)
John is not big
Chan eil mi sgìth (Khan-yell me skeeh)
I am not tired
A bheil Seumas sgìth? (A-vil Shay-mus skeeh)
Is James tired?
Nach eil Anna toilichte? (Nakh-el Ow-na taw-likh-cha)
Isn’t Anna happy?
Nach eil iad math? (Nach-el-at maa)?
Aren’t they good?
Tha à Sasainn (Ha a Sas-ain)
I am from England
Tha à Dùn Eideann (Ha a Doon Ay-jen)
I am from Edinburgh)
Alba (Ala-pa)
Scotland
Chan eil not agam (Khan-yel nohht akam) Hh is aspirated
I haven’t got a pound
Chan eil agam ach not (Khan-yel akam akh nohht)
I have only a pound
Chan eil aig Seumas ach sgillinn (Khan-yel ek Shay-mus akh skillin)
James has only a penny, lit. James hasn’t but a penny
Dona, gu dona (dona, gu dona) u is very short
Bad, badly
Snog, gu snog (snok, gu snok)
Nice, Nicely
Gu dòigheil (Gu dough-yel)
Well
Gu luath (gu loo-ah)
quickly
Ciamar a tha thu? (Ki-mer a ha-oo)
How are you?
Tha gu math (ha gu-mah)
Fine
Chan eil gu dona (khan-yel gu-dona)
Not bad
Chan eil mi gu math idir (khan-eil mi gu mah, ee-chidh/ee-chir)
I am not well at all
Chan eil ach meadhanach (Khan-yel akh mee-a-nakh)
Only middling, so-so
Tha thu fhèin gu math? (Haa-oo hayn gu-mah)
You are well yourself?
Agus (agus, akus)
And
An-diugh (En-joo)
Today
An-nis (En-nish)
Now
Brèagha (Bree-ah) r here sounds like a d/dh
Lovely
Cuideachd (Coo-jakh-k)
Also
Gu dearbh (Gu jer-av)
Indeed
No (Naw)
Or
Slàinte mhath (Slaan-je vah)
Good health
Uile (Oo-la)
All
Còmhradh (Coor-ow) First syllable rhymes with door
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