Oral Class Extra Vocab 01

Question 1

blàth

Answer 1

warm /bla/

Question 2

fliuch

Answer 2

wet /fluch/

Question 3

grianach

Answer 3

sunny /grienach/

Question 4

stoirmeil

Answer 4

stormy /stremal/

Question 5

fuar

Answer 5

cold /fuer/

Question 6

teth

Answer 6

hot /tsche(!)/

Question 7

gaothach

Answer 7

windy /gühach/

Question 8

sgòthach

Answer 8

cloudy /sgohach/

Question 9

aimsir

Answer 9

weather /äməschir/

Question 10

Ciamar a tha an aimsir (an-diugh)?

Answer 10

How’s the weather (today)? /kimera ha ən äməshir (ən dschew)/

Question 11

Tha e …

Example: Tha e fliuch; Tha e blàth; …

Answer 11

It is … /ha ä/

Example: It’s wet; It’s warm; …

Question 12

Chan eil e …. an-diugh

Example: Chan eil e gaothach/teth an-diugh.

Answer 12

It isn’t … today /chan-yel ä … ən dschew/

Example: It’s not windy/hot today.

Question 13

‘S e feasgar … a th’ ann

Example: ‘S e feasgar fliuch a th’ ann.

Answer 13

It’s a … afternoon /sche fesker … a-haun/

Example: It’s a wet afternoon.

Question 14

‘S e madainn … a th’ ann

Example: ‘S e madainn bhlàth a th’ ann.

Answer 14

It’s a … morning /sche matin … a-haun/

Example: It’s a warm morning.

Question 15

An e latha math a th’ ann?

Answer 15

Is it a good day? /an-e la ma a-haun/

(Answer: ‘S e OR Chan e. ‘S e OR Chan e latha math a th’ ann.)

Question 16

sneachd [m]

i think a sneachd

Answer 16

(the) snow /schniachgk/

Question 17

(an t-) uisge [m]

Answer 17

(the) rain /üschge/

Question 18

Attention: Tha sneachd ann
AND
Tha an t-uisge ann

Answer 18

It’s snowing or raining /ha schniachgk or ant-üschge aun/

need to add ‘ann’ for snowing and raining!!

Question 19

Tha i na turadh

Answer 19

It’s dry (as in between rain; dryspell) /ha i na tərüch/

Question 20

Tha i mosach

Answer 20

It’s miserable, dreary, bleak /ha i məsəch/

Question 21

Tha e reòite/reòthte

Answer 21

It’s frosty /ha e rodsche/

Question 22

Tha e ciùin

Answer 22

It’s calm /ha e kju:n/

Question 22

Tha i bruthainneach

Answer 22

It’s muggy, humid /ha i bruhinyəch/

Question 23

Tha i ceòthach

Answer 23

It’s misty, foggy /ha i kjiohəch/

Question 24

Tha e frasach

Answer 24

It’a showery (rain shower) /ha e frasəch/

Question 25

Tha i àlainn

Answer 25

It’s gorgeous /ha i a:lin/

Question 26

Tha e geamhradail

Answer 26

It is wintry (winter) /ha e gjaurətal/

Question 27

Obar Dheathain

à/ann an

Answer 27

Aberdeen /obera:in/

from/in

Question 28

Sasann

à/ann an

Answer 28

England /sasən/

from/in

Question 29

Alba

à/ann an

Answer 29

Scotland /alabə/

from/in

Question 30

The (United) States

às/anns

Answer 30

Na Stàitean (Aonaichte) /nö statschən önichtsche/

from/in

Question 31

A bheil … brèagha?

Example: A bheil Obar Dheathain brèagha?

Answer 31

Is … beautiful? /a-vel … brija/

Example: Is Aberdeen beautiful?

Question 32

(agus) Càit a bheil thu a’ fuireach an-dràsta?

Answer 32

(and) Where do you live just now/currently? /ka:tsch a-vel u a-feuroch andrasta/

Question 33

Tha mi a’ fuireach ann an (am, anns) …

Example: Tha mi a’ fuireach anns Ostair.

Answer 33

I live in … /ha mi a-feuroch aun-ən/

Example: I live in Austria.

Question 34

Diluain

Answer 34

Monday /dschiluən/

Question 35

Dimàirt

Answer 35

Tuesday /dschima:rscht/

Question 36

Diciadain

Answer 36

Wednesday /dschikiatən/

Question 37

Diardaoine

Answer 37

Thursday /dschiar(s)tün/

Question 38

Dihaoine

Answer 38

Friday /dschihönje/

Question 39

Disathairne

Answer 39

Saturday /dschisahörnje/

Question 40

Didòmhnaich

Answer 40

Sunday /dschido:nich/

can also be: Latha na Sàbaid

Question 41

Latha na Sàbaid

Answer 41

Sunday or Sabbath /la nə sabetsch/

can also be: Didònmhnaich

Question 42

A bheil fòn agad?

Answer 42

Do you have a phone? /a-vel fo:n agəd/

Question 43

Dé an àireamh fòn a th‘ agad?

Answer 43

What is your phone number? /tsche ən a:rəf a h-agəd/