Unit 1

Question 1

is mise

Answer 1

I am /is mische/

Question 2

is essan

Answer 2

he is /is ässan/

Question 3

is ise

Answer 3

she is /is ische/

Question 4

gu/gur

Example: Thuirt Alicia gur e peann a th’ ann.

Answer 4

that (gur with copula) /guirr/

Example: Alicia said THAT it is a pen.

Question 5

cha/chan

Example: Chan e càr a th’ ann.

Answer 5

negation particle (chan with copula) /chan/; (direct as in I, she, you … say xy is NOT …)

Example: It is not a car.

Question 6

an, am, a

Example: An e taigh a th’ ann?

Answer 6

question particle

Example: Is it a house?

Question 7

nach

Example: Thuirt Alicia nach e càr a th’ ann.

Answer 7

negation particle (indirect as in xy said it is NOT …)

Example: Alicia said it is NOT a car.

Question 8

seo

Answer 8

this or here /sho/

Question 9

sin

Answer 9

that or there (fairly near speaker) /schin/

Question 10

siud

Answer 10

that or there (further away as in: that over there) /shit/

Question 11

Dè tha seo?

Answer 11

What‘s this? /tsche ha scho/

Question 12

Dè tha sin?

Answer 12

What‘s that? /tsche ha schin/

Question 13

Dè tha siud?

Answer 13

What‘s that (over there)? /tsche ha shit/

Question 14

(an) càr [m]

Answer 14

(the) car /ən kar/

Question 15

(an) leabhar [m]

Answer 15

(the) book /ən lior/

Question 16

(an) taigh [m]

Answer 16

(the) house /ən taich/

Question 17

(am) peann [m]

Answer 17

(the) pen /əm pijaon/

Question 18

(am) bòrd [m]

Answer 18

(the) table /əm borscht/

Question 19

(a‘) chathair [f]

Answer 19

(the) chair /əh chahət/

Question 20

thuirt

Example: Thuirt Alicia gur e bòrd a th’ ann.

Answer 20

said (past tense) /huirscht/

Example: Alicia SAID that it is a table.

Question 21

is

Example: Is mise Alicia.

Answer 21

am, is are (=> to be; copula) /is/

Example: My name is Alicia.

Question 22

An e … a th‘ ann?

Example: An e peann a th’ ann?

Answer 22

Is it a … ? /an-ne … a haun/

Example: Is it a pen?

Question 23

Is e or ‘S e … a th‘ ann.

Example: ‘S e peann a th’ ann.

Answer 23

It is a … (positive statement) /sche … a haun/

Exmaple: It is a pen.

Question 24

Chan e … a th‘ ann.

Example: Chan e peann a th’ ann.

Answer 24

It is not a … (negative statement) /chan e … a haun/

Example: It is not a pen.

Question 25

Thuirt xy gur e … a th‘ ann.

Answer 25

Xy said that it is a … (positive indirect statement) /hurscht xy gurr-e … a haun/

Question 26

Thuirt xy nach e … a th‘ ann.

Answer 26

Xy said that it is not a … (negative indirect statement) /hurscht xy nach e … a haun/

Question 27

Tapadh leibh!

Answer 27

Thank you! (for plural or formal) /ta ch pa-lief?/ I think lol

Question 28

Madainn mhath!

Answer 28

Good morning! /matin va/

Question 29

Glè mhath!

Answer 29

Very good! /gle va/

can also be used to state “I am feeling very good” not just compliment/praise

Question 30

Gabh mo leisgeul?

Answer 30

Excuse me? or pardon? /gav mo n,leschko/

Question 31

Mar sin leibh!

Answer 31

Goodbye! /marr schin lief/

Question 32

Tìoraidh!

Answer 32

Goodbye /tschiri/

Question 33

Cò tha seo?

Answer 33

Who is this? /ko ha scho/

Question 34

Dè an t-ainm a (tha) th‘ ort?

Answer 34

What‘s your name? (informal) /tsche entemen a horscht/

Question 35

Ciamar a tha thu?

Answer 35

How are you? /kimera əhaa-u/

Question 36

Tha gu math

Answer 36

(when you‘re feeling) fine or okay /ha gu ma/

Question 37

Chan eil dona

Answer 37

(when you‘re feeling) not bad /chan-el donna/

Question 38

Feasgar math!

Answer 38

Good afternoon/evening! /fesker ma/

Question 39

Oidhche mhath!

Answer 39

Good night! /eichje va/

Question 40

Tìoraidh an-dràsta!

Answer 40

Bye for now! /tschiri ən-drasta/

Question 41

Ciamar a tha thu fhèin?

Answer 41

~ and yourself? (asking someone how they are feeling back after having been asked yourself) /kimera ə-ha-u heen/

Question 42

agus

Answer 42

and (conjunction) /agus/

Question 43

ach

Answer 43

but (conjunction) /ach/

Question 44

a tha ann or a th’ ann

Answer 44

specifies noun as indefinite / a haun/

indefinite => could be any pen, house, teacher etc. and not talking about one specific one (that would be definite)

Question 45

a tha ann or a th’ ann

Answer 45

specifies noun as indefinite / a haun/

indefinite => could be any pen, house, teacher etc. and not talking about one specific one (that would be definite)