Unit 5 Flashcards

1
Q

Cò às a tha thu/sibh?

A

Where are you from? /ko as a tha-u/ko as a ha schiv/

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2
Q

Tha mi à/as …

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I am from … /ha mi a/

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3
Q

an-còmhnaidh

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always /ən-ko-ai/

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4
Q

chuala

A

heard (past tense) /chuola/

as in - I heard this (because someone told me about it) but also as in I physically heard something happen

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5
Q

thuirst

A

said (past tense) /hurscht/

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6
Q

an cuala?

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did … hear? /an-kuole/

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7
Q

cha chuala

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didn’t hear /cha-chuala/

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8
Q

an tuirt

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did … say … ? /an-durscht/

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9
Q

cha tuirt

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… didn’t say … /cha-durscht/

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10
Q

ciamar?

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how? /kəmera/

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11
Q

cò?

A

who? or which? /ko/

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12
Q

dè?

A

what?

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13
Q

fichead’s a h-aon

A

21 /ficheds a h-öun/

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14
Q

fichead ‘s a dhà

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22 /ficheds a ~r/g/daa/

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15
Q

fichead ‘s a trì

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23 /ficheds a tri/

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16
Q

fichead ‘s a ceithir

A

24 /ficheds a kehär/

17
Q

fichead ‘s a còig

A

25 /ficheds a koeg/

18
Q

fichead ‘s a sia

A

26 /ficheds a schia/

19
Q

fichead ‘s a seachd

A

27 /ficheads a scheachgk/

20
Q

fichead ‘s a h-ochd

A

28 /ficheds a hochgk/

21
Q

fichead ‘s a naoi

A

29 /ficheds a nöe/

22
Q

fichead ‘s a deich or trichead

A

30 /ficheads a tscheych or triched/

23
Q

fichead ‘s a h-aon deug

A

31 /ficheds a höun-tschiög/

Literally: 20 and 11

24
Q

How is present tense usually expressed in Gaelic?

A

substantive + verbal noun

tha, gu bheil, nach eil, chan eil

Example: Tha mi ag obair. = I am working.

25
Q

glè, sàr, fior

Examples: glè mhòr, sàr mhath & fior bheag

A

intensifiers for adjectives /le, sar, fiar/

lenition! least to most intense probaly: glè - fior - sàr

Exmaples: very big, excellent & very little

26
Q

B’ àilleabh

A

pardon, sorry, excuse me /bällach/