Vocab Flashcards
faclan is abairtean feumail
useful words and phrases
feumail
useful
‘S e mise Anna, cò thusa?
I’m Ann, who are you?
Ciamar a tha thu?
How are you?
Tha mi gu math, ciamar a tha thusa?
I am well, how are YOU?
gu math
well/good (also “quite”)
sgìth
tired
fuar
cold
blàth
warm
pòsta
married
A bheil thu gu math?
Are you well?
Tha/Chan eil
Yes/No
(a’mhadainn) madainn (f) mhath
good morning
(am) feasgar (m) math
good afternoon/evening
(an) oidhche (f) mhath
goodnight
mar sin leat
goodbye
tapadh leat
thank you
’s e do bheatha
you are welcome
Tha mi à Alba.
I am from Scotland.
Tha mi às na Stàitean.
I am from the USA.
an aimsir/an tìde
the weather
an-diugh
today
an-dràsta
just now
gu dearbh
indee
glè
very
grianach
sunny
fliuch
wet
gaothach
windy
sgòthach
cloudy
faclan
words
abairtean
phrases
feumail
useful
obair-chàraid
pair work
(an) obair (f)/ag obair
work/at work
obair-bhuidhne
group work
cleachdadh còmhraidh
conversation practice
còmhradh
conversation
Càite bheil thu a’fuireach?
Where do you live?
(am) baile (m)
village/town
(am) flat (m)
flat
(an) rùm (m)/seòmar (m)
room
(an) taigh (m)
house
(an) talla (m)
tallaichean (pl)
hall
halls (pl)
faisg air
near
(a’dhùthaich) dhùthaich (f)
country
a’Ghàidhealtachd (f)
the Highlands
a’Ghalldachd (f)
the Lowlands
air Ghàidhealtachd/Ghalldachd
in the Highlands/Lowlands
Rugadh agus thogadh TU (not THU!!!!)
you were born and brought up…
Cia mheud?
How many?
Dè an aois a tha thu?
How old are you?
a-nis
now
bha
was (past tense of “tha”)
phòs
married (past tense of “pòs”)
fhuair
got (past tense of irreg. verb “faigh”)
a’bhanrigh (f)
the queen
bhàsaich
died (past tense of “bàsaich”)
nuair
when/while (conj)
Dè a’phrìs a tha e?
How much is it?
(a’phrìs) prìs (f)
price
(an) sgillin (f)
penny (always singular)
(an) not (m)
pound (always singular)
(a’mhile) mile (f)
thousand
(am) millean (m)
million
leugh
read
(an) liosta (f)
list
(an) còta (m)
coat
(an) sgiorta
skirt
(am) pinnt (m)
pint
pinnt leanna
pint of beer
(an) cupa (m)
cup
cupa cofaih
cup of coffee
(am) pìos (m)
piece
(an) leann (m)
beer
(an) cofaidh (m)
coffee
(a’chèic) cèic (f)
cake
pìos cèic
piece of cake
(a’ghlainne) glainne (f)
glass
(am) botal (m)
bottle
(am) fion (m)
wine
botal fion
bottle of wine
(an) cilo
kilo
(an) càise (m)
cheese
cilo càise
kilo of cheese
(an t-òran) òran (m)
song
(an t-athair) athair (m)
m’/d’/ athair
father
my/your/his father
(an mhàthair) màthair (f)
mo/do/a mhàthair
mother
my/your/his mother
(an phiuthar) piuthar (f)
mo/do/ phiuthar
sister
my/your/his sister
(am bràthair) bràithair (m)
mo/do/a bhràthair
brother
my/your/his brother
(an seanair) seanair (m)
mo/do/a sheanair
grandfather
my/your/his grandfather
(an t-seanmhair) seanmhair (f)
mo/do/a sheanmhair
grandmother
my/your/his grandmother
(a’chlann) clann (f)
mo/do/a chlann
children
my/your/his children
(an leanabh) leanabh (m)
mo/do/a leanabh
child
my/your/his child
(an nighean) nighean (f)
mo/do/a nighean
girl/daughter
my/your/his daughter/girl
(am balach) balach (m)
mo/do/a bhalach
boy
my/your/his boy
(am mac) mac (m)
mo/do/a mhac
son
my/your/his son
tha fhios agam
i know
(a’bhriogais) briogais (f)
mo/do/a bhriogais
trousers - always singular!
my/your/his trousers
(an lèine) lèine (f)
mo/do/a lèine
shirt
my/your/his shirt
(a’dhreasa) dreasa
mo/do/a dhreasa
dress
my/your/his dress
(am peitean) peitean (m)
mo/do/a pheitean
waistcoat
my/your/his waistcoat
(an stoc) stoc (m)
mo/do/a stoc
scarf
my/your/his scarf
(an ad) ad (f)
m’/d’/ ad
hat
my/your/his hat
(a’mhiotag) miotag (f)
miotagan (pl)
glove
gloves (pl)
(an stocainn) stocainn (f)
stocainnean (pl)
stockin
stockings (pl)
(a’bhròg) bròg (f)
brògan (pl)
shoe
shoes
(am bòtann) bòtann (m)
bòtannan (pl)
boot/wellie
boots/wellies (pl)
buidhe
yellow
dearg
functions as monosyllabic adjective
red
donn
brown
dubh
black
geal
white
gorm
functions as monosyllabic adjective
blue/green
liath
grey-blue
uaine
green
aon/dearbh*
always comes before noun and always lenites following noun regardless of gender
same/one
beag
small
deagh*
always comes before noun and always lenites following noun regardless of gender
good
droch*
always comes before noun and always lenites following noun regardless of gender
bad
mòr
big
òg
young
seann*
always comes before noun and always lenites following noun regardless of gender
old
(an abhainn) abhainn (f)
river
(a’bhò) bò (f)
cow
(am buntàta) buntàta (m)
potato
(an càl) càl (m)
cabbage
(a’chaora) caora (f)
sheep
(a’chearc) cearc (f)
hen/chicken
(an cuilean) cuilean (m)
puppy
(an curran) curran (m)
carrot
(an duilleag) duilleag (m)
leaf
(an fheòrag) feòrag (f)
squirrel
(a’ghobhair) gobhair (f)
goat
(a’mhuc) muc (f)
pig
(am pàipear-naidheachd) pàipear-naidheachd (m)
newspaper
(am piobar) piobar (m)
pepper
(a’phiseag) piseag (f)
kitten
(an sgian) sgian (f)
knife
(an silidh) silidh (m)
jam
(an sùgh-orainds) sùgh-orainds (m)
orange juice
(an tràigh) tràigh (m)
beach
(an t-uachdar-reòite) uachdar-reòite (m)
ice-cream
(an t-ugh) ugh (m)
egg
(an uinneag) uinneag (f)
window
aon
one
dhà
two
always lenites following noun and keeps it singular
trì
three
ceithir
four
còig
five
sia
six
seachd
seven
ochd
eight
naoi
nine
deich
ten
aon deug
eleven
dà dheug
twelve
trì deug
thirteen
ceithir deug
fourteen
còig deug
fifteen
sia deug
sixteen
seachd deug
seventeen
ochd deug
eighteen
naoi deug
nineteen
fichead
twenty
fichead’s a h-aon
twenty one
fichead’s a dhà
twenty two
trithead
thirty
ceathrad
forty
caogad
fifty
seasgad
sixty
seachdad
seventy
ochdad
eighty
naochad
ninety
ceud
one hundred
mile
one thousand
millean
one million
mi (mise)
I
thu (thusa)
you (sg)
e (esan)
he/it
i (ise)
she/it
sinn (sinne)
we
sibh (sibhse)
you (pl, formal)
iad (iadsan)
they
a bheil
is/are?
nach eil
isn’t/aren’t?
tha
is (weather)
’s e
is (i am…, always with emphasized form)
chan eil
is not/are not
anns + def art.
ann + an
ann + am (BFMP)
in
a’fuireach
live
às (followed by def. art.)
à
from
mo (+ lenition)/m’
my
do (+ lenition)/d’
your (sg)
a (+ lenition)/
left out before vowel
his/its
a/ a h-
hers/its
ur
our
ar
you (pl)
an/am (BFMP)
their
he has children (the children are at him)
tha clann aige
i have children (the children are at me)
tha clann agam
i don’t have children (the children are not at me)
chan eil clann agam
aig
at
air
at
agam
at me
agad
at you (sg)
aige
at him
aice
at her
againn
at us
agaibh
at you (pl)
aca
at them
orm
at me
ort
at you (sg)
air
at him
oirre
at her
oirnn
at us
oirbh
at you (pl)
orra
at them
i wear a skirt
tha sgiorta orm
i know
tha fhios agam
do you know?
A bheil fhios agad?
I don’t know
chan eil fhios agam
seann, deagh, droch, aon, dearbh
always in front of noun and lenites if possible (regardless of gender)
adjective following female noun
lenited (if possible),
if attributive not predicative
adjective following a masculine noun
not lenited
adjective following a plural noun
no lenition, except if slender ending on preceding noun
extra syllable added to monosyllabic adjectives (a/e)
masculine nouns beginning with consonants
an
masculine nouns beginning with BMFP
am
masculine nouns beginning with vowel
an t-
feminine noun with non-lenitable consonants
LEARN, vowels, hard- sounds = sp, sg, sd, st, sm, t and d after n
an
feminine nouns beginning with lenitable sounds
a’ (+ lenition)
feminine nouns beginning with f
fh becomes silent
an (+ lenition)
feminine sounds beginning with s (not hard s-sounds)
an-t
