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Discussing a day off A’ bruidhinn mu latha dheth

Were you working?An robh thu ag obair?

Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.

dè bha sibh a’ dèanamh? (polite / plural) what were you doing?

bha mi… I was…

air falbh away

bha mi air falbh I was away

càit an robh thu? where were you?

càit an robh sibh? where were you?

ann an Loch Raonasa in Lochranza

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PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Counter assistant Tapadh leibh.
Halò, ciamar a tha sibh?		 Thank you.
Hello, how are you?
Boy 1 Tha gu math, tapadh leibh. Well, thank you.
Counter assistant Dè bha sibh a’ dèanamh an-diugh? What were you doing today?
Boy 2 Bha sinn a’ cluich ball-coise. We were playing football.
Waiter Tapadh leibh. Thank you.
Woman 1 Agus dè bha thu a’ dèanamh Diluain?
An robh thu ag obair?		 And what were you doing on Monday?
Were you working?
Woman 2 Cha robh.
Bha latha dheth agam.
Bha mi a’ cluich goilf.		 No.
I had a day off.
I was playing golf.
Woman 1 An toigh leat golf? Do you like golf?
Woman 2 ’S toigh l'.
Tha e uabhasach math.		 Yes.
It’s awfully good.
Aonghas Feasgar math. Good afternoon.
Woman Feasgar math, Aonghais.
Ciamar a tha sibh an-diugh?		 Good afternoon, Angus.
How are you today?
Aonghas Chan eil dona, tapadh leibh.
Bha mi air falbh Dihaoine.		 Not bad, thank you.
I was away on Friday.
Woman An robh?
Dè bha sibh a’ dèanamh? 		Were you?
What were you doing?
Aonghas Bha mi ann an Loch Raonasa. I was in Lochranza.
Woman An robh gu dearbh?
Tha mi fhìn glè eòlach air Loch Raonasa.
Tha e glè shnog, nach eil?		 Were you indeed?
I know Lochranza very well myself.
It’s very nice, isn’t it?
Aonghas Tha gu dearbh.
Seo am bus a’ tighinn.		 Yes indeed.
Here’s the bus coming.