Stating preferences Ag innse dè as fheàrr leat
I won't do anything todayCha dèan mi dad an-diugh
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
dè as fheàrr leat? what do you prefer?
dè as fheàrr …? what do / does … prefer?
dè am fear as fheàrr leat? which one do you prefer?
cò am fear as fheàrr leat? which one do you prefer?
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Man | Am faigh sinn cupa mus tèid sinn air an trèan? | Can we get a cuppa before we go on the train? |
Man 2 | Chan eil fhios agam a bheil tìde gu leòr ann. | I don’t know if there’s enough time. |
Man | Tha àite thall an sin. | There’s a place over there. |
Man 2 | Ceart gu leòr. | Fine. |
Man | Tiugainn. | Let’s go. |
Man 2 | Cha dèan thu mòran obair an-diugh ma-thà. | You won’t do much work today then. |
Man | Ò, cha dèan mi dad an-diugh co-dhiù. | Oh, I won’t do anything today anyway. |
Man 2 | Glè mhath. Seo, cùm sin agus gheibh mi fhìn iad. Dè as fheàrr leat? Tì no cofaidh? | Very good. Here, keep that and I’ll get them myself. What do you prefer? Tea or coffee? |
Man | Cofaidh. Cofaidh dubh. | Coffee. A black coffee. |
Man 2 | A bheil thu a’ gabhail siùcar? | Do you take sugar? |
Man | Chan eil. | No. |