Talking about things you enjoy A’ bruidhinn mu rudan a tha a’ còrdadh riut
How is he enjoying that?Ciamar a tha sin a' còrdadh ris?
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
a bheil e a’ còrdadh riut? are you enjoying it? / do you like it?
a bheil sin a’ còrdadh riut? are you enjoying that? / do you like that?
tha … a’ còrdadh rium I am enjoying …
tha seo a’ còrdadh rium I am enjoying this
tha e a’ còrdadh ris he is enjoying it
Remember that i refers to a grammatically feminine gendered object.
chan eil … a’ còrdadh rium I am not enjoying …
chan eil seo a’ còrdadh rium I am not enjoying this
ciamar a tha sin a’ còrdadh ris? how is he enjoying that? / how does he like that?
chan eil e a’ còrdadh ris idir he is not enjoying it at all / he does not like it at all
tha m’ athair air a dhreuchd a leigeil dheth my father has retired (literally: my father has given up his job)
chan eil e a’ còrdadh ri mo mhàthair nas mò my mother isn’t enjoying it either
| Mother | A bheil an latha a’ còrdadh riut, a ghràidh? | Are you enjoying the day, dear? |
| Daughter 1 | Tha gu dearbh. Tha e dìreach sgoinneil. | Indeed. It’s just great. |
| Mother | Dè tha sibh airson a dhèanamh a-nis? | What do you want to do now? |
| Daughter 2 | Tha mise airson a dhol air an Skydiver. | I want to go on the Skydiver. |
| Daughter 1 | Tha ’s mise. | Me too. |
| Father | Dè mu dheidhinn seo an toiseach? | What about this first? |
| Stallkeeper | Candy Floss? | Candy Floss? |
| Mother | A dhà, mas e ur toil e. | Two, please. |
| Staff | Siuthadaibh. | On you go. |
| Mother | Seo a-nis. Tha mi an dòchas gun còrd sin riut. Seo, a ghaoil. | Here you are now. I hope that you enjoy that. Here you are, dear. |
| Daughters | Tapadh leibh. | Thank you. |
| Daughter | Trobhadaibh a Dhadaidh. Tiugainnibh air an Skydiver. | Come on Daddy. Come on the Skydiver (with us). |
| Parent 1 | Tapadh leat. Siuthad ma-thà. Thalla is cluich. | Thank you. On you go then. Away and play. |
| Parent 2 | Dè an aois a tha i? | How old is she? |
| Parent 1 | Tha i sia bliadhna. Tha i ann an clas trì. | She’s six years old. She’s in class three. |
| Parent 2 | Nach i a tha mòr. | Isn’t she big! |
| Parent 1 | Tha. tha nighean eil’ agam ’s tha is’ ann an clas a sia. | Yes. I have another daughter and she’s in class six. |
| Parent 2 | A bheil gu dearbh? | Is she indeed? |
| Parent 1 | Tha. | Yes. |
| Parent 2 | Chan eil agam ach aon bhalach. Seumas. Sin e, thall an sin. Seo a’ chiad latha aige anns an sgoil. | I only have one boy. James. That’s him, over there. This is his first day at school. |
| Parent 1 | An e? Uill, tha mi an dòchas gun còrd an sgoil ris. | Is it? Well, I hope that he enjoys the school. |
| Parent 2 | Tha i a’ còrdadh ris an-dràsta co-dhiù. | He’e enjoying it just now anyway. |
| Mother | Tha seanair dìreach a’ dol a dh’ iarraidh a’ pheinnsein aige. | Grandad is just going to get his pension. |
| Woman | Peinnsean? Bha dùil agam gun robh e air saor-làithean? | Pension? I thought that he was on holiday? |
| Mother | Chan eil. Tha m’ athair air a dhreuchd a leigeil dheth. | No. My father is retired. |
| Woman | Ciamar a tha sin a’ còrdadh ris? | How is he enjoying that? |
| Mother | Aig an taigh fad’ an latha? Chan eil e a’ còrdadh ris idir. Agus chan eil e a’ còrdadh ri mo mhàthair nas mò. | At home all day long? He isn’t enjoying it at all. And my mother isn’t enjoying it either. |
