Talking about the body A’ bruidhinn mun bhodhaig
I cut my fingerGheàrr mi mo chorrag
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
ghoirtich mi mo ghàirdean I hurt my arm
gheàrr mi mo chorrag I cut my finger
cuir do chorrag air a’ phutan put your finger on the button
Note that mo (my) and do (your) become m’ and d’ respectively if the following noun begins with a vowel.
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Teacher | Siuthadaibh. Greasaibh oirbh. | On you go. Hurry up. |
Ailean | Miss Caimbeul. | Miss Campbell. |
Teacher | Seadh, Ailein. | Yes, Alan. |
Ailean | Chan urrainn dhomh PE a dhèanamh an-diugh. | I can’t do PE today. |
Teacher | Carson? Dè tha ceàrr ort? | Why? What’s wrong with you? |
Ailean | Ghoirtich mi mo ghàirdean. | I hurt my arm. |
Teacher | A bheil litir agad? | Do you have a letter? |
Ailean | Tha. | Yes. |
Teacher | Thalla is suidh sìos airson mionaid. A-nise Susan, dè tha thusa ag iarraidh? | Away and sit down for a minute. Now Susan, what do you want? |
Susan | Chan urrainn dhomh PE a dhèanamh an-diugh. | I can’t do PE today. |
Teacher | Obh, obh. Dè rinn thu? | Oh dear. What did you do? |
Susan | Gheàrr mi mo chorrag. | I cut my finger. |
Teacher | A bheil litir agad? | Do you have a letter? |
Susan | Tha. | Yes. |
Teacher | Tapadh leat. Thalla is suidh sìos còmhla ri Ailean. | Thank you. Away and sit down with Alan. |
Seonag | Feumaidh tu seacaid ùr fhaighinn. | You need to get a new jacket. |
Iain | Feumaidh. | Yes. |
Seonag | Tha an tè seo cho seann-fhasanta. | This one is so old-fashioned. |
Iain | Tha. Gu math seann-fhasanta. | Yes. Very old-fashioned. |
Seonag | Agus seall. Chaill thu do phutan. | And look. You lost your button. |
Norman | Tha putan agamsa. Trobhad. Siuthad. Cuir do chorrag air a’ phutan airson mionaid. | I have a button. Come. On you go. Put your finger on the button for a minute. |