Stating preferences Ag innse dè as fheàrr leat
I hate...'S lugha orm...
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
is lugha orm an ceòl sin I hate that music
Another way to express dislike is to use the word beag which we have seen before and means 'small'.
We have also seen àrd before, meaning 'high'. It can also mean 'loud'.
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Male customer | Haidh. Dè do chor? | Hi. How’s your form? |
Staff | Cor math. | Good. |
Male customer | Dè th’ againn a-nochd? | What do we have tonight? |
Staff | Uill, tha tiolaidh ann. | Well, there’s chilli. |
Male customer | Cha toigh leam tiolaidh idir. | I don’t like chilli at all. |
Staff | Agus tha coiridh ann. | And there’s curry. |
Male customer | ’S lugha orm coiridh. A bheil càil ann nach eil teth? | I hate curry. Is there anything that’s not hot? |
Staff | Tha, sailead. | Yes, salad. |
Male customer | Ò. | Oh. |
Woman | An cuala tu mu dheidhinn Ailein? | Did you hear about Alan? |
Man | Tha mi duilich. Dè thuirt thu? | I’m sorry. What did you say? |
Woman | An cuala tu mu dheidhinn Ailein? | Did you hear about Alan? |
Man | Cha chuala. Dè mu dheidhinn? | No. What about him? |
Woman | Uill, tha... Och, ’s lugha orm an ceòl sin. | Och, I hate that music. |
Man | Tha e cho àrd. | It’s so loud. |
Woman | Tha sin nas fheàrr. | That’s better. |