Gaelic Sayings To Use Every Day

    How Are You?

    English -Scots Gaelic - Pronunciation


    How are You? (formal & plural) - Ciamar a tha sibh? - keemar æ haa sheev
    How are You? (informal) - Ciamar a tha thu? - keemar æ haa oo

    Fine, thank you - tha gu math, tapadh leibh - haa goo mah, tahpæ leyv
    I am fine - tha mi gu math - haa mee goomah
    Not bad - chan eil dona - chan yeyll donnæ
    I am not well - tha mi bochd - haa mee bochk
    I am tired - tha mi sgìth - haa mee skee

    We are on holiday- tha sinn air saor-laithean - haa sheeng ehr saohr -laah-yæn
    I am tourning Scotland- tha mi a' siùbhal air feadh Alba - haa mee æ shoo-æl ehr fyægh Al æpa
    We are travelling around - tha sinn a'dol mun cuairt - haa sheeng æ dol moon coorsht
    Do you live here? - a bheil sibh a' fuireach an seo - æ veyll sheev æ fooræch æn sho
    We are staying for a week - bidh sinn a' fureach airson seachdain - bee sheeng æ fooræch ehrsonn shach - kin

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