Books
Absolute Beginners (A1) - Useful Words (20 words)
Here’s a list for people who enjoy reading.
Twenty Words is integrated with the dictionary. Choose any word in the Gaelic column and the dictionary will open and you will see the gender of the Gaelic word.
| English | Gàidhlig | |
|---|---|---|
| book | leabhar | <)) |
| books | leabhraichean | <)) |
| reading | a’ leughadh | <)) |
You will find books in these places.
| English | Gàidhlig | |
|---|---|---|
| bookshop | bùth-leabhraichean | <)) |
| library | leabharlann | <)) |
The people who have a link to a book.
| English | Gàidhlig | |
|---|---|---|
| author | ùghdar | <)) |
| writer | sgrìobhadair | <)) |
| reader | leughadair | <)) |
Parts of the book
| English | Gàidhlig | |
|---|---|---|
| cover | còmhdach | <)) |
| front cover | còmhdach aghaidh | <)) |
| back cover | còmhdach cùil | <)) |
| title | tiotal | <)) |
| chapter | caibideil | <)) |
| passage of text | earrann | <)) |
| bookmark | comharra-leabhair | <)) |
Different types of books
| English | Gàidhlig | |
|---|---|---|
| literature | litreachas | <)) |
| fiction | ficsean | <)) |
| non-fiction | neo-fhicsean | <)) |
| prose | rosg | <)) |
| biography | eachdraidh-beatha | <)) |
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