Speaking our Language

Asking someone how they are (using the plural / polite form of you), telling someone how you are, different greetings and discussing the weather.

Faighneachd ciamar a tha cudeigin, ag innse do chudeigin ciamar a tha thu fhèin, a’ cur fàilte air daoine agus a’ bruidhinn mun aimsir.

Saying who you are, asking someone's name, introducing strangers and introducing your family.

Ag innse cò thu, a’ faighneachd do chuideigin dè an ainm a tha orra, agus ag innse do dhaoine eile mu dheidhinn do theaghlach.

Asking someone where they live, speaking about placenames or street names, addresses and numbers.

A’ faighneachd càite a bheil daoine a’ fuireach, a’ bruidhinn air ainmean àite no ainmean sràide, seòlaidhean agus àireamhan.

Asking where someone comes from and if they can speak Gaelic.

A’ faighneachd cò às a tha cuideigin agus a bheil Gàidhlig aca.

Asking for various drinks, saying please, addressing someone by name (the vocative case).

Ag iarraidh deochan, a’ faighneachd le modh, ag èigheachd air daoine air an ainm (an tuiseal gairmeach).

Activites and sports, liking and disliking things, asking if someone likes something.

Gnìomhan agus spòrs, a’ toirt seachad beachd, a’ faighneachd airson beachd cuideigin eile.

Asking if someone has children, saying you have children, counting people, telling people to hurry up.

A’ faighneachd a bheil clann aig neach, ag innse gu bheil clann agad, ag àireamh dhaoine, ag iarraidh air daoine cabhaig a dhèanamh.

Asking someone the time, when a place opens and when a film is on.

A’ faighneachd dè an uair a tha e, cuin a tha àite a’ fosgladh agus cuin a tha film air.

Saying what your job is, and where you work. Asking someone what their job is.

Ag innse dè an dreuchd a tha agad, agus càit a bheil thu ag obair. A’ faighneachd dè an obair a th’ aig cuideigin.

Saying goodbye, apologising, travelling and how much it costs.

A’ fàgail le soraidh slàn, ag iarraidh leisgeul agus a’ siubhal.

Asking someone where they are going, saying where you are going and what you're going to do there.

A’ faighneachd càit a bheil cuideigin a’ dol, ag innse càit a bheil thu fhèin a’ dol agus dè tha thu a’ dol a dhèanamh ann.

Asking someone where they went, saying where you went, asking someone where they were and saying what you went to do.

Faighneachd do chuideigin càit an deach iad, ag innse càit an deach thu, faighneachd do chuideigin càit an robh iad agus ag innse dè a chaidh thu a dhèanamh.

Saying pardon, apologising and telling someone to speak slower. Asking someone what they just said.

Ag ràdh b’ aill leibh, ag ràdh tha mi duilich, agus gabh air do shocair. A’ faighneachd do chuideigin dè thuirt iad.

Introducing members of your family and talking about brothers, sisters, sons, daughters and parents.

A' cur eòlas air an teaghlach agus a’ bruidhinn air bràithrean, peathraichean, mic, clann-nighean agus pàrantan.

Telling someone to sit down, to wait a minute, encouraging them to do something and telling them to stop doing something.

Ag ràdh ri cuideigin suidh sìos agus fuireach mionaid. A' brosnachadh cuideigin gus/gun rudeigin a dhèanamh.

The rooms of the house, different sorts of house and saying where something is in the house.

Rumannan anns an taigh, diofair seòrsachan taigh agus ag innse far a bheil rudeigin anns an taigh.

Asking what something costs, if they take credit cards and saying something is cheap or expensive.

A’ faighneachd dè tha rud a cosg, a bheil iad a’ gabhail cairtean creideis agus ag ràdh gu bheil rud saor/daor.

Asking what someone has, saying there is nothing left and asking what someone is like.

A’ faighneachd do chuideigin dè a tha aca, ag ràdh nach eil sìon air fhàgail agus ag innse cò ris a tha cuideigin coltach.