Speaking our Language

What someone looks like and asking if someone knows someone.

Cò ris a tha cuideigin coltach agus a’ faighneachd a bheil cuideigin eòlach air duine eile.

Asking someone’s opinion of something and giving an opinion of something.

A’ faighneachd agus a’ toirt beachd air rudeigin no cuideigin.

Asking someone what they are doing and saying how you feel.

A’ faighneachd do chuideigin dè tha iad a’ dèanamh agus ag innse mar a tha thu a’ faireachdainn.

Saying that you had a day off, what you did on that day and what the weather was like.

Ag ràdh gun robh latha dheth agad, ag innse dè bha thu ris air an latha sin agus cò ris a bha an aimsir coltach.

Asking someone how they feel, telling someone how you feel, asking if someone is feeling seasick.

A' faighneachd do chuideigin ciamar a tha iad a’ faireachdainn, ag innse do chuideigin nach eil thu gu math, a' faighneachd mu chur-na-mara.

Asking whether someone had a good day and whether they have seen or saw something or someone.

A' faighneachd do chuideigin an robh latha math aca agus am faca iad rudeigin no cuideigin.

Asking where someone was born, when they married and where they learned to do something.

A’ faighneachd do chuideigin càit an do rugadh iad, cuin a phòs iad agus càit a dh’ionnsaich iad rudeigin.

Asking someone when they do something habitually such as how you go to work or get the train.

A’ faighneachd do chuideigin cuin a bhios iad a’ dèanamh rud gu gnàthach, mar ciamar a bhios tu a’ dol a dh’ obair no a’ gabhail an trèan.

Asking permission, giving permission and refusing permission.

A' faighneachd airson chead, a' toirt cead agus a' diùltadh cead.

Asking to speak to someone, asking to see someone and giving permission to see them.

A' faighneachd airson cuideigin, ag radh gu bheil thu airson cuideigin fhaicinn agus a' toirt cead airson am faicinn.

Talking about getting a meal. Ordering drinks and food. Asking what someone would like.

A bruidhinn mu dheidhinn biadh fhaighinn. A’ faighneachd airson deochan is biadh is dè bhiodh daoine ag iarraidh.

Saying what you “need to” do and asking someone when they need to do something.

Ag ràdh "Feumaidh mi..." agus a’ faighneachd do chuideigin cuin a dh’fheumas iad rudeigin a dhèanamh.

Asking someone if they know where somewhere is and asking how to get from A to B.

A' faighneachd do chuideigin a bheil fhios aca càit a bheil àite agus a' faigheachd ciamar a gheibhear bho A gu B.

Saying where you are going on holiday, who's going with you and how to book a hotel room.

Ag ràdh càit a bheil thu a’ dol air saor-laithean, cò tha a’ dol còmhla riut agus a’ faighinn rùm ann an taigh-òsta.

Asking if someone can do something, asking for help and saying something looks difficult.

A' faighneachd do cuideigin "An urrainn dhut...?", ag iarraidh cuideachadh agus ag ràdh "Tha e glè dhoirbh".

Asking someone when they intend to do something and saying that you didn’t expect something to happen.

A' faighneachd do chuideigin" Cuin a tha dùil agaibh falbh?" agus ag ràdh "Cha robh dùil agam ri seo".

Expressing hope and expressing various types of hope.

Ag ràdh "Tha mi an dòchas gu bheil..." agus ag ràdh "Gheibh mi seo agus thèid sinn ann...".

Asking about people, for news and if someone has heard about something.

A' faighneachd mu dheidhinn daoine, airson naidheachdan agus an cuala cuideigin mu rudeigin.