Describing People
He has blonde hair
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
tha falt … oirre she has … hair
tha falt dubh air he has black hair
tha falt bàn air he has fair hair
tha falt fada, ruadh oirre she has long, red hair
In some dialects gruag is used for 'hair'.
tha gruag bhàn air he has fair hair
tha feusag mhòr air he has a big beard
tha stais dhubh air he has a black moustache
Notice that gruag, feusag and stais cause lenition in the adjective (an h after the first consonant) as they are feminine nouns.
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Person
Gaelic
English
| Woman | Mmm,tha seo math. Co às a tha e? | Mmm, this is good. Where is it from? |
| Man | ’S e fìon Astràilianach a th’ ann. | It’s Australian wine. |
| Woman | Tha i math. | It’s good. |
| Man | Uill, a bheil thu eòlach air Anndra? | Well, do you know Andrew? |
| Woman | Chan eil. Cò ris a tha e coltach? | No. What’s he like? |
| Man | Tha e àrd agus tha falt dubh air. | He’s tall and he has black hair. |
| Woman | Chan eil. Chan eil mi eòlach air. | No. I don’t know him. |
| Man | À, seo e a’ tighinn. | Ah, here he is coming. |
| Anndra | Feasgar math, Iain. Halò. Feasgar math. | Good afternoon, Iain. Hello. Good afternoon. |
| Iain | Seo Ciorstaidh NicLeòid. Anndra MacThòmais. | This is Kirsty MacLeod. Andrew Thomson. |
| Anndra | Halò. | Hello. |
| Ciorstaidh | Halò. | Hello. |
| Woman | Fichead not! Aidh! Trobhad Alasdair. | Twenty pounds! Aye! Come on Alasdair. |
| Female Staff | Tapadh leibh. Sin fichead not ach sgillinn, mas e ur toil e. | Thank you. That’s twenty pounds but a penny, please. (£19.99) |
| Woman | A bheil sibh gabhail cairtean creideis? | Do you take credit cards? |
| Female Staff | Tha. | Yes. |
| Woman | Och, càit a bheil thu? Am balach agam, Alasdair. Tha falt bàn air. Och, càit a bheil e? | Och, where are you? My son, Alasdair. He has blonde hair. Och, where is he? |
| Female Staff | Sin e. | There here is. |
| Woman | Trobhad Alasdair. Anns a’ bhad! | Come on Alasdair. Immediately! |
