Saying where you’ve been
At home
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
in the summer – as t-samhradh to the hotel
càit an deach thu? where did you go?
This is the informal way you use to speak to a friend or a child.
càit an robh thu? where were you?
This is the informal way you use to speak to a friend or a child.
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Person
Gaelic
English
| Bill | Haidh! | Hi! |
| Carol | Haidh! | Hi! |
| Bill | Càit an deach thu? | Where did you go? |
| Carol | Èm. | Em. |
| Bill | Uill? | Well? |
| Carol | Uill.... | Well... |
| Bill | Uill? Càit an deach thu? | Well? Where did you go? |
| Carol | As t-samhradh. Chaidh mi a Mhajorca as t-samhradh. | In the summer. I went to Majorca in the summer. |
| Bill | Och! | Och! |
| Carol | Ok, ok, ok. Chaidh mi dhan taigh-òsta. | Ok, ok, ok. I went to the hotel. |
| Bill | È? | Eh? |
| Carol | Chaidh mi dhan taigh-òsta! | I went to the hotel! |
| Iain | Ò. Càit an deach thu? | Oh. Where did you go? |
| Màiri-Anna | Eh? | Eh? |
| Iain | Uill? | Well? |
| Màiri-Anna | Uill? | Well? |
| Iain | Càit an deach thu? | Where did you go? |
| Màiri-Anna | Chaidh mi dhan bhaile. | I went to town. |
| Màiri-Anna | Càit an robh thu a-raoir? | Where were you last night? |
| Iain | È? | Eh? |
| Màiri-Anna | Càit an robh thu a-raoir, è? Càit an deach thu? | Where were you last night, eh? Where did you go? |
| Iain | Och. Chaidh mi dhan bhaile. | Och. I went to town. |
