1-D: Third set of very basic vocabulary

Question 1

feasgar

m.; gen. feasgair, pl. feasgaran

Answer 1

afternoon – evening

Mnemonic: cognate with Latin “vesper”.

Question 2

afternoon – evening

Answer 2

feasgar

m.; gen. feasgair, pl. feasgaran

Mnemonic: cognate with Latin “vesper”.

Question 3

blàth

Answer 3

warm

Question 4

warm

Answer 4

blàth

Question 5

madainn

f.; gen. irregular maidne; pl. maduinn or maddinnean

Answer 5

morning

Also maidinn (f.; gen. maidinne, pl. maidnean)

Mnemonic: cognate with French “matin”, whence “matinée”.

Question 6

morning

Answer 6

madainn

f.; gen. irregular maidne; pl. maduinn or maddinnean

Also maidinn (f.; gen. maidinne, pl. maidnean)
Mnemonic: cognate with French “matin”, whence “matinée”.

Question 7

oidhche

f.; gen. oidhche, pl. oidhcheannan

Answer 7

night

Question 8

night

Answer 8

oidhche

f.; gen. oidhche, pl. oidhcheannan

Question 9

còir

comp. còire

Answer 9

kind(ly), nice, decent

See also snog.

Question 10

kind(ly), nice, decent

Answer 10

còir

comp. còire

See also snog.

Question 11

eun

m.; gen. & pl. eòin

Answer 11

bird

Question 12

bird

Answer 12

eun

m.; gen. & pl. eòin

Question 13

Èirinn

f.; gen. Èireann

Answer 13

Ireland
(Éire)

Question 14

Ireland
(Éire)

Answer 14

Èirinn

f.; gen. Èireann

Question 15

sgìth

Answer 15

tired, weary

Question 16

tired, weary

Answer 16

sgìth

Question 17

trang

comp. trainge

Answer 17

busy

In some contexts trang can have very different meanings including “throng, crowd” (n.), and “intimate, on good terms” (adj.).

Question 18

busy

Answer 18

trang

comp. trainge

In some contexts can have very different meanings including “throng, crowd” (n.), and “intimate, on good terms” (adj.).

Question 19

duilich

comp. duilghe (or irregular dorra)

Answer 19

sorry

Used as an interjection or sentence opener (Duilich, tha me trang), or as normal adj. (Tha me duilich).
Can also mean “regrettable”, but also “sad”, or “difficult/hard, complicated”, depending on context.

Question 20

sorry

Answer 20

duilich

comp. duilghe (or irregular dorra)

Used as an interjection or sentence opener (Duilich, tha me trang), or as normal adj. (Tha me duilich).
Can also mean “regrettable”, but also “sad”, or “difficult/hard, complicated”, depending on context.

Question 21

àrd

comp. àirde

Answer 21

tall, high, lofty;
great, chief, supreme

Can also mean “loud”.

Mnemonic: cognate with Spanish (etc.) “alto”, and in the “great” sense with English “arch-“.
See also mòr.

Question 22

tall, high, lofty;
great, chief, supreme

Can also mean “loud”.

Answer 22

àrd

comp. àirde

Mnemonic: cognate with Spanish (etc.) “alto”, and in the “great” sense with English “arch-“.
See also mòr.

Question 23

A bheil … ?

Answer 23

Is / are … ?

Present tense.

Precise pronunciation is /ah vell/ or /ah vail/, but fast, casual speech may blur this to a curt /ə-vel/, /eh-vel/, or even /ə-vəl/.

Question 24

Is / are … ?

Answer 24

A bheil … ?

Present tense.

Precise pronunciation is /ah vell/ or /ah vail/, but fast, casual speech may blur this to a curt /ə-vel/, /eh-vel/, or even /ə-vəl/.

Question 25

*spòrsail* | comp. *spòrsaile*

Answer 25

fun | adj.

Question 26

fun | adj.

Answer 26

*spòrsail* | comp. *spòrsaile*

Question 27

*brònach* | comp. *brònaiche*

Answer 27

sad

Question 28

sad

Answer 28

*brònach* | comp. *brònaiche*

Question 29

*Tha.*

Answer 29

Yes. ## Footnote Literally "Is/am."; implies "Yes, it's true" or "Yes, I am".

Question 30

Yes.

Answer 30

*Tha.* ## Footnote Literally "Is/am/are."; implies "Yes, it's true" or "Yes, I am".

Question 31

*Chan eil.*

Answer 31

No.

Question 32

No.

Answer 32

*Chan eil.* ## Footnote Literally "Is/am/are not." Implies "No, it's not true", or "No, I'm not."

Question 33

*crosta*

Answer 33

angry, irritated, irritable ## Footnote **Mnemonic:** from British English "cross". There are many other Gaelic words for roughly this, with different implications.

Question 34

angry, irritated, irritable

Answer 34

*crosta* ## Footnote **Mnemonic:** from British English "cross". There are many other Gaelic words for roughly this, with different implications.

Question 35

*an-dràsta* ## Footnote Also *an-dràstaich*

Answer 35

now, this minute; just now, currently, at present; for now, until later

Question 36

now, this minute; just now, currently, at present; for now, until later

Answer 36

*an-dràsta* ## Footnote Also *an-dràstaich*

Question 37

*gu math*

Answer 37

quite, rather; pretty much ## Footnote There are other words for this, e.g. *car*. In a few stock phrases, can imply "very", but that's usually *glè* or another construction.

Question 38

quite, rather; pretty much

Answer 38

*gu math* ## Footnote There are other words for this, e.g. *car*. In a few stock phrases, can imply "very", but that's usually *glè* or another construction.

Question 39

*Glaschu*

Answer 39

Glasgow | Second largest city in Scotland, and its "industrial capital". ## Footnote Pronuciation varies a bit, from expected /Glass-ə-khoo/ to somewhat anglicised /Glass-ə-knoh/, and variants like /Glahss-ə-khoo/ as if spelled "Glàschu". Sometimes said without the helping vowel: /Glass-khoo/.

Question 40

Glasgow

Answer 40

*Glaschu* | Second largest city in Scotland, and its "industrial capital". ## Footnote Pronuciation varies a bit, from expected /Glass-ə-khoo/ to somewhat anglicised /Glass-ə-knoh/, and variants like /Glahss-ə-khoo/ as if spelled "Glàschu". Sometimes said without the helping vowel: /Glass-khoo/.

Question 41

*Lunnainn*

Answer 41

London ## Footnote This always takes the genitive-looking form *Lunnainn*, never "Lunnann".

Question 42

London

Answer 42

*Lunnainn* ## Footnote This always takes the genitive-looking form *Lunnainn*, never "Lunnann".

Question 43

*baile* | m.; pl. *bailtean*

Answer 43

town, township, village, burgh

Question 44

town, township, village, burgh

Answer 44

*baile* | m.; pl. *bailtean*