Chapter 1 Flashcards
(83 cards)
1
Q
Càit a bheil? (catch a veel)
A
Where is? (note Càit without the accent = cats are )
2
Q
Pronouns: my your our their
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agam
agad
againn
aca
3
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Càit a bheil an cù? (catch a veel an coo)
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Where it the dog?
4
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Càit a bheil an cù agad? (catch a veel an coo akat)
A
Where is your dog?
5
Q
Càit a bheil an cù agam? (catch a veel an coo akam)
A
Where is my dog?
6
Q
Càit a bheil an cù againn? (catch a veel an coo akin)
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Where is our dog?
7
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Càit a bheil an cù aca? (catch a veel an coo aka)
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Where is their dog?
8
Q
Càit a bheil an cù agad ma-tà? (catch a veel an coo akat mah-tah)
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Where is your dog then?
9
Q
Am bàta aica. (Am bahteh ayka)
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Her boat.
10
Q
What happens when you remove the accent from bàta?
A
bàta = boat (m) noun - pl. bàtaichean (bahteh) bata = staff, stick (m) noun - pl. bataichean (bah-teh, hesitate after bah)
11
Q
A bheil cloc ùr agad, a Mhairi?
ah veel cloc ur akad, a Vairi
A
Do you have a clock, Mary?
12
Q
An robh (an row) you / mi
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were you / was I
13
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Bidh (bee) mi
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I will be
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Bha (va) mi
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I was
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Tha mi / tha thu
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I am / you are
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Chan eil mi
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I do not
17
Q
Nach eil e
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Isn’t it
18
Q
Nach eil mi
A
Am I not
19
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A bheil mi
A
Do I
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A bheil e
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Is it
21
Q
an t-acras (an takras)
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the hunger
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Bha an t-acras orm
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I was hungry.
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Q
Cuin a tha e? (coon ya ha eh)
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What is it?
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Q
‘S e cuing a tha ann. (sheh cooing a ha aun)
A
it’s a yoke (figurative and literal)
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Càit a bheil a' chèilidh ma-thà?
| catch a veel a kaylee ma-ha
Where is the ceilidh then?
| ceilidh = traditional gathering
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Bidh am pathadh ort feasgar an-diugh.
| Bee am pah-egg orsht fesgar an-joo
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You will be thirsty this afternoon.
am pathadh = thirsty
ort = you
bidh = will be
feasgar = afternoon
an-diugh = today
feasgar an-diugh = this afternoon
```
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Tha mi fairich pathadh!
| ha me fah-reeCH pahegg
I feel thirsty!
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A bheil thu ag iarraidh an Icee?
| A veel u a-geery an Icee
Do you want an Icee?
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Aig naoi uairean. (ak nuyee oo-ah-rin)
At nine o'clock.
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Tha e naoi uairean. (ha eh nuyee oo-ah-rin)
It is nine o'clock.
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Sin thu fhèin, a Fhriseil! (shin u hane, a freeshall)
| use sibh instead of thu when talking about multiple people.
```
Well done, Fraser!
Friseal (freeshall) normal form
a Fhriseil (freeshall) vocative form
```
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fhèin, fèin, fhein
yourself, themselves, himself
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Tha mi ag iarraidh dhà.
| (ha me a-geery gah) dà = dah
I am wanting two.
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Tràth madainn an-dè.
| Trah mahtain an-jay.
Early yesterday morning.
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oifis-phuist (ohfish-foosht)
post office
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Bidh mi ag obair madainn a' màireach.
| Bee me a-gobit matin a-mah-doch
I will be working tomorrow morning.
| a' màireach = tomorrow
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Caraid (karidch)
friend - noun (m) pl. caraidean
vocative - a charaid (a ha-ridch)
vocative plural - a chàirdean
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Càraid (ka-ridch, hesitate after first syllable)
brace, couple, pair - noun (f)
pl. càraidean
vocative - a chàirdean
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Bha mi aig an sgoil gu math tràth.
| va me ak an skol goo ma trah
I was at the school really early.
| tràth = early - noun meaning time or meal or tense (in grammer)
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leth uair (lyee uair)
half an hour (uair = hour)
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dèidh (chay)
| /dʲeː/ dʲ = ch as in cheers, e: = ay
after
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dèidh uair
| /dʲeː/ /uərʲ/ chay ooair
after an hour
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uair an dèidh uair (ooair an chay ooair)
hour after hour
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leth uair an dèidh aon uair.
| /Lʲeh/ /uərʲ/ an /dʲeː/ /ɯːn/ /uərʲ/ = lyee ooair an chay oon ooair
half past one o'clock
| leth = half
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leth mar leth (lyee mar lyee)
half and half (or share and share alike)
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leth a-staigh (lyee a-staih)
interior
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leth-amh (lyee af)
half raw or rare, underdone (as in meat)
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leth-stad (lyee stat)
semi colon
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a h-uile duine (eh hooleh doonyeh)
everybody
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a h-uile (eh hooleh)
every, each
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a h-uile latha (eh hooleh lah)
everyday
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a h-uile buille (eh hooleh boolyeh)
every whit or last piece
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a h-uile bliadhna (eh hooleh blee-oh-nah)
every year (on an annual basis)
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Bidh mi a' ruith gu Inbhir Nis feasgar a' màireach.
(bee me a-roo-ee goo in-yer nish fisgar a mah-doCH)
a' màireach /əˈmaːrʲəx/
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I will be running to Inverness tomorrow afternoon.
Bidh mi = I will be
a' ruith = running
gu = to
Inbhir Nis = Inverness
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55
Feumaidh mi dà mhionaid eile.
| faymeh me da vi-naCH aylah
I need another two minutes.
Feumaidh mi = I need
eile = another
dà mhionaid = two minutes
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Feumaidh mi mionaid.
| (faymeh me mi-nach) /minɪdʲ/
I need a minute.
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An robh thu fadalach madainn an-diugh.
| an row u fah-dah-laCH ma-tain an-joo
Were you late this morning?
fadalach /fadəLəx/ adj. late, tardy
madainn /madɪNʲ/ noun (f) morning, a.m.
an-diugh /əNʲˈdʲu/ adverb, today
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Chan eil dhà agad fhathast.
| han eel ga akat hast
You do not have two yet.
| chan eil...agad (you don't have)
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```
aig + thu
aig + mi
aig + e
aig + i
aig + sinn
aig + sibh
aig + aid
```
```
agad = you have (at you)
agam = I have (at me)
aige = he/it has (at him/it)
aice = she/it has (at her/it)
againn = we have (at us)
agaibh = you have (pl. you) (at you)
aca = they have (at them)
```
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Tha seo dìreach sgoinneil. Sin sibh fhèin, a chàirdean.
| ha show cheeraCH skahnyel. Shin shif hane, a harchin
This is just brilliant. Well done, friends!
| dìreach = adj - straight, direct, just, meerly. /dʲiːrʲəx/
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dìreach sin! (cheeraCH shin)
Exactly, just so!
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Tha Iain coma. (ha Iain coma)
Iain doesn't care.
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Chan eil IRN BRU math dhut. Tha mi coma.
| han eel IRN BRU ma goot. ha me coma.
IRN BRU is not good for you. I don't care.
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Seo dhut! (show goot)
See? / Didn't I tell you? / I told you so!
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Tha e aon uair deug. (ha eh oon uair geag)
It is eleven o'clock.
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Cairteal an dèith uair. (carsh-chal an jay uair)
| /kaRʃdʲal/ an
Quarter past one.
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Cairteal gu dhà. (carsh-chal goo ga)
Quarter to two.
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Tha thu a' falbh. Tha mi coma.
| ha u ah falaf. ha me coma
You are leaving. I do not care.
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Tha e aon uair deug a-nis.
| ha eh oon uair gee-egg a-nish
It is eleven o'clock now.
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```
zero
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
```
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neoni - neeyonee /Nʲɔnɪ/
aon - oon /ɯ̃ːn/ --- a h-aon or aonan
dà - dah --- a dhà
trì - tree /triː/ --- a trì
ceithir - keh-hir /kʲehɪrʲ/ --- a ceithir
còig - co-eek /koːgʲ/ --- a còig
sia - shee-ah /ʃia/ --- a sia
seachd - shaCHk /ʃɛxg/ --- a seachd
ochd - oCHk /ɔxg/ --- a h-ochd
naoi - nooyee /Nɯj/ --- a naoi
deug - gee-egg --- a deich
("a" is added when counting and there is no following noun)
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```
eleven
twelve
thirteen
fourteen
fifteen
sixteen
seventeen
eighteen
nineteen
twenty
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a h-aon deug - a hoon gee-egg
a dhà dheug - a ga gee-egg
a trì deug - a tree gee-egg
a ceithir deug - a keh-hir gee-egg
a còig deug - a co-eek gee-egg
a sia deug - a shee-ah gee-egg
a seachd deug - a shaCHk gee-egg
a h-ochd deug - a hoCHk gee-egg
a naoi deug - a nooyee gee-egg
fichead - fee-ket /fiçəd/
```
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```
twenty one
twenty two
twenty three
...
thirty
```
```
fichead 's a h-aon - fee-ket sha haun
fichead 's a dhà - fee-ket sha ga
fichead 's a trì - fee-ket sha tree
continues same pattern
trithead - tree-keht
```
73
thirty one
thirty two
...
forty
trithead 's a h-aon
trithead 's a dhà
...
dà fhichead (literally: two twenties)
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forty one
forty two
...
fifty
ceathrad 's a h-aon
ceathrad 's a dhà
...
còigead
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fifty one
fifty two
...
sixty
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leth-cheud 's a h-aon
leth-cheud 's a dhà
leth-cheud 's a trì
leth-cheud ceithir
leth-cheud 's a còig
leth-cheud 's a sia
leth-cheud seachd
leth-cheud 's a h-ochd
leth-cheud naoi
seasgad
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sixty one
sixty two
...
seventy
seasgad 's a h-aon
seasgad 's a dhà
...
seachdad
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seventy one
seventy two
...
eighty
seachdad 's a h-aon
seachdad 's a dhà
...
ochdad
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eighty one
eighty two
...
ninety
ochdad 's a h-aon
ochdad 's a dhà
...
naoidhead
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ninety one
ninety two
...
one hundred
naoidhead 's a h-aon
naoidhead 's a dhà
...
ceud
80
two hundred
| three hundred
dà cheud
| tri cheud
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one thousand
| two thousand
mìle
| dà mìle
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Seachdain no bliadhna?
shehCHgehin no blee-o-neh
/ʃɛxgɛNʲ/ no /bliəNə/
A week or a year?
| seachdain - noun (f) pl. seachdean
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trobhad!
Come here! (tru-ed)
