Practice Flashcards
(197 cards)
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Q
Seo
A
This is / Here is
show
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Q
IRN BRU
A
Scotland’s best selling soft drink. It is fizzy and orange and comes from Cumbernauld.
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Q
Cat
A
(a) cat (m)
Caaat
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Q
Muc
A
(a) pig (f)
Moochk
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Q
cù
A
(a) dog (m)
coo
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Q
balach
A
(a) boy (m)
ba-lach
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Q
caileag
A
(a) girl (f)
ca-lach
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Q
agus
A
and
aius
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Q
mòr
A
big
moo-r
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Q
beag
A
small
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Q
tha
A
to be, is, there are, am
ha
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Q
chan eil
A
to be (negative), is not, do not, no
cha-neil
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Q
math
A
good
mah
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Q
dona
A
bad
do-nah
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Q
Gàidhlig
A
Gaelic (f)
gah-lick
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Q
bò
A
(a) cow (f)
bo
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Q
piseag
A
(a) kitten (f)
pee-shack
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Q
seo
A
this / here
show
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Q
tunnag
A
(a) duck (f)
too-nak
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Q
cearc
A
(a) chicken (f)
kee-erk
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Q
Calum
A
male name
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Q
Anna
A
female name
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Q
Iain
A
male name
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Q
Mòrag
A
female name
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charaid / a charaid
friend (basic/nominative form) / a friend (vocative form - used to address someone)
a ha-ridge
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snog
nice
snok
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le
with / by (preposition)
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mi
me / I (pronoun)
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leam
with / by me
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leat
with / by you (singular)
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leis
with / by him
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leatha
with / by her
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leinn
with / by us
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leibh
with / by you (plural / formal)
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leotha
with / by them
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Guga
Ness Chicken - famous delicacy from the Isle of Lewis.
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Haggis
All the best parts of a sheep (the lungs, heart, and liver) rolled up into its stomach and boiled.
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aran
bread (m)
ah-ran
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hama
ham, bacon (m)
hah-mah
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im
butter (m)
eeem
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cèic
(a) cake (f)
ke-i-sk
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biadh
food (m)
bee-ug
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blasta
tasty
blasta
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is toil leam
I like
is tug lyoum
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sgadan
(a) herrring (m)
ska-dan
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buntàta
potato, potatoes (m)
bun-tah-tah
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iasg
fish (m)
ee-isk
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càise
cheese (m)
cah-sheh
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uisge
water (m)
ish-kah
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cha toil leam
I don't like
ha tug lyoum
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gu mòr
alot
goo moo-r
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taigeis
(a) haggis (f)
tak-gish
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ris
rice (m)
reesh
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brochan
porridge (m)
bro-kan
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uisge-breatha
whiskey (m)
ish-ka be-ha
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salann
salt (m)
sah-lan
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sin
that (pronoun)
shin
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piobar
pepper (m)
pee-pur
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idir
at all
ee-chith
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guga
salted gannet (m)
goo-gah
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brot
soup (m)
brout
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tapadh leat
Thank you - to one person
tapa lay-et
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tapadh leibh
Thank you - to more than one person, regardless of age or formality
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feasgar math
Good afternoon / good evening
face-gur maah
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madainn mhath
Good morning (h added to math because madainn is feminine)
ma-teen maah
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oidhche mhath
Good night (h added to math because madainn is feminine)
oee-sha maah
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tidsear / a thidseir
Teacher (nominative) / a teacher (vocative)
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piuthar / a phiuthar
sister (nominative) / a sister (vocative)
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ollamh / ollaimh
professor (nominative) / professor (vocative)
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halò
hello
hah-lo
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fàilte
welcome (f)
fahl-che
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tìoraidh
bye
chee-aree
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slàinte
Cheers, health
sla-n-che
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madainn
morning (f)
ma-teen
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tì
tea (f)
tea
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feasgar
afternoon, evening (m)
face-gur
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Anndra
Andrew
Ann-dra
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oidhche
night (f)
oee-sha
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bainne
milk (f)
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siùcar
sugar (f)
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a sheanair
grandfather (m) vocative
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a mhàthair
mother (f) vocative
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athair
father (m) vocative
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a bhalaich
boy (m) vocative
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a bhràthair
girl (f) vocative
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sgoinneil
brilliant
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Ealasaid
Elizabeth
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Iseabail
Isobel
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ceud mile fàilte
a hundred thousand welcomes
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cofaidh
coffee
coffee
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mi
me
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thu
you (singular)
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e
he / him / it
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i
she / her / it
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sinn
we / us
sheen
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sibh
you (plural / formal)
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iad
they / them
ee-at
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tha mi
I am
ha me
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chan eil mi
I am not
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gabh mo leisgeul
excuse me (literally - take my excuse)
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What does it mean in Gaelic that vowels are either broad or slender?
When vowels are split by a consonant(s), they are either broad and broad or slender and slender.
broad vowels are A, O, U (ciamar and Seumas)
slender vowels are E and I (toilichte)
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gu math
well
goo maah
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sgith
tired
skee
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toilichte
happy
tolleesh-teh
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brònach
sad
bro-nach
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a-nis
now
ah nish
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ceart gu leòr
fine
kearsht u leh-or
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crosta
cross
cros-tah
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cho
so
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greannach
grumpy
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spòrsail
fun
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ciamar a tha
how is
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duilich
sorry
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Seumas
James
Shay-mus
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à
from / out of
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cò às a tha thu?
Where are you from? (one person who is not significantly older or with more seniority)
co as a ha u
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cò às a tha sibh?
Where are you (all) from? (more than one person, or someone older, or with more seniority)
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mise
I (emphatic pronoun of mi)
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thusa
you (emphatic pronoun of thu)
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sibhse
you (all) (emphatic pronoun of sibh)
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Seòras
George
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Alba
Scotland (f)
ah-lah-bah
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Sasainn
England (f)
Sa-sin
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Èirinn
Ireland (f)
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Canada
Canada (f)
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Alba Nuadh
Nova Scotia (f)
ah-lah-bah nuorch
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Aimearaga
America (f)
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Glaschu
Glasgow (city)
glas-a-ho
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Dùn Èideann
Edinburgh (city)
doon eechen
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Inbhir Nis
Inverness (city)
in-yeurd nish
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Steòrnabhagh
Stornoway (town)
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Lunnainn
London
luning
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trang
busy
trang
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cò sibhse
Who are you (formal, plural)
co sheeb sheh
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àlainn
lovely
al-win
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barraigh
Barra (island)
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Leòdhas
Lewis (island)
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Muile
Mull (island)
mul-leh
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Ìle
Islay
ee-lah
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orm
on me (air + mi)
oh-rum
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air
on
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tha orm
I have on
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chan eil orm
I do not have on
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ort
on you (air + thu)
or-sht
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tha ort
You have on
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chan eil ort
You do not have on
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ag iarraidh
wanting (when a verb begins with a vowel, a "g" is added to make it a verbal noun - like adding ing to end of a verb in English)
ak eeiree
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tha mi ag iarraidh
I am wanting
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a' ceannach
buying (when a verb begins with a consonant, an appostrophe is added to "a" make the verb a verbal noun)
a cen-nach
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tha mi a' ceannach
I am buying
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lèine
(a) shirt, top (f)
leen-yah
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lèine-t
(a) t-shirt (f)
leen-yah tee
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sgiort
(a) skirt (f)
skurt
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bròg
shoe (f)
brok
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brògan
shoes (f)
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seall
look
shaul
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briogais
trousers, pants (f)
bi-kish
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còta
coat (m)
ko-tah
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bonaid
(a) bonnet (f)
bo-nach
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drathais
underwear (f)
dra-ish
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dreasa
(a) dress (f)
dre-sah
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speuclairean
glasses (m)
spare-clalen
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geansaidh
(a) sweater, jumper (m)
gen-see
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uaireadair
(a) watch (m)
urah-dath
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stocainnean
socks (f)
sto-kiñan
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fèileadh
(a) kilt
fey yach
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aodach
clothes (m)
eh-doch
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seacaid
(a) jacket (f)
sech kach
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bòtannan
boots
bo-ta-nan
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aig
at
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agam
at me (aig + mi)
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I have
Tha _______ agam.
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agad
at you (aig + thu)
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You have
Tha_______ agad.
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lenition
the process or result of weakened articulation of a consonant, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or lost.
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glè
very
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very small
glè bheag (glè + beag) adding h causes lenition
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very good
glè mhath (glè + math) adding h causes lenition
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a' faicinn
seeing
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a' cluinntinn
hearing
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damhan-allaidh
spider (literally - a fierce little stag) (m)
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luch
(a) mouse (f)
looch
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eun
(a) bird (m)
ee-an
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cuilean
(a) puppy (m)
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brèagha
pretty, beautiful
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peata
(a) pet (m)
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agad
at you (informal / singular)
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uan
(a) lamb (m)
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each
(a) horse (m)
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caora
(a) sheep (f)
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losgann
(a) frog (m)
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àrd
tail, high
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òg
young
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èibhinn
funny
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gòrach
stupid
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radan
(a) rat (m)
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coineanach
(a) rabbit (m)