Unit 3

Question 1

neoini

Answer 1

zero (0) /nyeoni/

Question 2

aon

Answer 2

one (1) /eun/

Question 3

dhà

Answer 3

two (2) /r,haa/ (mix of r/h; produced really far back in throat)

Question 4

trì

Answer 4

three (3) /tri/

Question 5

ceithir

Answer 5

four (4) /kehär/

Question 6

còig

Answer 6

five (5) /koeg?/ i think

Question 7

sia

Answer 7

six (6) /scha?/

Question 8

seachd

Answer 8

seven (7) /schachgk/

Question 9

ochd

Answer 9

eight (8) /ochgk/

Question 10

naoi

Answer 10

nine (9) /nöoe?/

Question 11

deich

Answer 11

ten (10) /tscheych/

Question 12

agus

Example: Tha Emilia agus Alicia mòr.

Answer 12

and

Example: Emilia and Alicia are big.

Question 13

ach

Example: Tha Alicia ag obair ach chan eil toilichte.

Answer 13

but

Example: Alicia is working but she isn’t happy.

Question 14

Ciamar … ?

Answer 14

How … ? /kemar/

Question 15

Ciamar a tha thu?

Answer 15

How are you? /Kemar-a ha-u/

Question 16

Ciamar a tha thu an-diugh?

Answer 16

How are you today? /kemar-a ha-u eun-tschuh/

Question 17

Tha (mi) gu math, tapadh leat.

optional pronoun ‘mi’

Answer 17

I am well, thank you. /ha (mi) gu ma, tapa-leat/

Question 18

Chan eil dona, tapadh leat.

Answer 18

Not bad, thank you. /chan el donna, tapa-leat/

Question 19

Ceart gu leòr

Answer 19

fine, okay /kerscht gu leor/

Question 20

Math gu leòr

Answer 20

good enough /ma gu leor/

Question 21

Cò às a tha thu?

Answer 21

Where are you from? /ko as a ha-u/

Question 22

Tha mi à/às …

à indefinite noun; às definite noun

Answer 22

I am from … /ha mi a/

Question 23

an Ostair

Answer 23

Austria

Question 24

A bheil …. ? => tha

Example: A bheil Wegi baeg?

Answer 24

yes /ha/

to answer ‘yes’ to a question using substantive (a bheil)

Example: Tha, tha Wegi baeg.

Question 25

A bheil ... ? => chan eil ## Footnote Example: A bheil Wegi mòr?

Answer 25

no /chan el/ | to answer 'no' to a question using substantive (a bheil) ## Footnote Example: Chan eil, chan eil Wegi mòr.

Question 26

An e ... ? => 's e ## Footnote Example: An e peann a th' ann?

Answer 26

yes /sche/ | to answer 'yes' to a question using copula (an e) ## Footnote Example: 'S e, 's e peann a th' ann.

Question 27

An e ... ? => chan e ## Footnote Example: An e càr a th' ann?

Answer 27

no /chan-e/ | to answer 'no' to question using copula (an e) ## Footnote Example: Chan e, chan e càr a th' ann.