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Posted by: WizardofOwls 31-Jan-2005, 11:05 PM |
Here are some basic Gaelic phrases for different topics. These are taken from the Archives at scottishradiance.com. I will post new additions from time to time. GREETINGS - POLITE EXPRESSIONS English -Scots Gaelic - Pronunciation Welcome - fàilte - faaltshæ good morning - madainn mhath - matin vah good day - latha math - laah mah good afternoon/evening - feasgar math - fesker mah good night - oidhche mhath - oychæ vah bye for now- tìoraidh an dràsda - tsheearee an draasta goodbye (lit. blessings go with you, 2 forms) - Beannachd leat, Beannachd Leibh - byannachk let, byannachk leyv excuse me - gabh mo leisgeul - gav mo leshkæl I am sorry -tha mi duilich - haa mee doolich thank you - tapadh leibh - tahpæ leyv many thanks - mòran taing - mohræn tigh -ng you're welcome - ?s e ur beatha - shey oor behah |
Posted by: WizardofOwls 31-Jan-2005, 11:06 PM |
Here are some more Gaelic phrases from the archives at scottishradiance.com. HOW ARE YOU? English -Scots Gaelic - Pronunciation How are You? (formal & plural) - Ciamar a tha sibh? - keemar æ haa sheev How are You? (informal) - Ciamar a tha thu? - keemar æ haa oo Fine, thank you - tha gu math, tapadh leibh - haa goo mah, tahpæ leyv I am fine - tha mi gu math - haa mee goomah Not bad - chan eil dona - chan yeyll donnæ I am not well - tha mi bochd - haa mee bochk I am tired - tha mi sgìth - haa mee skee I am very well, thank you (plural, polite) - Tha mi glé mhath, tapah leibh - haa mee glay vah, tahpæ leyv How are you yourself? - Ciamar a tha thu-fhèin? - keemar æ haa oo hayn? How are you yourself? (plural, polite) - Ciamar a tha sibh-fhèin? - keemar æ haa sheev hayn? I am fine thank you - Tha mi gu dòigheil - haa mee goo dohyel I am just so - so - Tha mi dìreach meadhanach - haa mee jeerakh meanakh Middling well - Meadhanach math - meanakh mah I am not too well at all at all - Chan eil mi ro mhath, idir idir - chan yeyll mee ro vah, eechir eechir How are you doing? (lit. what's your condition) - Dé do chor? - jeh doh khor? Fine, Thanks - Deagh chor, tapahd leat - jeh khor, tahpæ let How are things going for you? - Ciamar tha 'dol dhut? - keemar æ haa dol ghoot? They're going fine - Tha gu math - haa goo mah |
Posted by: WizardofOwls 31-Jan-2005, 11:08 PM |
Here are some more Gaelic phrases from the archives at scottishradiance.com. How Many - Numbers English - Scots Gaelic ? Pronunciation How many .....? - Cia mheud....? - Kæ vee- æt zero - neoni - nyoh-nee one - aon - aohn two - dà - daah three - trì - tree four - ceithir - ke-hir five - còig - koh-ik six - sia - shee- æ seven - seachd - shachk eight - ochd - ochk nine - naoi - naoy ten - deich - jeh-ch for numbers over ten - deich turns into deug - jeeæk eleven - aon deug - aohn jeeæk twelve - dà dheug - daah yeeæk thirteen - trì deug - tree jeeæk fourteen - ceithir deug - ke-hir jeeæk twenty - fichead - fichæt thirty - deich air fhichead - jeh-ch ehr ichæt forty - dà fhichead - daah ichæt fifty - leth cheud - lyeh cheeæt sixty - trì fichead - tree fichæt seventy - trì fichead 's a deich - tree fichæt sæ jeh-ch eighty - ceithir fichead - ke-hir fichæt ninety - ceithir fichead 's a deich- ke-hir fichæt sæ jeh-ch ninety-one - ceithir fichead 's a h-aon deug - ke-hir fichæt sæ haohn jeeæk a hundred - ceud - kee-æt a thousand - mìle - meelæ two/three persons - dithis/triùir neach - jee-ish/tryoohr nyach |
Posted by: WizardofOwls 31-Jan-2005, 11:43 PM |
Here are some more basic Gaelic phrases from the archives at scottishradiance.com. Day Week Year English - Scots Gaelic ? Pronunciation the day - an latha - æn laah the week - an t-seachdain - æn tshach-kin the month - a' mhìos - æ vee æs year - a'bhliadhna - æ vlee-ænæ the seasons - na ràithean - næ raa-yæn What day is it? - dè an latha a tha ann - jey æn laah æ hownn What month is it? - dè a' mhìos a tha ann - jey æn vee--æes hownn Monday - Diluain - jee-loo-in Tuesday - Dimàirt - jee- maarsh-tsh Wednesday - Diciadain - jee-kee- ætin Thrusday - Diardaoin - jee ardaoyn Friday - Dihaoine - jee- haon Saturday - Disathairne - jee-sahærnye Sunday - Di Dòmhnaich, Latha na Sàbaid - jee-doh-nich, laah næ saah-pitsh (Note: Di Dòmhnaich is used by Catholics and Protestants, Latha na Sàbaid is used by Protestants only) January - am Faoilleach - - æm faoyll-yæch February - an Gearran - æn gyarræn March - am Màrt - æm maahrsht April - an Giblean - æn geeblyæn May - an Cèitean - æn key-tshæn June - an t-Og-mhios - æn tohg-vee-æs July ? an t-Iuchar ? æn choo-khar August ? an Lùnasdal ? æn loon-a-stal September ? an t-Sultain ? æn tool-ten October - an Dàmhair ? æn dah-ver November ? an t-Samhain ? æn ta-vin December ? an Dùbhlachd ? æn dool-akhk spring - an t-earrach - an tsharræch summer - an samhradh - æn sow-rægh autumn - am forghar - æm faohær winter - an geamhradh - æn gyow-rægh |