Some Simple Scottish Gaelic Phrases, From www.ScottishRadiance.com

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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

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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

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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

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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