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Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic vocabulary words - self study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| òg (awk) | young, youthful |
| òg (awk) | young, youthful |
| treun (trayn) | brave |
| ceart (cehrsht) | right |
| làidir (LA-jir) | strong |
| mòr (more) | big |
| sgìth (skee) | tired |
| Tha (ha) | is, am, are |
| Mi (mee) | I, me |
| beag (bek) | little, small |
| lag (lak) | weak |
| fuar (foo-ar) | cold |
| teth (cheh) | hot |
| sean (shen) | old |
| cearr (kyar) | wrong |
| Sibh (sheev) | You (formal, polite) |
| Thu (oo) | You, Thou (informal) |
| snog (snawk) | cute |
| gòrach (gor-aCH) | foolish |
| grinn (green) | handsome |
| fliuch (flooCH) | wet |
| Cha | not |
| A bheil (u val) | to ask a question |
| beartach | rich |
| duine (DOO-nyuh) | man, a man |
| bean (ben) | woman, a woman |
| leanabh (LE-nuv) | child, a child |
| athair (A-hur) | father |
| màthair (MAA-hur) | mother |
| mac (mak) | son |
| nighean (NEE-an) | daughter, girl |
| teine (CHEN-yuh) | fire |
| an, am, an t-, na, nan | forms of the |
| sabaid (SA-batch) | fight |
| modhail (mo-il) | polite |
| glic (gleehk) | wise, clever |
| bòidheach (boy-ach) | beautiful |
| Bha (va) | was, were |
| is (iss) | and |
| cha robh (cha ro) | was not, were not (makes Bha negative) |
| dol (doll), a'dol (uh dol) | going |
| falbh (FA-luv) | leaving, going away |
| leughadh (LAY-vugh) | reading |
| seinn (shayn) | singing, playing, singing on the pipes |
| an diugh (an deeoo) | today |
| an de (an jay) | yesterday |
| leabhar math | a good book |
| Ciamar (Ki-mar) | How? |
| Carson (Kar-son) | Why? |
| Airson (air son) | for |
| biadh (bee-ugh) | food |
| Cuin? | When? |
| Co (coo) | Who? |
| leis (laysh) | with |
| agam (A-kam) | at me |
| agad (A-kat) | at you (singular and informal) |
| agaibh (a-kav) | at you (plural or singular and formal) |
| orm (o-rom) | on me |
| ort (orsht) | on you (singular and informal) |
| oirbh (o-rov) | on you (plural or singular and formal) |
| féileadh (FAY-lugh) | kilt |
| claidheamh (CLAEE-yuv) | sword |
| sgian (SKEE-an) | knife |
| còta (CAW-ta) | coat |
| bròg (brawk) brògan (BRAW-kun) | shoe shoes |
| ùr (oor) | new |
| idir (EE-jir) | at all |
| ach (aCH) | but |
| 'S docha (SDO-CHuh) | perhaps |
| Madainn mhath (MA-teen vah) | good morning |
| Feasgar math (FES-kar mah) | good evening |
| Oidhche mhath (UH-EE-CHyuh Vah) | good night |
| e (eh, a) | he, him |
| i (ee) | she, her |
| iad (ee-at, ee-ut) | they, them |
| a-raoir | last night |
| dhachaigh | toward home, homewards |
| agam (A-kam) | at me (Have word usage) |
| agad (A-kat) | at you (singular and informal - Have word usage) |
| aige (EK-yeh) | at him (Have word usage) |
| aice (ECH-yeh) | at her (Have word usage) |
| againn (A-keen) | at us (Have word usage) |
| aca (AH-ka) | at them (Have word usage) |
| orm (O-rom) | on me (Wear word usage) |
| ort (orsht) | on you (singular and informal - Wear word usage) |
| air | on him (Wear word usage) |
| oirre (O-ra) | on her (Wear word usage) |
| oirnn (orn) | on us (Wear word usage) |
| oirbh (O-rov) | on you (plural or singular and formal - Wear word usage) |
| orra (O-ra) | on them (Wear word usage) |
| do | to |
| dhomh (gõ) | to me |
| dhut (goot) | to you (singular, informal) |
| dha (gaa) | to him |
| dhi (yee) | to her |
| dhuinn (goo-een) | to us |
| dhuibh (goo-eev) | to you (plural or singular formal) |
| dhaibh (ga-eev) | to them |
| ann | in |
| annam | in me |
| annad | in you (singular, informal) |
| ann | in him |
| innte | in her |
| annainn | in us |
| annaibh | in you (plural, singular formal) |
| annta | in them |