Là Abairt na Gàidhlig.
Thursday 27th February 2025 is the forth Say A Gaelic Phrase Day. Tha seo na iomairt airson daoine a bhrosnachadh gus Gàidhlig fheuchainn, no am beagan a th’ aca a chleachdadh! Airson pàirt a ghabhail, chan eil agad ach ri abairt Gàidhlig a thaghadh gu h-ìseal (no fear dha do thoil fhèin), ionnsaich mar a chanas tu e (le bhith ag èisteachd ris a’ Ghàidhlig), dèan bhidio (air d’ fhòn, tablet no coimpiutair) agus cuir air na meadhanan sòisealta e leis na tagraichean-hais #LàAbairtNaGàidhlig agus #SayAGaelicPhraseDay. Cho furasta sin!
Why not encourage your friends to take part – the more, the merrier! Ma tha misneachd gu leòr agaibh, faodaidh sibh abairt no dhà a chur còmhla a’ cleachdadh ‘agus’. If you are looking for more words, check out the Learn Gaelic Dictionary. If you want to find out more about speaking Gaelic, why not check out, SpeakGaelic, learngaelic.scot or Duolingo.
Everyday Phrases
Slàinte mhath!
(Slaaaaaaan-chih [as in chair] vah)
Good health/Cheers!
Tapadh leibh
(Tah-puh-live)
Thank you
Is mise…
(Is mih-shih…)
I’m / My name is…
Ciamar a tha thu?
(Kimar uh haaa oo?)
How are you?
Ciamar a tha sibh?
(Kimar uh haaa shiv?)
How are you? (Polite/Plural)
Mòran taing
(Mow-ran tah-eenk)
Many thanks
Abairtean Gàidhlig Feumail
Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig
(Ha me uh-gyoo-suh-chag Gaaaalik)
I am learning Gaelic
Tha mi ag iarraidh Gàidhlig ionnsachadh
(Ha me uh-gee-uh-ree Gaaaalik yoon-su-chadh)
I want to learn Gaelic
Tha beagan Gàidhlig agam
(Ha bake-un Gaaaalik ah-kum)
I have a little Gaelic
Tha gaol agam ort!
(Ha goool ah-kum orshch [ch like chair] )
I love you
Is toil leam / Cha toil leam
Is toil leam…
(Stull lum)
I like…
Is fìor thoil leam…
(Sfeeer hul lum)
I really like…
Cha toil leam…
(Cha [as in loch] tul lum)
I don’t like…
Gàidhlig
(Gaaaah-lik)
Gaelic
Ceòl agus craic
(Kyaawl agus crachk [as in loch] )
Ceòl and crack
Uisge-beatha agus irn-brù
(Ooosh-kih beh-huh agus irn-bru)
Whisky & Irn-bru
Ceòl na pìoba
(Kyaawl na pee-pih)
Pipe music
Iasgach
(Eee-uh-skuch [as in loch] )
Fishing
Alba
(Aaah-luh-puh)
Scotland
Tractairean
(Trach- [as in loch] tur-un)
Tractors
Bèicearachd
(Beh-ker-uchk [as in loch])
Baking
Teòclaid
(Chawww–clitch [ch as chair])
Chocolate
You can choose your own words at learngaelic.scot/dictionary
Abairtean – Sean is Ùr!
Mairidh gaol agus ceòl
(Marry goool agus kyaaall)
Love and music will endure
O mo chreach!
(O mow chre-ach [as in loch] )
Oh no!
Cho sgìth ris a’ chù
(Choh [ch as loch] ski rish uh chooo [ch as loch] )
As tired as a dog / knackered
Nach buidhe dhut!
(Nach [ch as loch] boo-yah goot)
Lucky you! / Good luck!
#CleachdI
(Klachk [ch as loch] eee)
#UseIt
#CleachdIAigAnTaigh
(Klachk [ch as loch] eee ek un taoy)
#UseItAtHome
Là Abairt Na Gàidhlig
(Laaah ah-purshch [ch as chair] nah Gaaah-lik)
Say a Gaelic Phrase day
Is sinne Alba
(Is sheen-nyih Aah-luh-puh)
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