SG B1 Topic 20Scots Gaelic words
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dàil
delay
Bidh dàil ann. There will be a delay
Nach tu tha tapaidh!
Aren't you smart!
an urra
each
Bha am faradh £3.05 an urra gach rathad
The fare was £3.05 each, each way
Bha mi air mo bheul fodham!
I was face down! [lit. I was on my mouth under me]
cliabh
1. basket 2. creel 3. pannier 4. ribcage 5. straightjacket 6. stave (in music)
Bidh e a’ cur a-mach cliabh no dhà, bidh iad sin a’ dol fodha, sìos fon uisge gu grunnd na mara, agus ma bhios e fortanach, glacaidh e crùbagan neo giomaich.
He catches fish and shellfish. He puts out a creel or two out...
dorgh
handline (in fishing)
Chan e slat a bhios againne anns an eathar, ach dorgh! We don’t use rods on the boat, but a handline.
dubhan
unspecific term for a black or hidden object/animal/being/plant (esp. fishing hook; claw or kidney but also darkness; snare/trap; blackbird...)
Sin loidhne fhada air am bi iomadh dubhan. That’s a long line with lots of hooks.
cop na mara
sea/ocean/beach foam, spume
...a’ faicinn cop na mara a’ dannsadh air na tuinn.
...to see the sea foam dancing on the waves.
Mac a' Bhriuthainn
MacBrayne (CalMac)
Tha mi air a bhith air cha mhòr a h-uile bàt’-aiseig a th’ aig Mac a’ Bhriuthainn (CalMac).
laimhrig
mooring
LG: làimhrig-mhòr - jetty, pier
a' faireachdainn na gainmhiche
feeling the sand
os cionn na tràghad
above the beach
muir-làn
high tide
muir-tràigh
low-tide
geodha
inlet, cove
air cùlaibh na h-iomairt gus bratach a lorg
behind the initiative to find a flag.
deasaiche
editor
a dh'aindeoin
all the same, despite, even, notwithstanding, nevertheless
Canaigh
(Isle of) Canna (Highld)
seacaid-teasairginn
life jacket
Feumaidh sinn aodach dìonach, bòtannan, seacaid-teasairginn, agus cuirm-chnuic!
We need waterproof clothes, wellies, a life jacket, and a picnic!
Tha an còrr agam.
I have the rest.
Tha fadachd orm ri d' fhaicinn Dihaoine.
I just can’t wait to see you on Friday. (I am looking forward to see you on Friday)
LG: fadachd - longing, yearning
'S e dorgh a chleachdas mise
It’s a handline that I (mise) use
dubhan-iasgaich
fishing hook
aodach blàth dìonach
warm protective clothes
a' ciùradh
curing (of fish)
acarsaid
anchorage
drèana
ditch
fuaran
1. spring (in geology) 2. fountain 3. green (esp. open area among heather or around a well)
Dhùisg am madadh. Bha am pathadh air. Chaidh e gu fuaran.
The wolf wakened. He was thirsty. He went to a well.
LB 599
Bidh mi dona leis an tinneas-mhara!
I get terrible seasickness.
An giomach, an rionnach 's an ròn, trì seòid a' chuain.
The lobster, the mackerel and (’s) the seal, the three jewels of the ocean.
trusadh is rùsgadh
gathering and shearing
ag obrachadh na croite
working the croft
àm rùsgaidh
shearing time
talamh àitich
arable land
dleastanas (air)
duty, obligation (on)
far na croite
off of the croft
dùthchail
rural
bun-structair
infrastructure
gu gnàthach
habitually
cion-taigheadais
lack of housing
cion
lack, shortage
a’ gleidheadh
preserving, maintaining
bailteil
urban