SG B1 Topic 26Scots Gaelic words
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…gus sgeul fada a chur an giorrad
…to make a long story short
SG B1 Topic 26
nighean mo pheathar
niece [my sister’s daughter]
seanchas
storytelling/conversation
O chionn fhada an t-saoghail …
A long time ago … [Once upon a time …]
Fada ro linn do sheanar …
Long before your grandfather’s time …
Nuair a bha an saoghal òg …
When the world was young …
mur an do dh’innseadh breug dhomhsa, tha iad sin fhathast
if I haven’t been told a lie, they are there still
sgeòil
a story (genitive)
uirsgeul
tale, novel
Uair dhan robh saoghal …
Once upon a time... (world)
calma
1. hardy, strong 2. brave
bolg
1. blister 2. bulge 3. (light) bulb 4. womb
rùnach
1. secretarial 2. mysterious, mystical 3. beloved 4. runic
iargalta
spooky. forbidding, surly, morose
manaidhean is taibhsean is sìthichean
omens/apparitions and ghosts and fairies
Nuair a thig e gu h-aon ‘s gu dhà...
When it comes to it...
manadh
omen, sign
an t-Seilche
loch dwelling monster
bòcan
ghost, spectre, goblin
triantain ghaoil
love triangles
geas
spell, enchantment
bathais
forehead
glasadh an latha
daybreak
ball-seirce
beauty spot
muin goibhre
goat’s back
gus nach fhaicte…
so that… wouldn’t be seen
thar a chèile
in dispute
deud-fios
tooth of knowledge
ùpraid
1. commotion, tumult, uproar 2. din 3. fuss 4. confusion
Clann nan Gàidheal an guaillibh a chèile!
Children of the Gaels shoulder to shoulder!
cho faoin ris na h-uiseagan
as daft as the skylarks
gabhaidh sinn an tràigh oirnn
we’ll take to the beach
rinn sinn air an tràigh
we made for the beach
a’ cur m’ aghaidh air an tràigh
facing (heading for) the beach
cho modhail ri luch ann an spòg a’ chait
as well-behaved as a mouse in the cat’s paw
cho maol ri ugh
as bald as an egg
cho sean ri cnoc
as old as a hillock
cho sean ri seachd seanairean
as old as the hills [seven grandfathers]
cho salach ris a’ mhuic
as dirty as a pig
cho sona ris an rìgh
as happy as the king
Tha fios fithich agad.
You have raven’s knowledge.
Cò leis thu?
Who are your people?
tòimhseachain
conundrums, puzzles, riddles