SG B2 Topic 2Scots Gaelic words
by natalienaudi
turasachd
tourism
Chan e an ro-chabhag as fhèarr
great haste is not best; more haste, less speed
rè
during
takes the genetive, ex: rè an t-samhraidh
bileag
1. blade (of vegetation) 2. leaflet, pamphlet 3. ticket 4. label
a' taomadh
1. (act of) baling 2. (act of) pouring out
...a tha a' taomadh le luchd-turais eile
a' spaidsearachd
parading, sauntering
Ail Chluaidh
Dumbarton Rock (W Duns)
meadhan-aoiseil
medieval
an car a chuir a' chuibhle
how the wheel has turned
deann-ruith
great hurry, rush, sprint
bha e na dheann-ruith - he was in his rush-run, he was sprinting
ultach
1. armful 2. burden 3. bundle 4. heavy gust of wind
's fhèarr sgur na sgàineadh, 's fhèarr sgàineadh na biadh math fhàgail
It is better to stop than to burst, but it is better to burst than to leave good food
Nithear càrn mòr de chlachan beaga
A big cairn is made from little stones
seusan
season
rè an t-seusain ghoirid
spèisealta
1. attached, fond 2. esteemed
caitheamh-beatha
1. life-style, way of life 2. deportment, conduct
uimhir
1. quantity 2. number
Caisteal na Sròine.
Urquhart Castle (Highld)
bruach
1. bank (of a river) 2. border, edge 3. brink
Caisteal na Sròine air bruaichean Loch Nis
ìochdarach
lower
Chan eil air fhàgail an-diugh ach na seòmraichean ìochdarach.
Siubhal na Samhna dha!
May he never return! [lit. ‘The passing of Hallowmass for him!’, May he pass as Hallowmass passed!]
gnàth-shìde a' Mhuir Mheadhan-thìrich
a Mediterranean climate
adhbharan-tàlaidh
reasons for attraction, incentives
teothachd bhlàth
warm temperature
an eisimeil air
dependent on
rè a' gheamhraidh, rè an t-samhraidh
during winter, during summer
coingeis mu deidhinn
indifferent to it
coma mu deidhinn
unbothered about it
toigheach
fond of, loving
Bidh mòran toigheach air na tràighean gainmhich agus eileanan creagach, gun ghuth air sìde bhlàth agus pailteas grèine!
Siubhal a' chait a chaidh don eas dhut!
May you never return! [lit. The travel of the cat that went to the waterfall for you!]
Tha dubh-ghràin agam air…
I hate … (loathe, detest, am disgusted by …)
cuairt bhiortail
virtual tour
cuairt mas fhìor
a virtual tour, a pretend tour
cèin
foreign LG: 1. distant, far off, faraway 2. long, tedious, weary
Gheibhear fiosrachadh mu dhùthchannan cèin air an eadar-lìon
a' coiseachd ann an cuideachd cuideigin
walking alongside someone
rè a' ghlasaidh-shluaigh
during the lockdown
ciste-laighe cloiche
sarcophagus
glòrmhor
glorious, illustrious
Cha b' e sin an t-slighe 'n doras an taighe.
That was no indoor journey.
fèin-fhrithealadh
self catering
teachd-a-steach
income