Grandparents: Questions
Question
What does he still remember?
Living in a black house.
Tha cuimhne aige fhathast a bhith a' fuireach ann an taigh-dubh 鈥 'He still remembers living in a black house'.
Question
What is not so common today?
All your relations staying nearby.
Bha a ch脿irdean uile a' fuireach faisg air l脿imh 鈥 'All his relations lived nearby'.
Question
Select the correct statements about Daniel's grandfather's family
1 He had three sisters
2 He had three brothers
3 He had fifteen cousins
4 He had two sisters
2 Bha tri霉ir bhr脿ithrean aige 鈥 'He had three brothers'
3 Bha c貌ig co-oghaichean deug aige 鈥 'He had fifteen cousins'
4 Bha dithis pheathraichean aige 鈥 'He had two sisters'
Ogha is the Gaelic for 'grandchild'. Co-ogha, 'cousin', literally translates as 'fellow grandchild'. The plural is co-oghaichean, 'cousins'.
Question
What comment is made about how they got on together?
They had plenty of fun.
T貌rr fealla-dh脿 鈥 'a lot of fun/joking'.