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Halò agus fàilte aon uair eile gu Blasad Beag, an earrann dhan phrògram dhuibhse a tha dìreach air tòiseachadh ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig. Welcome back once more to Blasad Beag, the section of the programme for those of you who have recently started learning Gaelic.

In several of the programmes in the last series, we looked at food and drink. Today, we’ll recap what you learned in those episodes, and we’ll teach you some more Gaelic words for different food and drinks.

Can you remember how to say you want something in Gaelic? Tha mi ag iarraidh. Tha mi ag iarraidh. Tha mi ag iarraidh biadh. I want food, or I’d like food. Tha mi ag iarraidh biadh.

Alternatively, to say you don’t want something, you would say Chan eil mi ag iarraidh. Chan eil mi ag iarraidh. Chan eil mi ag iarraidh deoch. I don’t want a drink. Chan eil mi ag iarraidh deoch.

If you wanted to say you liked something in particular, you would say ’S toil leam, followed by the thing you like. For example, ’s toil leam tì. I like tea. ’S toil leam tì. And if you don’t like tea, you would say Cha toil leam tì. Cha toil leam tì.

Do you remember how to ask someone if they’d like something? You would say An gabh thu...? or An gabh thu...?. An gabh thu...? which literally translates as, “Will you take...?” An gabh thu...?

An gabh thu cofaidh? Will you have a coffee? An gabh thu cofaidh?

To answer this question, you would say Gabhaidh. Gabhaidh.
Gabhaidh mi cofaidh. I’ll take, or I’ll have a coffee. Gabhaidh mi cofaidh.

Or if you don’t want anything, you would say Cha ghabh. Cha ghabh.
Cha ghabh mi cofaidh. I won’t take, or I won’t have a coffee. Cha ghabh mi cofaidh.

Glè mhath ma-thà. Let’s learn some new vocabulary. We’ll go over some of the different food groups first.

Let’s start with meat, which in Gaelic is feòil. Feòil. Meat. Feòil.
What about fruit? Meas. Meas. Fruit. And the plural of meas is measan.
Glasraich is the Gaelic for vegetables. Glasraich.
And fish. Iasg. Iasg.

Leanaidh sinn oirnn a-nise le tuilleadh fhaclan airson biadh agus deoch. Here are a few more common words.

Càise. Cheese. Càise.
Bainne is the Gaelic for milk. Bainne. But in Lewis, we would say boinne. Boinne. And in Barra, they say Beinne! Milk. Bainne, boinne, no beinne! Take your pick!
The Gaelic for butter is ìm. Ìm.
Dè mu dheidhinn ubhal? What about an apple? Ubhal.
A potato is buntàta. Potato. Buntàta.
Aran is the Gaelic for bread. Aran.
The Gaelic for sugar is quite close to the English word. Siùcar. Siùcar.
And, saving the best for last, the Gaelic for chocolate is seòclaid! Seòclaid.

Agus mus fhalbh mi, èistibh ris a’ chòmhradh seo. Before I leave, listen to the following conversation, and try and work out what Eilidh wants to eat:

Guth 1 (Calum): A bheil an t-acras ort?
Guth 2 (Eilidh): Tha.
Guth 1 (Calum): An gabh thu seòclaid?
Guth 2 (Eilidh): Cha ghabh. Cha toil leam seòclaid. Ach gabhaidh mi ubhal.

Dh’fhaighnich Calum “A bheil an t-acras ort?” Calum asked, “Are you hungry?” A bheil an t-acras ort?
Did you understand what Eilidh wanted to eat? Thuirt i, “Gabhaidh mi ubhal.” I’ll have an apple. Gabhaidh mi ubhal.

Uill, feumaidh mise falbh a-nise, ach tillidh mi a dh’aithghearr le leasan eile dhuibh. I’ll be back soon with another lesson. To learn some more simple Gaelic phrases, have a look at the website and go to the Beginners section, or download the LearnGaelic Beginners App! Chun na h-ath sheachdain, mar sin leibh!