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Hallò, agus fàilte gu Blasad Beag – am pàirt den phrògram dhuibhse a tha ag iarraidh Gàidhlig a tha sìmplidh. Welcome to Blasad Beag – the section of the programme where we simplify things and bring you some Gaelic for beginners!

Gach seachdain, bidh mi a’ toirt thugaibh abairtean feumail air cuspairean cumanta is urrainn dhuibh a chleachdadh aig an taigh. Every week I’ll be here to give you some useful phrases on everyday subjects that you can try out at home.

An-diugh, bidh sinn a’ coimhead air biadh agus deoch. Today, we’ll be focusing on food and drink - biadh agus deoch - and you’ll learn how to ask for something and how to ask somebody else what they would like.

To say that you want something, or that you would like something, you could say Tha mi ag iarraidh. I want, I’d like. Tha mi ag iarraidh.

Tha mi ag iarraidh biadh. I’d like food, or I want food. Tha mi ag iarraidh biadh.
Tha mi ag iarraidh deoch. I’d like, or I want a drink. Tha mi ag iarraidh deoch.

Biadh. Food. Biadh.
Deoch. Drink. Deoch.

Or you could say:

Tha mi ag iarraidh grèim bìdh. I’d like a snack, or a bite to eat. Tha mi ag iarraidh grèim bìdh.

Seo eisimpleir no dhà eile. Here are a few more examples:

Tha mi ag iarraidh cupa cofaidh. I’d like a cup of coffee. Tha mi ag iarraidh cupa cofaidh.
Tha mi ag iarraidh cupa tì. I’d like a cup of tea. Tha mi ag iarraidh cupa tì.
Tha mi ag iarraidh briosgaid. I’d like a biscuit. Tha mi ag iarraidh briosgaid.
Tha mi ag iarraidh cèic. I’d like a cake. I’d like some cake. Tha mi ag iarraidh cèic.
Tha mi ag iarraidh glainne fìon. I’d like a glass of wine. Tha mi ag iarraidh glainne fìon.
Tha mi ag iarraidh pinnt. I’d like a pint. Tha mi ag iarraidh pinnt.

To say that you don’t want something, you would say, Chan eil mi ag iarraidh... Chan eil mi ag iarraidh... Mar eisimpleir:

Chan eil mi ag iarraidh briosgaid. I don’t want a biscuit. Chan eil mi ag iarraidh briosgaid.
Chan eil mi ag iarraidh orainsear. I don’t want an orange. Chan eil mi ag iarraidh orainsear.

If you want to ask somebody else what they would like, you could say:

Dè tha thu ag iarraidh? What do you want, what would you like? Dè tha thu ag iarraidh? Or if you would like to be polite or if you’re talking to more than one person, you would say Dè tha sibh ag iarraidh? Dè tha sibh ag iarraidh?

To ask somebody if they would like something specific, you could say:

A bheil thu ag iarraidh…? Do you want, would you like anything? A bheil thu ag iarraidh…? And again, if you’re asking more than one person, or you want to be polite, A bheil sibh ag iarraidh…? A bheil sibh ag iarraidh…?

A bheil sibh ag iarraidh grèim bìdh? Would you like a bite to eat? A bheil sibh ag iarraidh grèim bìdh? For more than one person.

A bheil thu ag iarraidh grèim bìdh? Would you like a bite to eat? A bheil thu ag iarraidh glainne fìon? For one person.

Seo eisimpleir no dhà. Here are a couple of examples:

GUTH 1: Dè tha thu ag iarraidh?
GUTH 2: Tha mi ag iarraidh cupa tì.

GUTH 1: A bheil thu ag iarraidh cèic?
GUTH 2: Chan eil, chan eil mi ag iarraidh cèic. Tha mi ag iarraidh briosgaid.

Agus sin e bhuamsa an t-seachdain sa. That’s all from me for this week.

Airson tuilleadh Gàidhlig shìmplidh, carson nach tòir sibh sùil air làrach-lìn LearnGaelic.scot. To learn some more simple Gaelic phrases, why not have a look at the website and go to the Beginners section or download the LearnGaelic Beginners App!

Bidh mi air ais leis an tuilleadh an ath sheachdain. I’ll be back with more next week but until then, tìoraidh an-dràsta.