Mu Thimcheall – Episode 2 - Anns a' Bhùth
Hallò a’ chà irdean, agus fà ilte gu “Mu Thimcheall, còmhla riumsa, Linda.
Today, I’m buying some groceries in my local shop. The Gaelic for shop is bùth. Bùth. An-diugh tha mi a’ ceannach biadh anns a’ bhùth – in the shop, anns a’ bhùth.
A’ ceannach. Buying. A’ ceannach.
Biadh – food, biadh. Tha mi a’ ceannach biadh anns a’ bhùth.
Tha mi a’ faighinn basgaid – I’m getting a basket. Tha mi a’ faighinn basgaid.
I have a shopping list. Tha liosta-ceannach agam. Shopping list. Liosta-ceannach.
Tha feum agam air... I need, tha feum agam air...
Ìm – butter, ìm
Uighean – eggs, uighean
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Siùcar – sugar, siùcar.
First of all I’ll get the butter, Ìm, butter, ìm.
I need to buy a box of six eggs – sia uighean, six eggs.
Six – sia. Sia. Sia uighean. Six eggs. Or half a dozen. Leth dusan. Dusan, dozen. Dusan. Half, leth. Half. Half a dozen. Leth dusan.
Agus mu dheireadh, siùcar... oh, seo a-nis! Tha siùcar air a’ sgeilp seo – the sugar’s on this shelf, tha siùcar air a’ sgeilp seo. Sgeilp – shelf, sgeilp.
Feumaidh mi pàigheadh a-nise – I need to pay now, feumaidh mi pàigheadh a-nise.
Pàigheadh – payment, pàigheadh. Feumaidh mi pàigheadh - mar sin, thèid mi chun an àite-pàighidh. I’ll go to the check-out. Thèid mi chun an àite-pàighidh.
Àite-pàighidh. Checkout. Àite-pàighidh.
Tha na cheannaich mi – What I bought – Tha na cheannaich mi a cosg ceithir notaichean agus trithead sgillinn. My shopping costs £4.30, ceithir notaichean agus trithead sgillinn.
Not. A pound. Not. Ceithir Notaichean. Four pounds. Ceithir notaichean.
Trithead, thirty. Trithead.
Sgillinn. Pence. Sgillinn. Trithead sgillinn – thirty pence, trithead sgillinn.
Uill, tha mise deiseil an seo a-nise – I’m going to take my shopping home now but remember you can listen to this lesson again or find a list of the vocabulary used on our website, bbc.co.uk/beagairbheag. Chun an ath thuras, tìoraidh an-drà sta!