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“gabhaidh mi” + “tha an t-acras orm”

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.

Last week we looked at food and drink – biadh agus deoch. We learned the phrase tha mi ag iarraidh. I want or I’d like.
For example: Tha mi ag iarraidh cofaidh; I’d like coffee.

And we learned the phrase A bheil thu ag iarraidh...? Would you like....?
For example: A bheil thu ag iarraidh cupa tì? Would you like a cup of tea?

We’re going to stay with food and drink this week, starting with another way to ask somebody if they’d like something:

An gabh thu...? Literally, “Will you take...?” An gabh thu...? Would you like? An gabh thu...?
An gabh thu grèim-bìdh? Will you have a bite to eat, or would you like a bite to eat? An gabh thu grèim-bìdh?
An gabh thu deoch? Will you have a drink? An gabh thu deoch?
An gabh thu...?

And to answer, you would say Gabhaidh.
Gabhaidh mi cofaidh. I’ll have a coffee.
Gabhaidh mi briosgaid. I’ll have a biscuit.
Gabhaidh.

Or if you don’t want anything? Cha ghabh.
Cha ghabh mi cofaidh. I won’t take a coffee.
Cha ghabh mi briosgaid. I won’t take a biscuit.
Cha ghabh.

Èistibh ri seo: Listen to the following example:
GUTH 1: An gabh thu cupa tì?
GUTH 2: Gabhaidh gu dearbha, tapadh leat.
GUTH 1: A bheil thu ag iarraidh bainne ann?
GUTH 2: Chan eil, ach gabhaidh mi siùcar.

Most of us want some food and something to drink if we’re hungry or thirsty. So let’s learn how to tell someone if we’re hungry or thirsty, or both!

To say that you’re hungry, you would say Tha an t-acras orm. Literally, the hunger is on me. Acras – hunger. An t-acras – the hunger.
Tha an t-acras orm. The hunger is on me. I’m hungry! Tha an t-acras orm.

And if you want to say you’re thirsty? Tha am pathadh orm. Literally, the thirst is on me. I’m thirsty! Tha am pathadh orm.

If you’re neither hungry nor thirsty, you would say Chan eil an t-acras orm. Or Chan eil am pathadh orm. Literally, the hunger is not on me. The thirst is not on me. Chan eil an t-acras orm and Chan eil am pathadh orm.

Èistibh ris a seo – listen to the following example:

GUTH 1: An gabh thu deoch?
GUTH 2: Cha ghabh, tapadh leat. Chan eil am pathadh orm.

What if you want to ask somebody else if they’re hungry? You would say A bheil an t-acras ort? Are you hungry? A bheil an t-acras ort?
And to ask if they’re thirsty? A bheil am pathadh ort? Are you thirsty? A bheil am pathadh ort?

Èistibh ris a seo – listen to the following example:

GUTH 1: A bheil an t-acras ort?
GUTH 2: Tha, tha an t-acras orm. Gabhaidh mi briosgaid.

Agus sin e bhuamsa an t-seachdain sa. That’s all from me for this week.
Bidh mi air ais leis an tuilleadh an ath sheachdain. I’ll be back with more next week but until then, tìoraidh an-dràsta!