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<span link>Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages:</span> [[Language/Scottish-gaelic/Grammar/Personal-pronouns|Personal pronouns]], [[Language/Scottish-gaelic/Grammar/Negation|Negation]], [[Language/Scottish-gaelic/Grammar/Give-your-Opinion|Give your Opinion]] & [[Language/Scottish-gaelic/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be|How to Use Be]].
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==Related Lessons==
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Scottish-gaelic/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]]
* [[Language/Scottish-gaelic/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]]
* [[Language/Scottish-gaelic/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]]
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* [[Language/Scottish-gaelic/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]]
* [[Language/Scottish-gaelic/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]]
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Questions Words in Scottish Gaelic - How to ask questions
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➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to ask Questions in the Scottish Gaelic language, mainly spoken in Scotland and the Hebrides islands.

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Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Personal pronouns, Negation, Give your Opinion & How to Use Be.

a' cheist / na ceistean - question words

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) English
Cò ? Who?
Dè ? What?
Ciamar ? How?
  • Cò mheud ?
  • or Cia mheud ?
How much?
Càit ? Where?
Cuin ? When?
Carson ? Why?
Oir ... Because...
freagairt(ean) answer(s)
Cò aig Who has
Cò leis Who owns
Dè an aois How old (What age)
Dè seòrsa X What kind/What sort

Examples: Useful questions

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) English
An do dh'òl thu? Did you drink?
A bheil Gàidhlig agad? Do you speak Gaelic?
Ciamar a tha thu? How are you?
Ciamar a tha sibh? how are you? formal
Ciamar a tha thu? how are you? informal
B' àill leat? Pardon?
Dè rud? [familiar] What?
Dè an t-ainm a th' ort? What's your name?
Cò às a tha thu? Where are you from?

Videos

Scottish Gaelic Lesson 1: Answer "Yes" or "No" to simple questions

Gaelic Foundations 1: Eight Important Words in Scottish Gaelic

How to ask "how are you?" in Scots Gaelic

Other Lessons