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|An do dh'òl thu?
|An do dh'òl thu?
Dh'òl Cha do dh'òl
|Did you drink?
|Did you drink?
(yes) I did (no) I didn't
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|A bheil Gàidhlig agad?
|A bheil Gàidhlig agad?
A bheil Gàidhlig agaibh? [respect, plural]
|Do you speak Gaelic?
|Do you speak Gaelic?
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|Ciamar a tha thu?
|Ciamar a tha thu?
Ciamar a tha sibh? [respect]
|How are you?
|How are you?
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|how are you? informal
|how are you? informal
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|B' àill leat? [singular]
|B' àill leat?
B' àill leibh ? [plural, respect]
|Pardon?
|Pardon?
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|Dè an t-ainm a th' ort?
|Dè an t-ainm a th' ort?
Dè an t-ainm a th' oirbh? [respect]
|What's your name?
|What's your name?
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|Cò às a tha thu?
|Cò às a tha thu?
Cò às a tha sibh? [respect, plural]
|Where are you from?
|Where are you from?
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Revision as of 13:15, 25 December 2022

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.

Happy learning!

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