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Phrasebook

A short A-Z of useful Gaelic phrases.

If you are looking for a quick phrase to say, why not browse the phrasebook. It's crammed with sayings, words and phrases from the units.

  1. a
  2. b
  3. c
  4. d
  5. e
  6. f
  7. g
  8. h
  9. i
  10. j
  11. k
  12. l
  13. m
  14. n
  15. o
  16. p
  17. q
  18. r
  19. s
  20. t
  21. u
  22. v
  23. w
  24. x
  25. y
  26. z

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  1. a dog, a cat and a snake
  2. cù, cat agus nathair
  3. a woman can do that
  4. is urrainn don bhoireannach sin a dhèanamh
  5. and
  6. agus
  7. and
  8. is (abbreviated form of 'agus')
  9. are you a doctor?
  10. an e dotair a th’ annad?
  11. are you happy?
  12. a bheil thu toilichte?
  13. are you hungry?
  14. a bheil an t-acras ort?
  15. are you not?
  16. nach eil thu?
  17. are you thirsty?
  18. a bheil am pathadh ort?
  19. aye
  20. seadh

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