Unit 08 - Simple counting and reading the clock

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Iain: Cia mheud leabhar a th' agad, Eilidh?
How many books do you have, Helen?
Eilidh: Tha ochd. Tha ochd leabhraichean agam.
Eight. I have eight books.
Iain: A bheil iad trom?
Are they heavy?
Eilidh: Tha, gu dearbh. Cia mheud leabhar a th' agadsa?
They certainly are. How many books do you have?
Iain: Tha dà leabhar agam.
I have two books.
Eilidh: Tha mòran leabhraichean agam anns a' chàr.
I have many books in the car.
Iain: Cia mheud a th' agad?
How many do you have?
Eilidh: Tha seachd leabhraichean deug.
Seventeen books.
Iain: Seachd leabhraichean deug? Is cia mheud a th' agad aig an taigh?
Seventeen books? And how many do you have at the house?
Eilidh: Tha mòran. Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gu bheil mìle leabhar ann.
Many. I think there are a thousand books.
Iain: Chan eil ach ceud leabhar anns an taigh agamsa.
I only have a hundred books in my house.

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