Unit 09 - Saying a bit about your family situation
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- Iain: Ciamar a tha thu?
- How are you?
- Rachel: Tha gu math. Ciamar a tha thu fhèin?
- Well. How are you yourself?
- Iain: A bheil an duine agad còmhla riut?
- Is your husband with you?
- Rachel: An duine agam? Chan eil mi pòsta!
- My husband? I'm not married!
- Iain: O, gabh mo leisgeul. Bha mi a' smaoineachadh gu robh thu pòsta.
- Oh, excuse me. I thought you were married.
- Rachel: Chan eil, ach a bheil thusa?
- I'm not, but are you married?
- Iain: Tha. Tha mi pòsta.
- Yes. I am married.
- Rachel: Càite a bheil do bhean?
- Where is your wife?
- Iain: Tha i aig an taigh. Tha i tinn.
- She is at home. She is ill.
- Rachel: O, tha mi duilich. Dè an t-ainm a th' air do bhean?
- Oh, I'm sorry. What is your wife's name?
- Iain: Patricia. Tha i à Lunnainn.
- Patricia. She is from London.
- Rachel: A bheil Gàidhlig aice?
- Does she speak Gaelic?
- Iain: Tha beagan. Tha i ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig.
- A little. She is learning Gaelic.
- Rachel: A bheil Patricia nas sine no nas òige na thusa?
- Is Patricia older or younger than you?
- Iain: Tha i nas sine. Tha i caogad 's a sia.
- She is older. She is fifty six.
- Rachel: A bheil clann agaibh?
- Do you have children?
- Rachel: Chan eil. Chan eil clann againn idir.
- No. We have no children at all.
