Unit 09 - Saying a bit about your family situation

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Peter: A bheil thu pòsta?
Are you married?
Anna: Tha. Tha mi pòsta.
Yes. I am married.
Peter: A bheil clann agad?
Do you have children?
Anna: Tha. Tha clann agam.
Yes. I have children.
Peter: Cia mheud duine cloinne a th' agad?
How many children do you have?
Anna: Tha triùir. Tha triùir chloinne agam.
Three. I have three children.
Anna: Cia mheud duine cloinne a th' agad fhèin?
How many children do you have yourself?
Peter: Tha dithis agam. Balach agus nighean.
I have two. A boy and a girl.
Anna: Dè an aois a tha iad?
What age are they?
Peter: Tha iad deich agus ochd bliadhna a dh'aois.
They are aged ten and eight years old.
Peter: An e balaich no nigheanan a th' agad fhèin?
Is it boys or girls you have yourself?
Anna: Tha dithis bhalach agus nighean agam.
I have two boys and a girl.
Peter: A bheil iad laghach is modhail?
Are they nice and polite?
Anna: Tha. Tha iad laghach is modhail, mar as trice!
Yes. They are nice and polite, usually!

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