Unit 12 - Eating and Drinking
Dh’ ith mi cus! "I ate too much!"
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In the next conversation you will see how some of these words may be employed. Note that much of the conversation uses the future tense of verbs. In Gaelic this may stand for things actually occurring in the future, but it may also refer to habitual occurrences in the present. For example, "an gabh thu càise?" may mean "will you have some cheese?" (i.e. right now), but "an gabh thu càise a h-uile h-oidhche?", literally "will you take cheese every night?" would refer to a habitual activity i.e. "do you always (or regularly) eat cheese at night?"
- an gabh thu càise?
- will you have some cheese?
- an gabh thu càise a h-uile h-oidhche?
- will you take cheese every night?
This might also be expressed with the future tense of the verb "to be" and the verbal noun of gabh i.e. "am bi thu a' gabhail càise a h-uile h-oidhche?" ("will you be taking cheese every night?"). As you gain familiarity with the language, it will be obvious what is meant and how to express it.
- am bi thu a' gabhail càise a h-uile h-oidhche?
- will you be taking cheese every night?
Listen to Iain and Eilidh as they use the future tense in asking will you have…?
