Unit 12 - Eating and Drinking

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Eilidh: Am bu toigh leat deoch, Iain?
Would you like a drink, John?
Iain: Cha bu toil. Bu toigh leam biadh.
No. I would like food.
Eilidh: A bheil an t-acras ort, ma-thà?
Are you hungry, then?
Iain: Tha. Ithidh mi gu leòr!
Yes. I will eat a lot!
Eilidh: An gabh thu aran?
Will you take bread?
Iain: Gabhaidh, gu dearbh. Aran le càise.
Yes, indeed. Bread with cheese.
Eilidh: 'S e ceapaire a tha thu ag iarraidh ma-thà.
It's a sandwich you want then.
Iain: 'S e. Ceapaire-càise.
Yes. A cheese sandwich.
Eilidh: An gabh thu feòil air a' cheapaire?
Will you take meat on the sandwich?
Iain: Cha ghabh. Cha ghabh mi feòil idir.
No. I don't take meat at all.
Eilidh: Nach ith thu feòil idir?
Don't you eat meat at all?
Iain: Chan ith uair sam bith. Cha toigh leam feòil.
Never. I don't like meat.
Eilidh: Dè ghabhas tu a-nochd, ma-thà?
What will you take tonight, then?
Iain: Gabhaidh mi buntàta agus glasraich.
I will take potatoes and vegetables.
Eilidh: Agus as dèidh sin?
And after that?
Iain: Gabhaidh mi measan is briosgaidean no cèic.
I will take fruit and biscuits or cake.
Eilidh: Agus cupa cofaidh cuideachd?
And a cup of coffee also?
Iain: Gu dearbha fhèin!
Most certainly!

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