Unit 17 - Expressing preference

Nach toil leat i? "Don’t you like it?"

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Now listen to Iain and Seònaid, talking about what they like and dislike about each other's clothing.

B’ fheàrr leam sin means "I would prefer that" . This unit introduces you to ways in which you might express a preference. In the first conversation we look at simple phrases involving easy verbal forms. In the second conversation we examine how you can use the conditional form of a verb to express preference in a very natural way. Both conversations concern clothes. A little more vocabulary will be useful:

aodach
clothes
còta
coat
lèine
shirt, blouse
sgiorta
skirt
briogais
trousers
seacaid
jacket
geansaidh
jumper
brògan
shoes
stocainnean
socks

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Now listen to Iain and Seònaid, talking about what they like and dislike about each other's clothing.

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