Part-time workUseful vocabulary

Reading a variety of Gaelic texts will help you to understand the language. This article and the related quiz include phrases connected to working hours, workplace duties and skills.

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Useful vocabulary

Look carefully at this vocabulary, it will help with the questions in the rest of the section.

GaelicEnglish
a tha air tachairtwhich has taken place
a' gabhail àitetaking place
a' taghadhchoosing
artaigilarticle
co-fharpaiscompetition
deasaicheeditor
dìcheallachdiligent
domhainndeep
èibhinnfunny, humorous
fiosrachailinformative
iris coimhearsnachdcommunity magazine
neach-naidheachdjournalist, reporter
Gaelica tha air tachairt
Englishwhich has taken place
Gaelica' gabhail àite
Englishtaking place
Gaelica' taghadh
Englishchoosing
Gaelicartaigil
Englisharticle
Gaelicco-fharpais
Englishcompetition
Gaelicdeasaiche
Englisheditor
Gaelicdìcheallach
Englishdiligent
Gaelicdomhainn
Englishdeep
Gaelicèibhinn
Englishfunny, humorous
Gaelicfiosrachail
Englishinformative
Gaeliciris coimhearsnachd
Englishcommunity magazine
Gaelicneach-naidheachd
Englishjournalist, reporter