Reading a variety of straightforward Gaelic texts will help you to understand Gaelic. Can you describe your family in Gaelic? Do they resemble the people mentioned here?
Colin is telling us about his family. Try to answer the questions before looking at the responses given. You can check the vocabulary list if you need to.
Figure caption,
A family tree showing the Gaelic words for various family members
Is mise Cailean agus tha mi sia bliadhna deug. Tha ceathrar anns an teaghlach agam. 'S e Màiri an t-ainm a tha air mo mhàthair. 'S e Raibeart an t-ainm a tha air m' athair. Tha iad coibhneil agus tha sinn uile a' faighinn air adhart còmhla ri chèile gu math.
Question
Which of the following statements are correct?
1 Colin is seventeen years old
2 There are four people in Colin's family
3 His mother's name is Sarah
4 His father's name is Robert
Statements 2 and 4 are correct.
Tha ceathrar anns an teaghlach agam means 'There are four people in my family'.
'S e Raibeart an t-ainm a tha air m' athair means 'My father's name is Robert'.
Question
Colin makes two statements about his parents, what are they?
1 They are bossy
2 They are kind
3 They all get on well together
4 They make him work hard
2 Tha iad coibhneil means 'They are kind'.
3 Tha sinn uile a' faighinn air adhart còmhla ri chèile gu math means 'We all get on well together'.