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School vocabulary

GaelicEnglish
a' cur seachad beagan ùinespend a bit of time
a' mhòr-chuidmajority, most of
a' toirt misneachd dhomhgiving me encouragement/confidence
a' trodarguing, being disagreeable
àrd-ìrehigher
bhithinn-sa nam thidsear laghachI'd be a nice teacher
chan eil e comasachit's not possible
cho caol ri bioras thin as a rake
cho greannach ri cat fiadhaichas grumpy as a wild cat (This is a Gaelic idiom to describe someone who is very grumpy!)
èideadha sports strip (this can also mean outfit, or uniform)
eòlas-inntinnpsychology
feumailuseful
fiosraichteknowledgeable
grèim bìdha bite to eat
san fharsaingeachdin general
taobh a-muigh a' chlasoutside the class
tha dùil againnwe plan to
Gaelica' cur seachad beagan ùine
Englishspend a bit of time
Gaelica' mhòr-chuid
Englishmajority, most of
Gaelica' toirt misneachd dhomh
Englishgiving me encouragement/confidence
Gaelica' trod
Englisharguing, being disagreeable
Gaelicàrd-ìre
Englishhigher
Gaelicbhithinn-sa nam thidsear laghach
EnglishI'd be a nice teacher
Gaelicchan eil e comasach
Englishit's not possible
Gaeliccho caol ri bior
Englishas thin as a rake
Gaeliccho greannach ri cat fiadhaich
Englishas grumpy as a wild cat (This is a Gaelic idiom to describe someone who is very grumpy!)
Gaelicèideadh
Englisha sports strip (this can also mean outfit, or uniform)
Gaeliceòlas-inntinn
Englishpsychology
Gaelicfeumail
Englishuseful
Gaelicfiosraichte
Englishknowledgeable
Gaelicgrèim bìdh
Englisha bite to eat
Gaelicsan fharsaingeachd
Englishin general
Gaelictaobh a-muigh a' chlas
Englishoutside the class
Gaelictha dùil againn
Englishwe plan to

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