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Structair: a’ faighneachd cheistean sònraichte

Structure: asking specific questions

To ask more information about places, we need a new sentence structure. 

An e ____ a th’ ann?

is it____?

This literally translates as Is it __ which is it?

An e baile beag a th’ ann?

is it a small town?

An e dùthaich bheag a th’ ann?

is it a small country?

We know how to ask the question, but do we know how to answer? Yes, we do. Answering a question in Gaelic is dependent on how it is asked, so listen carefully when someone asks.

Is e

Yes (literally it is).

’S e

Yes (literally it is).

Chan e

No (literally it is not)

You can expand these answers using the same structure as the question.

’S e baile beag a th’ ann

it is a small town

’S e dùthaich bheag a th’ ann

it is a small country

Chan e baile beag a th’ ann

it not a small town

Chan e dùthaich bheag a th’ ann

it is not a small country

There is another way to get the desired information using this structure and we have information to fill in the blanks. 

Nach e ____ a th’ ann?

Isn’t it ___?

Nach e baile beag a th’ ann?

Isn’t it a small town?

Nach e dùthaich bheag a th’ ann?

Isn’t it a small country?

We will meet this structure often on our Gaelic learning journey! 

An e 
Is it 
baile 
a town 
beag 
small 
a th’ ann (? / .)
which it is 
Nach e 
is it not 
eilean 
an island 
mòr 
big 
 –
’S e  
it is 
 – –– 
Chan e 
It isn’t 
 –– –