In the very first topic of A1 of SpeakGaelic, we learnt the traditional way to ask how someone is – Ciamar a tha thu? We also learnt some informal ways to ask the question in A1, but we will expand on this here. Ionnsaich na h-abairtean:
Dè tha dol agad?
What’s doing with you?
Dè tha a’ tachairt?
What’s happening?
Dè do naidheachd?
What’s your news?
Ciamar a tha cùisean?
How are matters?
Dè tha dol?
What’s doing?
Dè tha dol? literally translates as what’s is going?
Dè tha tachairt?
What’s happening?
Dè do chor?
How are you?
Dè do chor? literally translates as what’s your condition?
Dè do shunnd?
What’s your mood?
sunnd (m)
mood
cor (m)
condition
Anne, John and Finlay used a number of responses.
Chan eil mòran
Not much
Tha cùisean gu math
Matters are good
You might want to describe matters in a more interesting way than just gu math. Watch Joy and then learn some more.
Tha cùisean taghta
Matters are terrific
Tha cùisean gu dòigheil
Matters are well