SEUMAS
Halò, feasgar math à Baile na h-Eaglaise.
(Hello, good afternoon from Kirkwall.)
EMMA
Halò à München. Anndra, am faod mi ceist fhaighneachd?
(Hello from Munich. Anndra, can I ask a question?)
ANNDRA
Faodaidh gu dearbha.
(You certainly can.)
EMMA
Am bi sinn a’ coinneachadh air-loidhne Dimàirt seo tighinn?
(Will we be meeting online this Tuesday coming?)
ANNDRA
Bithidh. Bidh sinn a’ coinneachadh Dimàirt mar as àbhaist.
(Yes. We’ll be meeting on Tuesday as usual.)
EMMA
An gabh thu mo leisgeul, cha bhi mi ann. Feumaidh mi a dhol a dh’obair an oidhche sin.
(Will you excuse me, I won’t be here. I need to go to work that night.)
ANNDRA
Am bi thu air ais?
(Will you be back?)
EMMA
O, bithidh. Tha obair ùr agam agus feumaidh mi a dhol a dh’obair aon Dimàirt gach mìos.
(Oh yes. I have a new job and I need to work one Tuesday a month.)
CATRÌONA
A Sheumais, dè tha ceàrr air a’ choimpiutair agad?
(Seumas, what’s wrong with your computer?)
SEUMAS
Chan eil fios agam.
(I don’t know.)
ANNDRA
Am feum thu coimpiutair ùr a cheannach?
(Do you need to buy a new computer?)
SEUMAS
Chan fheum.
(No.)
ANNDRA
Am feum thu camara ùr a cheannach?
(Do you need to buy a new camera?)
SEUMAS
Chan fheum. Feumaidh mi…
(No. I need to…)
SEUMAS
Feumaidh mi falbh. Gabh mo leisgeul Anndra.
(I need to go. Excuse me Anndra.)
CATRÌONA
Tha èideadh spaideil aig a’ phoileas ann an Alba. Am feum thu an ad a chur ort a h-uile latha?
(Police in Scotland have a lovely uniform. Do you need to wear a hat every day.)
ANNDRA
Chan fheum mi an ad a chur orm anns an oifis ach feumaidh mi a cur orm anns a’ chàr nuair a bhios mi ag obair.
(I don’t need to wear a hat when I’m in the office but I do need to when I’m in the car at work.)
EMMA
Am feum thusa èideadh sònraichte anns a’ chafaidh a Chatrìona?
(Do you need to put on a special uniform in the café, Catherine?)
CATRÌONA
Feumaidh mi a bhith glan agus sgiobalta ach chan fheum mi èideadh sònraichte.
(I need to be clean and tidy but I don’t need a special uniform.)
ANNDRA
Am feum nurs anns a’ Ghearmailt èideadh sònraichte?
(Does a nurse in Germany need a special uniform?)
EMMA
Feumaidh. Coltach ri nurs ann an Alba, feumaidh mi deise shònraichte.
(Yes. Just like a nurse in Scotland, I need a special uniform.)
ANNDRA
Chan fheum mise deise air a’ chroit. Chan fheum mi a bhith sgiobalta agus chan fheum mi a bhith glan. Feumaidh mi a bhith blàth!
(I don’t need a uniform on the croft. I don’t need to be tidy and I don’t need to be clean. I need to be warm!)
CATRÌONA
Chan fheum Seumas deise anns an làraidh aige!
(Seumas doesn’t need a uniform in his lorry!)
SEUMAS
Feumaidh Seumas cuideachadh!
(James needs help!)
Tha mo bhean a-muigh agus chan eil a’ chlann ag èisteachd rium!
(My wife is out and the children won’t listen to me!)
ANNDRA
Feumaidh tusa poileas!
(You need the police!)