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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when A’ bruidhinn mu dheidhinn cuideigin air a bheil tinneas (Talking about someone who has an illness). Let’s look at some of them again in context. 

Ciamar a tha an nighean a ghabh an galar?

How is the girl who got sick (took the disease)?

Chan eil i gu math idir.

She’s not well at all.

Tha i meadhanach.

She’s poorly (so–so).

Tha iad a’ dèanamh dheuchainnean oirre.

They are doing tests on her.

Nach i an tè …?

Isn’t she the one …?

… air an robh sreothartaich is casad dona

… who had sneezing and a bad cough

B’ e siud am balach aig an robh cas bhriste.

That was the boy who had the broken leg.

Chaidh e fo(n) lannsa

He underwent surgery

Gu sealladh orm!

My goodness!

Bidh e a’ faighinn teiripe–chuirp airson na coise aige.

He’ll be getting physiotherapy for his leg.

Leis an tè air am bi falt purpaidh gach dàrna seachdain.

With the woman who has purple hair every second/other week.

An i siud an seòrsa teiripe …

Is that the sort of therapy …

… far am bi iad a’ cur snàthadan annad?

… where they put needles in you?

‘S e leigheis–snàthaid a tha sin!

That’s acupuncture!

We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.