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Nàbaidhean

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Abairtean

Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Ri taobh na sgoile (Beside the school). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

Abair srùbag

What a (great) cup of tea/cuppa!

… an nàbaidh a bh’ agam

… my neighbour/the neighbour I had

… ann am flat os cionn a’ bhanca

… in a flat above the bank

‘S iomadh oidhche mhòr

Many a big night [good time]

‘S i a’ fuireach an ath dhoras

She lived [living] next door

… a’ faighinn a naidheachd

… getting her news

… bho àm gu àm

… from time to time

Tha ise air flat ùr a cheannach

She has bought a new flat

Chan eil mi cho eòlach air Sràid a’ Phrionnsa

I am not so familiar with Princes Street

… na làithean seo

… these days

Dìreach ri taobh na h–eaglaise mòire

Just beside the big church

… mu choinneamh stèisean a’ bhus

… opposite the bus station

Tha a’ phàirc mhòr …

The big park is …

… air beulaibh an togalaich aice

… in front of her building.

… ri taobh na sgoile againn.

… beside our school.

… an tòir air na clàran as ùire

… hunting for [in pursuit of] the latest records

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.

Roimhearan fillte

Compound prepositions

In Cuspair 4 and Cuspair 5 we saw roimhearan fillte (compound prepositions) which will help us in this Cuspair.

Do you remember how to say these words in Gaelic: above, behind, beside, in front of, opposite?

os cionn

above

air cùlaibh

behind

ri taobh

beside

air beulaibh

in front of

mu choinneamh

opposite