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Abairtean

Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Sùil air a’ bhaile mhòr (A look at the city). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

as beartaiche

richest

air an t-saoghal

in the world

còmhdhail (f)

transport

trèana fon talamh

subway, underground

rud beag a dhìth (air)

lacking something

droch leòn

seriously injured

drochaid-rèile

railway bridge

ann am meadhan a’ bhaile

in the [centre of the city/town]town centre / city centre?

as cultaraiche

most cultural

Paras

Paris

taighean-cluiche (pl)

theatres

taighean-tasgaidh (pl)

museums

gailearaidhean ealain (pl)

art galleries

tallaichean cuirm-chiùil (pl)

concert halls

Làrach Dhualchas na Cruinne

World Heritage Site

trafaig-rathaidean

road traffic

truailleadh fuaim agus èadhair

noise and air pollution

luchd-còmhnaidh

inhabitants/residents

as so-sheasmhaiche

most sustainable

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.