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Co-fhaireachdainn

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Is mòr am beud

What a pity

Special vocabulary is needed to talk about this topic.

Let’s look at some of the words we will need here.

mulad (n)

grief

muladach (adj)

sad

dòlas (n)

woe, grief

cianail (adj)

lamentable, mournful

deurach (adj)

tearful

sil gu deurach goirt

cry/weep bitterly

Is truagh gur e …

It’s a pity that …

Is truagh leam

I pity

sùilean silteach

tearful eyes

Bu mhòr am beud!

What a pity! (past tense)

Cha bhi beud ort idir

You don’t have to worry at all, you’ll be alright

Tha mi pròiseil asad

I’m proud of you

Why don’t you have a go at this task! If you have a Gaelic-speaking friend, you could do this together. If you don’t—no problem—you can have double the fun!

Use these questions to have a conversation.

A bheil thu eòlach air cleachdaidhean bàis san dùthaich far a bheil thu fhèin a’ fuireach?

Do you know the death customs in the country where you’re living?

A bheil diofar chleachdaidhean ann an diofar sgìrean?

Are there different customs in different areas?

A bheil thu eòlach air cleachdaidhean bàis ann an dùthchannan eile?

Do you know the death customs in any other countries?

Am faca tu a-riamh tìodhlacadh ann an dùthaich eile?

Have you ever seen a burial in another country?

Dè na faireachdainnean a thug an tìodhlacadh ort?

How did the burial make you feel?