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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Na tha math dhut (What’s good for you). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

B’ fheudar dhomh cuideam a chall

I had to lose weight

tinneas an t-siùcair

diabetes

Is fhiach e spòrs ùr a thòiseachadh

It’s worth starting a new sport

Nan dèanainn barrachd ruith …

If I run more …

… chaillinn cuideam

… I’ll lose weight

‘S fheudar dhomh seo a dhèanamh

I have to do this

Abair laoch!

What a hero!

mean air mhean

little by little, gradually

Bu bheag orm èirigh tràth sa mhadainn

I hated getting up early in the morning

is fhiach e

it’s worth it

Ghabh mi ùidh ann am/ann an

I became interested in

gu dealasach

avidly, enthusiastically

An fhiach e?

Is it worth it?

Am b’ fhiach e …?

Was it worth it …?

B’ fhiach e gu dearbh

It really was worth it

‘S fheudar dhut … a nochdadh

You have to show …

sgil, fallaineachd agus èasgaidheachd

skill, fitness and enthusiasm

… gun robh mòran tuiteamais agam

… that I had much of a chance

… gun do shoirbhich mi

… that I was successful

cha mhòr nach robh mi a’ caoineadh

I nearly cried

Cha b’ e ruith leam ach leum!

I jumped at it!

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.