There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about A’ bruidhinn mun Phàrlamaid (Talking about Parliament). Let’s look at some of them again in context.
gus tòiseachadh
about to start
Pàrlamaid na h–Alba
the Scottish Parliament
bile (f)
bill
BPA
MSP
Ball Pàrlamaid na h–Alba
Member of the Scottish Parliament
BPA Sgìreil
Constituency MSP
BPA Roinneil
Regional MSP
a’ riochdachadh na sgìre–phàrlamaid
representing the constituency
coinneamh comataidh
committee meeting
òraid dhrùidhteach
an impressive speech
an Seòmar
the Chamber
Ceistean dhan Phrìomh–mhinisteir
First Minister’s Questions
Ceistean dhan Phrìomhaire
Prime Minister’s Questions
Taigh nan Cumantan
the House of Commons
fìor bhùrach
a real mess
Buill–phàrlamaid (BP)
Members of Parliament (MPs)
a’ dèanamh dìmeas air càch a chèile
disrespecting each other
gluasad is bhòtaichean
a motion and votes
gailearaidh a’ phobaill
the public gallery
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.