Joys shows us how to describe hair.
John and Anne spoke about hair.
falt (m)
hair
tha falt … air
he has … hair
fada
long
goirid
short
bàn
fair
dubh
black
ruadh
red, ginger
donn
brown
tha falt dubh air
he has black hair
tha falt bàn air
he has fair hair
tha falt fada, ruadh oirre
she has long, red hair
tha falt goirid, dubh air Aonghas
Angus has short, black hair
Maybe someone has hair on their face!
feusag (f)
a beard
tha feusag mhòr air
he has a big beard
stais (f)
a moustache
tha stais dhubh air
he has a black moustache
Bi faiceallach!! In some dialects gruag is used for ‘hair’.
Bi faiceallach! Tha cuid de dhual-chainntean a chleachdadh gruag an àite falt.
gruag (f)
hair
tha gruag bhàn air
he has fair hair