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Around the World

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Ainmean dhùthchannan

Names of countries

In the very first topic of A1 of SpeakGaelic, we learnt a few European countries. In this section we will go further afield.

Astràilia (f)

Australia

An Ruis (f)

Russia

Sìona (f)

China

Na h-Innseachan (pl)

India

Sealan Nuadh (f)

New Zealand

Na Stàitean Aonaichte (pl)

The United States

In the very first topic of A1 of SpeakGaelic, we learnt a simple way to say where you are from – Tha mi à.  When we give personal information in Gaelic we often emphasise some of that information by bringing it to the front of the sentence, using as ’S e or a ’S ann structure. We will now look at this more natural way of saying where you are from:

This gives us a new way of answering the question Cò às a tha thu?

Cò às a tha thu?

Where are you from?

’S ann à Alba a tha mi. Tha mi à Glaschu.

I am from Scotland. (‘It’s from Scotland that I am.’) I’m from Glasgow.