There was lots of new vocabulary there to learn.
thall thairis
abroad (being there)
a-null thairis
abroad (going there)
An robh sibh thall thairis an-uiridh?
Were you abroad last year?
Am bi thu a’ dol a-null thairis am-bliadhna?
Will you be going abroad this year?
ceann a tuath na h-Alba
the north (‘north end’) of Scotland
It’s useful to know the points of the compass when discussing travel.
tuath
north
ear-thuath
north east
ear
east
ear-dheas
south-east
deas
south
iar-dheas
south-west
iar
west
iar-thuath
north-west
The word ceann (head) is often used and it means ‘end, endpoint’ in this context
ceann a tuath
the north (end)
ceann a deas
the south (end)
ceann an iar
the west (end)
ceann an ear
the east (end)
an ceann shìos
the lower end
ceann iar na dùthcha
the west of the country