There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Abairtean cumanta (Common phrases). Let’s look at some of them again in context.
An do dh’ionnsaich sibhse Ùrnaigh an Tighearna?
Did you learn the Lord’s Prayer?
Dh’ionnsaich sinn a’ Phaidir
We learned the Our Father (Lord’s Prayer)
Bhiodh an tidsear ag ràdh rinn a h–uile madainn: dèanamaid ùrnaigh.
Our teacher would say every morning: let us pray.
Tha cuimhn’ agam air a’ mhinistear aig seirbheisean na sgoile
I remember the minister at the school services …
Leughamaid à leabhar … Eòin.
Let us read from the book of … John
Dèanamaid Adhradh
Let us Worship
Seirbheis eaglaise—seirbheis Ghàidhlig
A church service—a Gaelic service!
An neach a bhiodh a’ cur a–mach na loidhne.
The person precenting [the precentor].
Bha sin mìorbhaileach, iongantach dhomh.
That was miraculous, amazing to me.
A Thighearna!
Good Lord!
Dia na thoiseach
God willing
Aig Dia tha fios!
Heaven knows! [lit God knows]
Ma cheadaicheas an Cruthaidhear
If I am spared [lit if the Creator allows]
Gum beannaicheadh Dia thu!
God bless!
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.