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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Creideamhan os-nàdarra (Supernatural beliefs). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

… na h–eich–uisge eadar an Eaglais Bhreac agus Inbhir Ghrainnse

… the Kelpies between Falkirk and Grangemouth

Tha iad a’ toirt orm a bhith cuimhneachadh nan sgeulachdan os–nàdarra

They remind me of the supernatural stories

… a leugh mi agus a chuala mi nuair a bha mi beag.

… I read and heard when I was wee/little.

Bha mise cho measail air na sìthichean.

I was so fond of the fairies.

… gun robh iad a’ fuireach anns a’ chraoibh aig ceann a’ ghàrraidh!

… that they were living in the tree at the end of the garden!

B’ e an rud a b’ annasaiche agus eagalaiche dhomh

The strangest and scariest thing for me

… na sgeulachdan ùraisgean a bh’ aig mo sheanmhair.

… was my granny’s stories of/about the brownies

Cha robh thu gan creidsinn, an robh?

You didn’t believe them, did you?

Bha mi gan creidsinn …

I did believe them …

… nach gabhadh ùraisgean faicinn ach le daoine aig an robh an dà–shealladh.

… that they could only be seen by those/people who had second sight.

An robh sin a’ cur an eagail ort?

Did that frighten you?

Theab mi a dhol à cochall mo chridhe!

I nearly jumped out of my skin!

Uill tha rud a chuir an dearg eagal ormsa

Well there was a thing that really terrified me

Nuair a bhiodh mo sheanair ag ràdh ‘beiridh an t–seilche ort!’

When my grampa/grandfather would say: ‘the loch-monster will get you!’

Aig peilear ar beatha

Running for our lives

Bhiodh sinn modhail—airson greiseag co–dhiù!

We’d behave—for a while anyway!

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.