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Smaoinich!

Imagine!

Our everyday speech is peppered with words and phrases which can be used to fill gaps in the conversation, buy us time when we’re still processing what someone has said, and also to show that we are following along or agreeing with what’s being said. We encountered some of these in the conversation:

seadh

yeah, uh-huh

eil fhios agad?

you know?

eil cuimhne agad?

(do you) remember?

mar a thuirt mi …

as i said …

tha fhios a’m

I know

gu dearbh

certainly

gu deimhinn(e)

definitely

dha-rìribh

seriously

mar gum biodh

as it were

cuimhnich!

remember!

smaoinich!

imagine!

mas math mo chuimhne

As far as I remember/if memory serves

Let’s add to that list with some expressions you may already know.

Ma-thà

Then

Ma-tà

Then

Ge-tà

Though, however

Abair e

Indeed! You can say that again (lit. Say it!)

‘S math sin

That’s good, that’s great

Ceart!

Right!

Ceart gu leòr!

Right enough.

Obh, obh!

Oh dear

Mo chreach!

Heavens!/goodness!

Mo chreach-sa thàinig!

My goodness/goodness me!