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Joy explains how to ask questions about languages

In Cuspair 2: Àitichean (Topic 2: Places), we learnt to ask people which country they are from, and we will now learn what languages they can speak. 

Bi faiceallach! Be careful! This list refers to languages and not nationalities! 

Gàidhlig (f)

Gaelic

Gàidhlig na h-Èireann (f)

Irish

Beurla (f)

English

Cuimris (f)

Welsh

Fraingis (f)

French

Gearmailtis (f)

German

Eadailtis (f)

Italian

Spàinntis (f)

Spanish

Danmhairgis (f)

Danish

Pòlainnis (f)

Polish

Greugais (f)

Greek

Duitsis (f)

Dutch

Nirribhis (f)

Norwegian

These languages often take the article. 

A’ Gàidhlig (f)

Gaelic

A’ Chuimris (f)

Welsh

We know already know how to ask someone if they have something, and languages are no exceptions. 

A bheil … aig …?

Does … have?

Nach eil … aig …?

Doesn’t … have?

Tha … aig …

has …

Chan eil … aig

has not …

Tha Gàidhlig agam

I have Gaelic

Here’s some more useful phrases to ask about language skills. 

Tha beagan agam

I have a little

Chan eil mòran

Not much

Tha Fraingis doirbh

French is difficult

Chan eil Beurla cho furasta ri sin

English is not as easy as that

A bheil thu dà-chananach?

Are you bilingual?

Tha mi fileanta

I am fluent

Nach eil thu eòlach air cuideigin aig a bheil Fraingis?

Don’t you know someone with French?

A bheil thu eòlach air cuideigin a tha dà-chananach?

Do you know someone who is bilingual?