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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Ag innse sgeulachdan (Telling stories). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

nighean mo pheathar

niece [my sister’s daughter]

ag aithris seann stòiridhean

reciting old stories

beul-aithris

folklore [oral tradition]

seanchas

storytelling/conversation

O chionn fhada an t-saoghail …

A long time ago … [Once upon a time …]

Latha a bha seo …

One day … [Once upon a time …]

Fada ro linn do sheanar …

Long before your grandfather’s time …

Nuair a bha an saoghal òg …

When the world was young …

Uair a bha siud …

Once upon a time …

dhealaich mise riutha an sin, ach tha sgeul orra fhathast ann

I parted with them there, but there is still a trace of them there

mur an do dh’innseadh breug dhomhsa, tha iad sin fhathast

if I haven’t been told a lie, they are there still

mas e breug bhuam e is breug thugam e

I’m only telling you what I’ve heard [if it’s a lie from me, it’s a lie (that was told) to me]

agus sin mar a chuala mise i co-dhiù

and that’s how I heard it anyway