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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Ag obair air dealbhan còmhla (Working on pictures together). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

Atharraichidh mi an loidhne seo

I’ll change this line.

Chan eil i tiugh no dorcha gu leòr.

It isn’t thick or dark enough

Bruis-pheantaidh

Paintbrush

Peant dubh

Black paint

Dèan an loidhne sin nas làidire.

Make that line stronger.

Tha coltas sin caran tana.

It looks quite thin [That appearance is quite thin].

Obair snaighidh

Sculpture/sculpting work

Cuir dath air.

Colour it (in).

‘S fheàrr leam an dealbh seo aon-dathach

I prefer this picture (to be) monochrome

Fear eile a bhios ioma-dhathach

Another one that’s multi-coloured

Leis an tòna, an tuar agus an dath

With the tone, hue and colour

Mar a thogras mi

As I please

Inntinneach, àraid

Interesting, ‘special’ [unusual]

A bheil i buileach deiseil?

Is it completely finished?

Nach obraich sinn air an ìomhaigh seo còmhla?

Will we [not] work on this sculpture together?

Nach cuir thu tuilleadh criadha …

Won’t you put/add some more clay …

Tha coltas uabhasach beag air.

It looks very small.

Ma sheasas tusa thall an sin …

If you stand over there …

Gheibh mi sealladh nas fheàrr …

I’ll get a better view/perspective …

… de mhullach a’ chinn bhig sin

… of the top of that little head

Dìreach taghta!

Just perfect!

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.