There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Tha a’ bhriogais ro ghoirid (The trousers are too short). Let’s look at some of them again in context.
A’ bhriogais seo
These trousers
ro ghoirid
too short
ro thachasach
too itchy
Na muinchillean
The sleeves
Air an t–seacaid seo
On this jacket
ro fhada
too long
Na cinn–mhuinchill
The cuffs
teann gu leòr
tight enough
fear mu seach
one at a time
Feumaidh mi tè nas fhaide fheuchainn.
I need to try a longer pair.
Bu toigh leam lèine chotan fhaighinn
I’d like to get a cotton shirt
… le muinchillean nas giorra
… with shorter sleeves
… le cinn–mhuinchill nas teinne
… with tighter cuffs
Nì mi mo dhìcheall.
I’ll do my best.
Tha am peitean agamsa ro bheag.
My waistcoat is too small.
B’ fheàrr leam tàidh nas giorra.
I’d like a shorter tie.
Tha an tè seo ro fhada.
This one is too long.
Tha an geansaidh seo fada ro mhòr dhomh
This jumper/jersey is far too big for me
Fear nas lugha
A smaller one
Fàsaidh an geansaidh beag san inneal–nigheadaireachd
The jumper/jersey will get smaller/shrink in the washing machine
‘S dòcha gu bheil an geansaidh mòr …
It’s possible that that big jumper/jersey …
… a’ fiotadh mar bu chòir.
… fits as it should for now.
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.