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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Foghlam aig àrd-ìre (Higher education). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

Oilthigh Ghlaschu

University of Glasgow, Glasgow University

Thug mi a-mach ceum oilthighe.

I took/graduated with a university degree.

iomraiteach

renowned, famous, well-known

bha meas mòr air

it was highly regarded

na h-òraidichean

the lecturers

òraidean

lectures

air àrainn an oilthighe

on (university) campus

Cha do fhritheil mi na clasaichean

I didn’t attend the classes

ceum maighstireachd ann an lagh

a Masters degree in law

Thug sin misneachd dhomh

That gave me confidence

Cò aige tha fios?

Who knows?

Dè tha romhad fhèin …?

What is ahead of you …?

rannsachadh acadaimigeach

academic research

ceum ollaimh

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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.