I usually sing

’S àbhaist dhomh seinn

’S àbhaist dhomh seinn
I usually sing

This follows the normal structure of Gaelic sentences and say “are - usually – to me - sing”

àbhaist means a norm, a usual occurence and it is usually paired up with the preposition do (to or for) to mean ‘It’s a norm for X’ , X usually (does something), like ’S àbhaist dhomh seinn – Singing is a norm for me, I usually sing.

Prepositional pronouns – do

You might want to talk about what people do! As with many things in Gaelic, it’s a case of getting to grips with the correct prepositional pronoun. Check out the ones made from do (to / for).

do + midhomh to / for me
do + thudhut to / for you
do + edha to / for him / it
do + idhi to / for her / it
do + sinndhuinn to / for us
do + sibhdhuibh to / for you
do + iaddhaibh to / for them

This gives us a whole range of sentences we can use to discuss people’s habits.

An àbhaist dha seinn?
Does he usually sing?
Nach àbhaist dhi leughadh?
Doesn’t she usually read?
Is àbhaist dhuinn snàmh
We usually swim
Chan àbhaist dhuibh seinn
You don’t usually sing
’S àbhaist dhaibh fuine gach Disathairne
They usually bake every Saturday