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Ionmhas

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Abairtean

Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Ionmhas is airgead (Finance and money). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

ìre na h-atmhorachd

the rate of inflation

air èirigh

has risen

staing na cosgaise bith-beò

the cost-of-living crisis

an àireamh de dhaoine a tha a’ sireadh obair

the number of people looking for work

air tuiteam

has fallen

figearan

figures (numbers)

Chan eil mi a’ dèanamh steam dhe …

I can’t understand (don’t get) …

an eaconamaidh

the economy

àireamh de dhaoine a tha gun obair

the number of unemployed people

cealgach

deceitful, sneaky, hypocritical

dreuchdan làn-ùine maireannach

permanent full-time jobs (occupations, careers)

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.