In this lesson we’ll mostly be talking about present-day issues but in Gaelic we have had idioms related to money and finance for centuries.
Tha gròta a dhìth air an tastan air.
He’s not the full shilling.
Tha esan not a dhìth na sgillinn.
He’s not the full shilling.
Deich sgillinn an urra.
Ten pence each.
Cha ghabhadh e sgillinn ruadh no geal bhuam.
He wouldn’t take a penny from me.
Chosgadh sin deagh sgillinn.
That would cost a pretty penny.
Cuir luach nan ceudan not ris.
Value it at hundreds of pounds.
airson fiach not
for the sake of a pound
A bheil thu math le airgead?
Are you good with money?
A bheil rudan air a bheil thu nas fheàrr na rudan eile?
Are there things you are better at than others?
Dè do bheachd air fiachan? A bheil ìre an rèidh orra ro àrd?
What do you think about debt(s)? Is the interest rate on it (them) too high?
A bheil thu a’ tuigsinn an diofar eadar ìre na h-atmhorachd agus àrdachadh phrìsean?
Do you understand the difference between the inflation rate and price increases?
A bheil ìre an rèidh a’ toirt buaidh air do bheatha làitheil?
Does the rate of interest affect your daily life?