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Ionnsachadh

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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about students, teachers and classes.

oileanach (m)

student

àireamh (f)

number

cùrsa (f/m)

course

clas (m)

class

àite-suidhe (m)

seat

tòrr (m)

heap, a large quantity

barrachd (f)

an additional amount, more

meud (m)

size, amount

tidsear (f/m)

teacher

tuilleadh (m)

an additional amount, more

mòran (m)

many, a great amount, a lot

Let’s look at that list again in context.

Tha tòrr oileanach anns a’ chlas seo …

There are a lot of students in this class …

A bheil àireamh nan oileanach air a dhol suas gu mòr?

Has the number of (the) students increased a lot?

Tha barrachd chùrsaichean ùra ann am-bliadhna.

There are more new courses this year.

… tha àireamh nan clasaichean air a dhol am meud.

… the number of (the) classes has increased.

… chan fhaigh mi àite-suidhe leam fhèin ann an seòmar nan tidsearan!

… I can’t (even) get a seat to myself in the staffroom (‘room of the teachers’)!

And although we’ve seen and heard tòrr oileanach above, it’s also possible to have tòrr oileanaich.