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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about A’ dol am feabhas (Getting better). Let’s look at some of them again in context. 

Faighnicheamaid!

Let’s ask!

a’ dol am feabhas

getting better

a’ dol am miosad

getting worse

lughad na leapa

smallness of the bed

gilead nan siotaichean–leapa

whiteness of the bedsheets

Cha robh na h–aon.

Neither of them.

Dh’fhàs i na bu dhuirche

It became darker

Chaidh i an duibhead!

Then it went black (went in blackness)!

B’ fheàirrde thu beagan fois

You’d be the better for some rest

Cha mhiste thu beagan coiseachd

You’re no worse for a little walking.

B’ fheàirrde mi sin!

That would do me good!

B’ fheàirrde thu beagan bìdh

You’d be the better for some food

b’ fheàirrde thu beagan cadail

you’d be the better for some sleep

cha bu mhiste thu drùdhag teatha eile

you would be no worse for another sip of tea

beagan dibhearsain

little fun

‘S fheàirrde duine gàire!

Laughter is good for you!

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.