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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Slàinte is ìocshlaint (Health and wellness). Let’s look at some of them again in context. 

Tha piseach a’ tighinn air!

He’s getting better!

chuir thu clisgeadh oirnn uile

you gave us all a fright

às dèidh dhomh cupa teatha òl

after drinking a cup of tea

freagairt aileirdsig

an allergic reaction

a’ seasamh air mo leth–chois

standing on one leg (lit. half–leg)

rud beag cugallach

a little bit unsteady

an tuainealaich

dizziness, giddiness

Thuit mi air mo bheul fodha

I fell on my face

Cha robh ann ach sgròbag

It was just a scratch

le mo leth–shùil

with my one eye (lit. half–eye)

Cha robh mi ach ri fealla–dhà!

I was only kidding!

‘S e gàire a nì leigheas!

Laughter is the best medicine!

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.