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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Air an tràigh (On the beach). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

Am bi thu a’ faicinn na mara …?

Do you see the sea …?

Bidh mi a’ cluinntinn na mara

I hear the sea

Faisg air an tràigh

Near the beach

Nuair a bhios mi a’ coiseachd air an tràigh …

When I walk on the beach …

Nuair a bhios mise a’ ruith air a’ chladach …

When I run on the shore …

‘S toigh leam a bhith

I like to (be) …

A’ faireachdainn na gainmhiche fo mo chasan

Feeling the sand under my feet

A’ faicinn cop na mara a’ dannsa air mullach nan tonn

Seeing the sea foam dancing on the top of the waves

A’ coiseachd air a’ mhonadh agus air a’ mhòintich

Walking in the hill and moor(land)

Os cionn na tràghad

Above the beach

Chì mi Muile

I see Mull

Na h-Eileanan mu dheas

The Islands to the south

Cearrara, Colbhasa, Diùra, Eilean Luinn, Lios Mòr

Kerrera, Colonsay, Jura, (the isle of) Luing, Lismore

Air latha math, Ìle!

On a good day, Islay!

Tha deannan math de …

That’s quite a few of

Na h-Eileanan a-staigh agad an sin!

The Inner isles (Inner Hebrides) you have there!

Na h-Eileanan Siar/Na h-Eileanan an Iar

The Outer Hebrides (The Western Isles)

A’ seòladh dhachaigh

Sailing home

A h uile bàt’-aiseig a th’ aig Mac a’ Bhriuthainn (CalMac)

Every MacBraynes’ (CalMac) ferry

Barraigh, Èirisgeigh, Uibhist a Deas

Barra, Eriskay, South Uist

Beinn na Faoghla agus Uibhist a Tuath.

Benbecula and North Uist …

Na Hearadh is Eilean Leòdhais

Harris and the Isle of Lewis

An rubha pìos air falbh

The headland/point a little bit away

An t-allt a bhios a’ sruthadh

The stream which runs

Sìos chun na cladaich

Down to the shore

Laimhrig far a bheil eathar beag no dhà air acair

A mooring where there are a couple of small boats at anchor.

Na h-eileanan againn fhìn

Our own islands

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.