There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Ri taobh na sgoile (Beside the school). Let’s look at some of them again in context.
Abair srùbag
What a (great) cup of tea/cuppa!
… an nàbaidh a bh’ agam
… my neighbour/the neighbour I had
… ann am flat os cionn a’ bhanca
… in a flat above the bank
‘S iomadh oidhche mhòr
Many a big night [good time]
‘S i a’ fuireach an ath dhoras
She lived [living] next door
… a’ faighinn a naidheachd
… getting her news
… bho àm gu àm
… from time to time
Tha ise air flat ùr a cheannach
She has bought a new flat
Chan eil mi cho eòlach air Sràid a’ Phrionnsa
I am not so familiar with Princes Street
… na làithean seo
… these days
Dìreach ri taobh na h–eaglaise mòire
Just beside the big church
… mu choinneamh stèisean a’ bhus
… opposite the bus station
Tha a’ phàirc mhòr …
The big park is …
… air beulaibh an togalaich aice
… in front of her building.
… ri taobh na sgoile againn.
… beside our school.
… an tòir air na clàran as ùire
… hunting for [in pursuit of] the latest records
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.
Compound prepositions
In Cuspair 4 and Cuspair 5 we saw roimhearan fillte (compound prepositions) which will help us in this Cuspair.
Do you remember how to say these words in Gaelic: above, behind, beside, in front of, opposite?
os cionn
above
air cùlaibh
behind
ri taobh
beside
air beulaibh
in front of
mu choinneamh
opposite