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A' bruidhinn air diofar sheòrsaichean de bhiadh is rudan a tha math dhut

Talking about food and what's good for you

In A1 Cuspair 9 we learned about biadh agus deoch (food and drink). We’ll go over some new words, as well as some words you may have learned before.

In Gaelic, how people describe mealtimes varies from place to place. Don’t be surprised if someone looks at you with surprise when talking about ‘lòn’ (lunch) as it can also mean a pool or puddle!

bracaist (f)

breakfast

lòn (m)

lunch

diathad (f)

dinner, lunch

dinnear (f)

dinner/evening meal/tea

suipear (f)

supper

There were many different kinds of food in that conversation. Anne was making the big breakfast and definitely favoured these kinds of foods:

bainne (m)

milk

ìm (m)

butter

uachdar (m)

cream

càise (f, m)

cheese

uighean (m)

eggs

feòil (f)

meat

isbean (m)

sausage

hama (m)

bacon

marag-dhubh (f)

black pudding

taigeis (f)

haggis

And John wasn’t keen. He definitely prefers food like

glasraich (f)

greens, vegetables

currain (m)

carrots

uinneanan (m)

onions

sailead (m)

salad

càl (m)

cabbage/kale

measan (m)

fruit(s)

ùbhlan (f)

apples

bananathan (m)

bananas

orainsearan (m)

oranges

dearcan (f)

berries

brochan (m)

porridge

lite (f)

porridge

Let’s complete our list of foods in this section:

aran-milis (m)

shortbread

iasg (m)

fish

salann (m)

salt

siùcar (m)

sugar

tost (m)

toast

silidh (m)

jam

mìlsean (m)

sweet, dessert

and finally here is something that John and Anna could agree was good and good for you:

buntàta (m) singular and plural

potatoes

sgadan (m)

herring