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A' toirt cuireadh do dhaoine

Inviting people

We’ll return to this conversation later in this section, and also add to it as we go through this topic.  

Gaels are known the world over for their hospitality and generosity. We’ll learn in this section how to be hospitable in Gaelic! 

Bidh sinn a’ toirt cuireadh do chuideigin. We give someone a cuireadh (invitation), we invite them. Another word for an invitation is fiathachadh.  

We can do this with the verb thig (come). Nach tig? (won’t … come?) is used to give a polite invitation to someone.  

An tig?

Will … come?

Nach tig?

Won’t … come?

Thig

… will … come.

Cha tig

… will not … come.

Let’s put that together. 

Nach tig thu dhan taigh-dhealbh còmhla rinn?

Won’t you come to the cinema with us?

Thig gu dearbh! Chì mi ann sibh!

I will indeed. I’ll see you there!

Nach tig mi còmhla riut?

Won’t I come with you?

Cha tig mi còmhla riut.

I won’t come with you.

Nach tig thu dhan phàrtaidh?

Won’t you come to the party?

Cha tig thu dhan phàrtaidh.

You won’t come to the party.

Nach tig e gu biadh?

Won’t he come for a meal?

Cha tig e gu biadh.

He won’t come for a meal.

Nach tig i dhan bhùth?

Won’t she come to the shop?

Cha tig i dhan bhùth.

She won’t come to the shop.

Nach tig sinn dhan taigh?

Won’t we come to the house?

Cha tig sinn dhan taigh.

We won’t come to the house.

Nach tig sibh dhachaigh?

Won’t you (plural) come home?

Cha tig sibh dhachaigh.

You won’t (plural) come home.

Nach tig iad airson cupa cofaidh?

Won’t they come for a cup of coffee?

Cha tig iad airson cupa cofaidh.

They won’t come for a cup of coffee. 

And we can ask in another way: 

An tig mi còmhla riut?

Will I come with you?

Thig mi còmhla riut.

I will come with you.

An tig thu dhan phàrtaidh?

Will you come to the party?

Thig thu dhan phàrtaidh.

You will come to the party.

An tig e gu biadh?

Will he come for a meal?

Thig e gu biadh.

He will come for a meal.

An tig i dhan bhùth?

Will she come to the shop?

Thig i dhan bhùth.

She will come to the shop.

An tig sinn dhan taigh?

Will/Shall we come to the house?

Thig sinn dhan taigh.

We will/shall come to the house.

An tig sibh dhachaigh?

Will you (plural) come home?

Thig sibh dhachaigh.

You will (plural) come home.

An tig iad airson cupa cofaidh?

Will they come for a cup of coffee?

Thig iad airson cupa cofaidh

They will come for a cup of coffee.

You invite someone in lots of ways: face-to-face, on the phone, by text or in writing. In our conversation we saw and heard examples of all of these. 

An tig thu dhan taigh-dhealbh còmhla rium?

Will you come to the cinema with me?

Thig.

I will (come).

Nach toir sinn cuireadh do dh’Anna agus do dh’Iain?

Will we invite (give an invitation) to Anne and to John?

Bheir. Bhiodh sin math.

We will. That would be good.

Cuiridh mi teacsa gu Anna an-dràsta.

I’ll send Anne a text just now.

Saoil an tig iad gu biadh còmhla rinn an dèidh làimhe?

I wonder if they’ll come for a meal with us afterwards?

An tig thu gu pàrtaidh còmhla rium?

Will you come to a party with me?

Nach tig thu dhan taigh-dhealbh còmhla rinn …?

Won’t you come to the cinema with us …?

Thug Mairead cuireadh dhomh.

Margaret invited me (Margaret gave me an invitation)

Bidh pàrtaidh ann an taigh Dhòmhnaill.

There’s a party at Donald’s house.

Thig. Bhiodh pàrtaidh math!

I will. A party would be good!