This is a useful phrase to know, just as useful as chan eil mi gad thuigsinn. Let’s start with the question.
A bheil thu | gam thuigsinn? | Do you understand me? |
A bheil i | gad thuigsinn? | Does she understand you? (singular) |
A bheil thu | ga thuigsinn? | Do you understand him? |
A bheil thu | ga tuigsinn? | Do you understand her? |
A bheil thu | gar tuigsinn? | Do you understand us? |
A bheil i | gur tuigsinn? | Does she understand you? (formal/polite/plural) |
A bheil thu | gan tuigsinn? | Do you understand them? |
Tha thu | gam thuigsinn. | You understand me |
Tha i | gad thuigsinn. | She understands you. (singular) |
Tha thu | ga thuigsinn. | You understand him. |
Tha thu | ga tuigsinn. | You understand her. |
Tha thu | gar tuigsinn. | You understand us. |
Tha i | gur tuigsinn. | She understands you. (formal/polite/plural) |
Tha thu | gan tuigsinn. | You understand them. |
You’ll remember we learnt about dè cho tric …? in the previous section. We can use this in a similar way.
Dè cho tric ‘s a bhios tu a’ faicinn do sheanmhair?
How often do you see your granny?
Dè cho tric ‘s a bhios tu ga faicinn?
How often do you see her?
Dè cho tric ‘s a bhios tu a’ faicinn do sheanair?
How often do you see your grampa?
Dè cho tric ‘s a bhios tu ga fhaicinn?
How often do you see him?
And note:
ga fhaicinn
seeing him
ga faicinn
seeing her