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Warnings and orders

Watch this video and learn Gaelic orders and warnings with Joy!

Here are lots of orders and warnings which are useful in everyday life. You can use them when you are talking to pets, children or people in general. 

bi sàmhach

be quiet

bi modhail

be polite

bi faiceallach

be careful

Bi is the imperative of bidh, you cannot use it on its own. It would be like saying “Be!” on its own in English.

trobhad

come on

siuthad

go on

suidh

sit

èist

listen

coimhead

watch

ith

eat

òl

drink

thig an seo

come here

fuirich

wait

fuirich mionaid

wait a minute

lean ort

carry on, continue

seall

look

seall air an seo

look at this

thoir an aire

take care

bruidhinn

speak

bruidhinn Gàidhlig rium

speak Gaelic to me

Use this for action:

sguir sin

stop that

Use this for movement:

stad

stop