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