Sibh & thu
What’s the difference between sibh and thu?
We have already looked at the two words for 'you' in Gaelic: sibh and thu . Use sibh to talk to someone older than you, someone in authority, a stranger or more than one person and thu when you speak to a child or friend.
What about asking after other people? Let’s remind ourselves of the Gaelic pronouns and we can practice this new structure.
| English pronoun | Gaelic pronoun | Emphasis |
| I / me | mi | mise |
| you | thu | thusa |
| he | e | esan |
| she | i | ise |
| us | sinn | sinne |
| you | sibh | sibhse |
| them | iad | iadsan |
Cò às a tha mi?
Where am I from?
Cò às a tha thu?
Where are you from?
Cò às a tha e?
Where is he from?
Cò às a tha i?
Where is she from?
Cò às a tha sinn?
Where are we from?
Cò às a tha sibh?
Where are you from?
Cò às a tha iad?
Where are they from?