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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Càit an rachadh tu? (Where would you go?) Let’s look at some of them again in context.

Nam b’ urrainn dhut a dhol a dh’àite sam bith …

If you could go anywhere …

… càit an rachadh tu agus carson?

… where would you go and why?

Abair smuain!

What a thought!

Nam biodh pailteas ùine is airgid agam …

If I had plenty of time and money …

… bu toigh leam an saoghal gu lèir fhaicinn.

I would like to see the entire world.

Ach an rachadh tu a dh’àite sònraichte?

But would you go to a particular place?

Nam b’ urrainn dhomh a dhol a Chanada …

If I could go to Canada …

Dheighinn a Cheap Bhreatainn

I would go to Cape Breton

Dhèanainn air stùcan nan Rockies

I’d head for the peaks of the Rockies

Bu toigh leam Gàidhlig na Dùthcha Ùire a chluinntinn …

I would like to hear the Gaelic of the New Country …

… agus bòidhchead nam beann sin fhaicinn.

… and see the beauty of those mountains.

Sin aon de na mòr–thìrean.

That’s one of the continents.

Càit eile am bu toigh leat a dhol?

Where else would you like to go?

Bha mi riamh measail air an Eadailt agus Eadailtis

I was always fond of Italy and Italian [language]

Rachainn dhan Choileasam san Ròimh.

I would go to the Colosseum in Rome.

Dh’fheumainn a dhol a dh’Astràilia cuideachd.

I would have to go to Australia as well.

Dè mu do dheidhinn–sa?

What about you?

‘S e sgeul eile a tha sin

That’s another story

We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.