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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Ag ràdh gu bheil rudeigin ceàrr ort (Saying that something is wrong with you). Let’s look at some of them again in context. 

Dè tha ceàrr ort?

What’s wrong with you?

Chan eil càil ceàrr orm a–nise

There’s nothing wrong with me now

Bha an dèideadh orm

I had (the) toothache

Thàinig an cadal–deilgneach orm

I got pins and needles [the pins and needles came on me]

A bhròinein!

(you) poor soul! [male]

Chan eil pian orm a–nis

I don’t have pain now

Bha an cnatan orm

I had a/the cold

Bha mo cheann goirt

I had a (the) sore head/headache

Bha mo shùilean a’ sileadh nan deur

My eyes were streaming

Tha sin truagh!

That’s terrible/miserable!

Bha mi a’ casadaich fad an latha agus fad na h–oidhche. Bha mi a’ faireachdainn cho tinn ‘s gun robh mi a’ cur a–mach!

I was coughing all day and all night. I felt so ill that I was being sick/vomiting!

A bhrònag!

(you) poor soul! [female]

Tha tinneasan is bhìorasan neònach a’ dol mun cuairt.

There are (all sorts of) strange/unusual illnesses and viruses going around.

A bheil thu cinnteach nach e an galar (Coròna–bhìoras) a bh’ ann?

Are you sure that it wasn’t the disease (Coronavirus)?

Chan eil an casad cho dona

The cough isn’t too/so bad

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.