There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Coimeasan dealbhach (Descriptive comparisons). Let’s look at some of them again in context.
Bha an cràdh a’ dol tromham
The pain was going through me
Feumaidh gun robh e dona!
It must have been bad!
An robh an cràdh a’ dol tromhad …
Was the pain going through you …
… nuair a bha an thu air do làmh a ghearradh?
… when you had cut your hand?
‘S e sin an rud neònach mu dheidhinn pian agus cràdh.
That’s the odd thing about aches and pains.
Bidh mo mhac a’ faireachdainn pian
My son feels pain
Bidh e a’ gearan gu bheil an cràdh a’ dol troimhe
He’ll complain that the pain is going through him
Cha bhi ise a’ faireachdainn a’ chràidh a’ dol troimhpe
She doesn’t feel the pain going through her
Cha bhi i a’ gearan uair sam bith
She doesn’t complain at all [at any time]
Tha i cho làidir ri each
She’s as strong as horse
Cho fallain ri fiadh
As fit/healthy as a deer
Cho èasgaidh ri fiadh cuideachd
As energetic/active as a deer as well
Feumaidh gu bheil thu fhèin cho sona ri bròig
You must be as happy as a shoe
Tha i cho luath air a casan …
She’s so quick on her feet …
… ‘s gu bheil mise cho sgìth ri seann chù aig deireadh an latha
… that I’m as tired as an old dog at the end of the day.
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.