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Phrases

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.