In this lesson, we’ll be taking a look at technology, building on some of the vocabulary we learned previously.
There were a few words and phrases in the conversation there which you can use when talking about A’ cleachdadh teicneòlas (Using technology). Let’s look at some of them again in context and list some new vocabulary as well.
An do chuir thu dheth is air a–rithist e?
Did you switch it off and on again?
An do shàbhail thu am faidhle …?
Did you save the file …?
An do dh’ath–thòisich thu e?
Did you restart it?
Luchdaich mi na faidhlichean gu lèir a–nuas dhan choimpiutair
I downloaded all the files to the computer
Luchdaich mi na dearbh fhaidhlichean a–nìos dhan chunntas sgòtha agam
I uploaded the same files to my cloud account
A bheil a h–uile càball is uèir plugte a–staigh gu teann?
Is every cable and wire plugged in properly [tightly]?
An do chuir thu dheth is air a–rithist e?
Did you switch it off and on again?
aplacaid (f)
app/application
cuir air …
switch on
cuir dheth …
switch off
an t–eadar–lìon (m)
the internet
brabhsair (m)
browser
briogadh clì
left–clicking
briogadh deas
right–clicking
dèan cobhair air
help
cobhair (f)
help
coimpiutair (m)
computer
cunntas sgòtha
cloud account
dèan conaltradh ri
communicate with
dèan lorg air
search for
faidhle (m)
file
luchag (f)
mouse
luchdaich a–nuas
download
luchdaich a–nìos
upload
a’ luchdachadh a–nuas
downloading
a’ luchdachadh a–nìos
uploading
meur–chlàr (m)
keyboard
reòite (adj)
frozen
roghainnean (pl)
options
sgrolaich/a’ sgroladh (v/vn)
scroll/scrolling
sgrìn (f)
screen
sgàilean (m)
screen
sàbhail/sàbhaladh (v)
save/saving
sàbhailte (adj)
safe
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.