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Phrases

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.