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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Teicneòlas is innleachd (Technology and invention). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

An t–inneal glic as fheàrr

The best smart device

Nam bheachd–sa …

In my opinion …

‘S e an t–inneal as fheàrr agus as fheumaile

It’s the best and most useful device.

Tha ceithir diofar chamarathan air a bhith agam:

I’ve had four different cameras:

Film, didseatach, bhidio agus didseatach le bhidio!

Film, digital, video and digital with video!

Cha bhi mi ag ùisneachadh ach …

I only use …

Fada nas practaigiche …

Much more practical …

… nas fheumaile na nì sam bith eile!

… more useful than anything else!

Nì e sganadh dhomh gu faidhle

It will scan to a file

Fichead uair nas goireasaiche

Twenty times more convenient

… a’ biathadh dhuilleagan–phàipeir a–steach gu sganair!

… feeding pages into a scanner!

… nas cumhachdaiche na inneal mòr sam bith

… more powerful than any big machine

as cumhachdaiche

most powerful

as riatanaiche

most essential

as cudromaiche

most important

uaireadair (gun a bhith glic! )

a watch (not smart!) [‘without being smart’]

leabhar–latha, siostam puist … inneal–ciùil

a diary, a postal system … a music player

na h–aplacaidean/na h–apps

applications/apps

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.