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Phrases

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

Uaireadair glic!

A smart watch!

Tìodhlac Nollaige

A Christmas present

Cha ruig orm a leithid de rud!

I couldn’t afford such a thing!

… gu bheil an teicneòlas so–ghiùlan cho goireasach

… that portable technology is so convenient

… leis a’ chàr bheag bhuidhe dealain agam!

… with my little yellow electric car!

An ceannaicheadh tusa fear?

Would you buy one?

Càr dealain

An electric car

… gu bheil an teicneòlas seo uabhasach daor fhathast

… that this technology is terribly dear still

Chan eil a h–uile cleas–uidheam glic daor.

Not all smart gadgets are dear.

Am faigh thu an t–eadar–lìon air an telebhisean agad?

Do you get the internet on your television?

A bheil fòn–làimhe glic [fòn glic] agad?

Do you have a smartphone?

Cha do chosg sin cus a chionn ‘s gur e fòn–làimhe ath–làimhe a th’ ann!

That didn’t cost too much because it’s a second–hand phone!

Gheibh mi puist–d, na meadhanan sòisealta agus pod–chraolaidhean

I get email, social media and podcasts

Saor ‘s an-asgaidh

Free of charge/for nothing

so–ghiùlan (adj)

portable

cleas–uidheam (m)

gadget

inneal (m)

device (also machine/instrument/engine)

inneal glic

smart device

innleachd (f)

invention (innovation/device)

post–d(ealain) (m)

email

(na) meadhanan sòisealta (m) (pl)

social media

pod–chraoladh (m)

podcast

fòn–làimhe glic/fòn glic (m)

smartphone

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.