It's a new job
'S e dreuchd ùr a th' ann
There were a few new words there.
coinneamh (f)
meeting
dreuchd (f)
occupation
agallamh (m)
interview
gnothachas (m)
business
gnìomhachas (m)
industry
oilthigh (m)
university
oifis (f)
office
aig an taigh
at the house
air-loidhne (adv)
on-line
And here are some useful phrases if you're not working.
Leig e dheth a dhreuchd.
He (is) retired
Leig i dhith a dreuchd
She (is) retired
Tha i a' leigeil dhith a dreuchd.
She is retiring.
Tha mi gun obair an-dràsta
I am unemployed just now
nam, nad
As we've seen, when describing our professions, beliefs and nationalities we say that these are in us , using 'S e … ann (an). As we saw in A1 Cuspair 2 and Cuspair 7:
| preposition + pronoun | prepositional pronoun |
| ann an + mi = in + me = | annam in me |
| ann an + thu = in + you = | annad in you |
| ann an + e = in + him = | ann in him |
| ann an + i = in + her = | innte in her |
| ann an + sinn= in + us = | annainn in us |
| ann an + sibh = in + you = | annaibh in you (plural) |
| ann an + iad = in + them = | annta in them |
An e dotair a th' annad?
Are you a doctor? (literally, Is it a doctor that is in you)
'S e dotair a th' annam.
I am a doctor. (literally, It's a doctor that is in me)
Nach e dotair a th' annad?
Aren't you a doctor? (literally, Is it not a doctor that is in you)
Chan e dotair a th' annam.
I am not a doctor. (literally, It's not a doctor that is in me)
We can also use tha and ann an and the possessive pronouns mo, do, na, na/na h, nar/nar n, nur/nur n, nam/nan to say the same thing.
| Preposition + possessive | Prepositional Possessive | Lenites? |
| ann an + mo = | nam in my | Yes |
| ann an + do = | nad in your | Yes |
| ann an + a = | na in his | Yes |
| ann an + a/ a h- = | na/ na h (before vowels) in her | No |
| ann an + ar/ ar n- = | nar nar n- (before vowels) in our | No |
| ann an + ur/ ur n- = | nur / nur n- (before vowels) in your (pl) | No |
| ann an + an/ am = | nan / nam (before b, f, m, p ) in their | No |
And this gives us:
A bheil thu nad dhotair?
Are you a doctor? (literally, are you in your doctor)
Tha mi nam dhotair.
I am a doctor. (literally, I am in my doctor)
Nach eil thu nad dhotair?
Aren't you a doctor? (literally, are you not in your doctor)
Chan eil mi nam dhotair
I am not a doctor. (literally, I am not in my doctor)
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