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Time

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Tha e fada

It is long

Let’s learn to ask how long an event takes.

fada

long

cho

so, how

a’ toirt

taking

a thìde

of time

am pàrtaidh (m)

the party

a’ chuirm (f)

the concert

am biadh (m)

the food, the meal

an-diugh

today

a-nochd

tonight

We can develop these questions to ask about specific events.

Dè cho fada ’s a tha am pàrtaidh?

How long is the party?

Dè cho fada ’s a tha a’ chuirm?

How long is the concert?

Dè cho fada ’s a tha am biadh?

How long is the meal?

We can either answer abruptly using the times we have learnt earlier on in this topic or we can give full answers.

Tha am pàrtaidh a’ toirt naoi uairean a thìde

The party takes nine hours of time

Tha am biadh a’ toirt ceithir uairean a thìde

The food takes four hours of time

Tha e ceithir uairean a thìde

It is four hours of time

Tha a’ chuirm a’ toirt sia uairean

The concert takes six hours