A Wedding Banais

Absolute Beginners (A1) - Useful Words (20 words)

A wedding brings joy to lots of people. Here’s some vocabulary for discussing different elements of the wedding day.Tha banais a’ toirt toileachas do mhòran dhaoine. Seo agad beagan briathrachais airson bruidhinn mu dhiofar phàirtean de latha na bainnse.

Tha Fichead Facal ag obrachadh leis an fhaclair. Tagh facal sam bith san colbh Gàidhlig agus fosglaidh am faclair ann an taba ùr agus bidh gnè an fhacail ann.Twenty Words is integrated with the dictionary. Choose any word in the Gaelic column and the dictionary will open and you will see the gender of the Gaelic word.

English	Gàidhlig
wedding	banais	<))
wedding day (“The Big Day”)	Latha na Bainnse	<))
at a wedding	air banais	<))
marriage	pòsadh	<))
married	pòsta	<))

The people Na daoine

English	Gàidhlig
bride	bean na bainnse	<))
groom	fear na bainnse	<))
bridesmaid	maighdeann-phòsaidh	<))
best man	fleasgach	<))
husband	duine	<))
husband	fear	<))
wife	bean	<))

Traditional symbols Samhlaidhean traidiseanta

English	Gàidhlig
marriage vows	bòidean pòsaidh	<))
wedding ring	fàinne-pòsaidh	<))
wedding dress, wedding suit	trusgan bainnse	<))
(bridal) veil	brèid-bainnse	<))
flowers	flùraichean	<))

The reception A’ chùirm

English	Gàidhlig
wedding reception	cùirm-bhainnse	<))
guests	aoighean	<))
speech	òraid	<))
drinking toast	deoch-slàinte	<))
cake	cèic	<))
party, shindig	hòro-gheallaidh	<))