Giving instructions A’ toirt seachad òrduighean
Come here Trobhad
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
This is the informal way you use to speak to a friend or a child.
This is the formal way you use to speak to an older person, or to a group of people.
You will also hear:
tiugainn! come on! / let’s go!
This is the informal way you use to speak to a friend or a child.
This is the formal way you use to speak to an older person, or to a group of people.
thigibh a-steach! come in! (formal)
Use these if you want to get someone’s attention:
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
| Teacher | Trobhadaibh! Trobhadaibh! Trobhad, Alasdair. | Come here! Come here! Come here, Alexander. |
| Mother | A bheil sibh trang? | Are you busy? |
| Daughter | Tha. Seall. | Yes. Look. |
| Mother | Ò, tha sin math, a ghràidh. Glè mhath. Trobhad Daniel. Seo a-nis. Siuthad ma-thà. Thalla. | Oh, that’s good, dear. Very good. Come on Daniel. Here we are. On you go then. Go. |
| Daniel | Tapadh leibh. | Thank you. |
