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Speaking our Language

Build on your new skills here in series 2 of Speaking Our Language and continue to lay the foundation for communicating and expressing yourself in Gaelic.

Describing People

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking what someone looks like
  • Describing what someone looks like
  • Describing things and people
  • Asking if someone knows someone

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Describing things and people

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking someone’s opinion of something
  • Giving opinion of something

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Saying what you’re doing

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking someone what they are doing
  • Saying what you or someone else is doing
  • Saying how you feel

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Discussing a day off

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Saying that you had a day off
  • Saying what you did on that day
  • Saying what you did all day
  • Describing what the weather was like

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Saying how you feel

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking someone how they feel
  • Telling someone how you feel
  • Asking if someone is feeling seasick

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Saying what you’ve done

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking whether someone had a good day
  • Asking someone whether they have seen or saw something or someone
  • Saying what you did

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Discussing your life

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking where someone was born
  • Saying where you were born and where you live
  • Asking someone when they married
  • Asking someone where they met him
  • Saying where you mlearnt something
  • Asking someone when they learnt something
  • Asking someone where they learned to do something
  • Asking someone where they got something
  • Telling someone where you got something

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Discussing everyday routine

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking someone when they do something habitually
  • Saying when you do something
  • Saying how you go to work
  • Saying when you get the train

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Asking permission

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking permission
  • Giving permission
  • Refusing permission

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Dealing with people

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking to speak to someone
  • Saying you would like to speak to someone
  • Asking to see someone
  • Giving permission to see someone
  • Replying and refusing permission to see someone

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Ordering food

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking if someone is hungry
  • Talking about getting a meal
  • Asking if someone is thirsty
  • Ordering drinks and food
  • Asking what someone would like
  • Saying what you and others would like

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Expressing needs

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Saying what you have to “need to” do
  • Asking someone when they need to do something

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Giving directions

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking someone if they know where somewhere is
  • Saying where somewhere is
  • Saying someone will be at home all day
  • Saying where someone needs to go to get to somewhere
  • Asking how to get from A to B

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Planning a holiday

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Saying where you want to go
  • Saying where you are going on holiday
  • Asking who someone is going on holiday with
  • Telling people who is going on holiday with you
  • Asking how long someone will be away
  • Asking when someone came back from holiday
  • Booking a hotel room

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Talking about abilities and permission

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking if someone can do something
  • Asking if you can speak to someone
  • Asking if someone is good at something
  • Saying if you are good at something
  • Asking someone to help you do something
  • Saying something looks difficult
  • Saying if something is difficult

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Stating intentions and expectations

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking someone when they intend to do something
  • Stating when you expect to get something done
  • Saying that you didn’t expect something to happen

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Expressing hopes

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Expressing hope
  • Expressing various types of hope

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
Exchanging news

The videos on this page will help you learn about the following:

  • Asking if someone is coming to visit
  • Asking about people
  • Asking for news
  • Saying how people are
  • Asking if someone has heard about something

Other learning resources:

A2 - Next steps
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