Saying what you have Ag innse dè th’ agad
Are you going there by car? (plural / polite)A bheil sibh a' dol ann le càr?
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
a bheil … agaibh? do you have … ?
This is the formal way you use to speak to an older person, or to a group of people.
a bheil airgead agaibh? do you have money?
a bheil obair agaibh? do you have a job?
a bheil … agad? do you have … ?
This is the informal way you use to speak to a friend or a child.
a bheil sibh a’ dol ann le càr? are you going there by car? (plural / polite)
tha balach agus nighean againn we have a boy and a girl
tha fichead sgillinn agam I have 20 pence
a bheil … aige? does he have …?
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| Man | Dè an obair a th’ agaibh? | What’s your job? |
| Woman | ’S e nurs a th’ annam. | I’m a nurse. |
| Man | A bheil obair agaibh an-dràsta? | Are you working just now? |
| Woman | Tha. Tha mi ag obair ann an Ospadal Stobhill. | Yes. I work in Stobhill Hospital. |
| Man | Och, chan eil agam ach not. A bheil deich sgillinn agad? | Och, I’ve only got a pound. Do you have ten pence? |
| Man 2 | Chan eil. Tha fichead sgillinn agam. | No. But I’ve got twenty pence. |
| Dentist | Madainn mhath. | Good morning. |
| Male Patient | Madainn mhath. | Good morning. |
| Dentist | Ciamar a tha sibh an-diugh? | How are you today? |
| Male Patient | Tha gu math, tapadh leibh. | I’m well, thank you. |
| Dentist | Nise, fosglaibh, mas e ur toil e. Glè mhath. Tha i fliuch an-diugh, nach eil? | Now open wide, please. Very good. It’s wet today, isn’t it? |
| Male Patient | Tha. | Yes. |
| Dentist | A bheil sibh trang an-dràsta? | Are you busy just now? |
| Male Patient | Chan eil. Tha mi a’ falbh air saor-làithean a-màireach. | No. I’m off on holiday tomorrow. |
| Dentist | A bheil? Càit a bheil sibh a’ dol? | Are you? Where are you going? |
| Male Patient | Tha mi a’ dol a Leòdhas. | I’m going to Lewis. |
| Dentist | Glè mhath. Fosglaibh a-rithist. A bheil sibh dol ann le càr? | Very good. Open wide again. Are you going with a car? |
| Male Patient | Tha. | Yes. |
| Dentist | An toigh leibh dràibheadh? | Do you like driving? |
| Male Patient | ’S toil. | Yes. |
| Dentist | Tha bràthair agamsa ann an Leòdhas. Tha e fuireach ann an Steòrnabhagh. Seo a-nis. | I have a brother in Lewis. He lives in Stornoway. Here you go now. |
| Male Patient | Tapadh leibh. | Thank you. |
