Debating and arguing A’ deasbad agus a’ trod

Vocabulary and Grammar Briathrachas agus Gràmar

That's not trueChan eil sin fìor

Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.

tha … ceart … is right

chan eil … ceart … is not right

tha thu ceàrr you are wrong

tha sin … that is …

chan eil sin … / that is not …

ceart right, correct

ceàrr wrong

fìor true

chan eil sin fìor that is not true

mu dheireadh at last

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GaelicGàidhlig

EnglishBeurla

Mother	Cò tha a' dol a nighe nan soithichean a-nochd?	Who’s going to wash the dishes tonight?
Son	Chan eil mise. Rinn mise a-raoir iad.	I’m not. I did them last night.
Daughter	Cha do rinn thu.	You did not.
Son	Rinn mi.	I did.
Daughter	Cha do rinn thu. Bha thu a-muigh còmhla ri Niall. Feumaidh tusa na soithichean a dhèanamh a-nochd.	You didn’t. You were out with Neil. You have to do the dishes tonight.
Mother	Sguiribh dheth. Tha Cairistìona ceart. Bha thusa a-muigh a-raoir. Faodaidh tusa na soithichean a thiormachadh.	Stop it. Christine is right. You were out last night. You can dry the dishes.
Clown	A bheil fhios agaibh dè bha mi a’ dèanamh an-diugh?	Do you know what I was doing today?
School children	Chan eil.	No.
Clown	A bheil fhios agadsa dè bha mi a’ dèanamh an-diugh?	Do you know what I was doing today?
School children	Tha cuideigin air do chùlaibh.	Somebody’s behind you.
Clown	Ò, tha sibh ceàrr. Chan eil duine ann.	Oh, you’re wrong. There’s nobody there.
School children	Tha.	Yes.
Clown	Chan eil.	No.
School children	Tha.	Yes.
Clown	Chan eil. Chan eil. Chan eil.	No. No. No.
School children	Tha. Tha. Tha.	Yes. Yes. Yes.
Clown	Nise, a bheil fhios agaibh dè bha mi a’ dèanamh an-diugh?	Now, do you know what I was doing today?
School children	Tha cuideigin air do chùlaibh.	Somebody’s behind you.
Clown	Chan eil sin fìor.	That’s not true.
School children	Tha.	Yes, it is.
Mother	An e Mòrag a tha sin?	Is that Morag?
Father	Chan e.	No.
Mother	Siuthad Iain.	Go on John.
Father	Dè?	What?
Mother	Thalla.	Go.
Father	Dè?	What?
Mother	Thalla ’s faic Mòrag.	Go and see Morag.
Father	Thalla thusa. Chaidh mise suas a-raoir.	You go. I went up last night.
Mother	Chan eil sin fìor. ’S e mise a chaidh suas a-raoir. Cha robh thusa fada.	That’s not true. It was me who went up last night. You weren’t long.
Father	Cha robh. Chaidh i air ais a chadal. Siuthad, a ghràidh. ’S e mise a chaidh suas mu dheireadh.	No. She went back to sleep. Go on, dear. It was me who went last.

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