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Discussing jobs

What's your job? (plural / polite)

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

dràibhear a driver

portair a porter

saor a joiner

clachair a builder

cunntasair an accountant

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Person
Gaelic
English
Delivery man Halò. Hello.
Kid Halò. Hello.
Delivery man MacLeòid? MacLeod?
Female Householder ’S e.
Tapadh leibh.		 Yes. Thank you.
Delivery man Tìoraidh ma-thà. Cheerio then.
Female Householder Tìoraidh. Cheerio.
Kid Nee naw nee naw...
Dè an obair a th’ agaibh?		 Nee naw nee naw...
What’s your job?
Delivery man ’S e dràibhear a th’ annam. I’m a driver.
Woman Gabh mo leisgeul.
Seo.		 Excuse me.
Here.
Porter ’S e portair a th’ annam. I’m a porter.
Woman Seo ma-thà. Here then.
Man Tha.
Uh huh.		 Yes.
Uh huh.
Woman’s voice Dè an t-ainm a th’ oirbh? What’s your name?
Man Dòmhnall Iain Moireasdan. Donald John Morrison.
Woman’s voice Agus dè an obair a th’ agaibh? And what’s your job?
Donald John ’S e saor a th’ annam. I’m a joiner.
Woman’s Voice Tha sibh ag iarraidh neoni, trì, ceithir, aon. You want zero, three, four, one.
Donald John Neoni, trì, ceithir, aon.
Tapadh leibh.		 Zero, three, four, one.
Thank you