Making comparison A’ dèanamh coimeas
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Attendant | Fuirich! Chan fhaod thu dhol suas an sin. | Wait! You can’t go up there. |
Boy | Carson? | Why? |
Attendant | Tha thu ro bheag. | You’re too small. |
Boy | Ach chaidh Calum suas...agus tha esan nas lugha na mise. | But Calum went up...and he is smaller than me. |
Attendant | Trobhad gus am faic sinn ma-thà. Seall sin. Tha thu ro bheag. | Come so we see then. Look at that. You’re too small. |
Boy | Feumaidh mi a dhol suas. Chaidh Calum suas ’s tha mise nas motha na esan. | I have to go up. Calum went up and I’m bigger than he is. |
Mother | Ciamar a tha an fheadhainn sin? | How are those ones? |
Girl | Tha iad ro mhòr. | They are too big. |
Mother | Ro mhòr. Tha an fheadhainn sin nas motha. Tha an fheadhainn sin nas lugha. Feuch ort iad. A bheil iad cofhurtail? | Too big. These ones are bigger. Those ones are smaller. Try them on. Are they comfortable? |
Girl | Chan eil. Tha iad ro bheag. An fheadhainn sin. | No. They are too small. Those ones. |
Mother | Chan eil fhios agam. | I don’t know. |
Girl | Tha an fheadhainn seo cofhurtail. | Those ones are comfortable. |