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I told you not to say a wordThuirt mi riut gun facal a ràdh

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

gun without

Here gun is used in a slightly different way. To say that you told or asked someone not to say something say thuirt mi … gun … or dh’iarr mi … gun …

dh’iarr mi ort gun a bhith ag innse dhaibh I asked you not to tell them

thuirt mi riut gun facal a ràdh I said to you not to say a word

as t-fhoghar in the autumn

as t-earrach in the spring

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Alasdair	Tha Donna a’ fàgail na sgoile as t-fhoghar.	Donna is leaving school in the autumn.
Mother	Dè tha seo?	What’s this?
Donna	Dh’iarr mi ort gun a bhith ag innse dhaibh.	I asked you not to tell them.
Mother	Gun a bhith ag innse dhaibh dè?	Not to tell them what?
Alasdair	Tha i a’ fàgail na sgoile as t-fhoghar.	She’s leaving school in the autumn.
Mother	Chan eil i a’ fàgail na sgoile as t-fhoghar. Faodaidh i an sgoil fhàgail as t-earrach an dèidh dhi na deuchainnean a dhèanamh.	She is not leaving school in the autumn. She may leave school in the spring after doing the exams.
Donna	Ach, tha a h-uile duine a’ fàgail na sgoile.	But, everyone is leaving the school.
Mother	A h-uile duine?	Everyone?
Donna	Tha Sìne a’ fàgail as t-fhoghar.	Jane is leaving in the autumn.
Mother	Agus a bheil obair aice?	And does she have a job?
Donna	Tha. Tha i gu bhith ag obair ann am bùth.	Yes. She’s going to work in a shop.
Alasdair	Abair obair.	What a job.
Mother	Bi sàmhach thusa. Na can facal.	Be quiet you. Don’t say a word.
Alasdair	Mise?	Me?
Mother	Thuirt mi riut gun facal a ràdh. Agus thuirt mi riutsa gum faod thu an sgoil fhàgail as t-earrach. A bheil thu a’ tuigsinn?	I told you not to say a word. And I told you that you can leave school in the spring. Do you understand?
Father	Carson a tha thu ag iarraidh an sgoil fhàgail?	Why do you want to leave school?
Donna	Tha mi airson obair fhaighinn.	I want to get a job.
Father	Ach chan eil obair an seo idir.	But there’s no work here at all.
Donna	Tha mi cinnteach gum faigh mise obair.	I’m sure I can find a job.
Father	Càite?	Where?
Donna	Ann an oifis no ann am bùth.	In an office or in a shop.
Mother	Thuirt mi riut gun facal a ràdh. Agus thuirt mi riutsa gum faodadh tu an sgoil fhàgail as t-earrach. Ceart?	I told you not to say a word. And I told you that you can leave school in the spring. Ok?
Alasdair	Chan fhaod i fàgail as t-earrach.	She can’t leave in spring.
Father	Bi sàmhach.	Be quiet.
Alasdair	Tha iad air a tilgeil a-mach.	They have thrown her out.

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