Describing things and people Ag innse cò ris a tha daoine agus rudan coltach
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| Woman 1 | A bheil thu eòlach air Ùisdean? | Do you know Hugh? |
| Woman 2 | Chan eil. | No. |
| Woman 1 | Nach eil? Ò,’s e duine gasta a th’ ann. | Don’t you? Oh, he’s a nice man. |
| Boy | Bha a’ chlann ag obair gu trang. | The children were working busily. |
| Mother | Siuthad, a ghràidh. Bha iad... | On you go, dear. They were... |
| Boy | ...a’ sgrìobhadh, a’ peantadh, a’ leughadh agus ag obair le siosar. | ...writing, painting, reading and working with scissors. |
| Mother | Ò, ’s e duine grot a th’ ann. Siuthad a-nis. | Oh, he’s a rotten man. On you go now. |
| Boy | Ach cha robh Mòrag stòlda idir. | But Morag wasn’t settled at all. |
| Wife | A bheil thu ag iarraidh bainne? | Do you want milk? |
| Guest | Chan eil, tapadh leat. Ciamar a tha Eilidh? | No, thank you. How is Helen? |
| Wife | Tha i glè mhath. Tha iad a’ fuireach ann am Barraigh an-dràsta. | She’s very good. They are living in Barra just now. |
| Guest | A bheil? Dè an t-ainm a th’ air an duin’ aice? | Are they? What’s her husband’s name? |
| Husband | Tha, Pòl. | Paul. |
| Guest | Cò às a tha e? | Where’s he from? |
| Husband | Tha e às an Òban. ’S e duine gasta a th’ ann. | He’s from Oban. He’s a nice man. |
