Expressing needs A’ cur feuman an cèill
Do I have to... ?Am feum mi... ?
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
feumaidh tu còta a chur ort you must put a coat on
am feum mi geansaidh a chur orm? do I need to put a sweater on?
chan fheum no (to the question am feum... ?)
We have seen that chan fheum can be used as a response, but it can be used to say that someone doesn’t have to do something:
chan fheum mi … I don’t have to …
chan fheum sibh … you don’t have to … (plural/polite)
chan fheum sinn … we don’t have to …
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| Man | Dè tha thu airson a dhèanamh a-nis? | What do you want to do now? |
| Woman | Chan eil fhios agam. A bheil an t-acras ort? | I don’t know. Are you hungry? |
| Man | Tha. Tiugainn! | Yes. Let’s go! |
| Woman | Na bi gòrach. Feumaidh tu seacaid a chur ort a-staigh an sin. | Don’t be silly. You have to wear a jacket in there. |
| Daughter | Tha mi deiseil, mamaidh. | I’m finished, mummy. |
| Mother | Glè mhath. An d’ fhuair thu gu leòr? | Very good. Did you get enough? |
| Daughter | Fhuair. | Yes. |
| Mother | Trobhad an seo. | Come here. |
| Daughter | Am feum mi geansaidh a chur orm? | Do I have to put on a jumper? |
| Mother | Feumaidh, a ghràidh. Tha e glè fhuar a-muigh an-diugh. | Yes, dear. It’s very cold outside today. |
| Husband | Càit a bheil na h-iuchraichean agam? | Where are my keys? |
| Wife | Chan eil fhios agam. | I don’t know. |
| Husband | Seo iad. A bheil sinn deiseil? | Here they are. Are we ready? |
| Wife | Tha. Ach feumaidh tu còt’ a chur ort. | Yes. But you need to put a coat on. |
| Husband | Chan fheum. Chan eil i fuar idir. | No. It isn’t cold at all. |
| Wife | Chan eil. Ach tha i fliuch. | No. But it’s wet. |
| Husband | A bheil? | Is it? |
