Talking about health A’ bruidhinn mu shlàinte
Don't take too muchNa gabh cus
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
na gabh cus don’t take too much
na gabhaibh cus don’t take too much
cha dèan deoch no dhà cron sam bith ort a drink or two won’t do you any harm
na ithibh cus don’t eat too much (plural / polite)
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Ailean | Cha ghabh. Tapadh leat. Sguir mi a’ smocadh. | No. Thank you.. I stopped smoking. |
Wife | An do sguir, Ailein? Tha sin math, a ghràidh. | Did you, Alan? That’s good, dear. |
Ailean | Tha e math ’s tha e math dhut. Pinnt eile, mas e ur toil e. | It’s good and it’s good for you. Another pint, please. |
Wife | Ò, Ailein. Na gabh cus. | Oh, Alan. Don’t have too much. |
Ailean | Na gabh cus? Carson? Tha thusa a’ dràibheadh. | Don’t have too much? Why? You are driving. |
Ailean | Ò, mo cheann. | Oh my head. |
Wife | A thruaghain, a bheil e uabhasach goirt? | Poor thing, is it awfully sore? |
Ailean | Tha. Uabhasach goirt. | Yes. Awfully sore. |
Wife | Hoigh, sguir. Na gabh cus. Cha bu chòir dhut barrachd is ochd a ghabhail anns an latha. | Hoy, stop. Don’t have too much. You shouldn’t take more than eight a day. |
Doctor | Am bi sibh a’ smocadh? | Do you smoke? |
Ailean | Uill, bha mi a’ smocadh ach sguir mi. | Well, I did smoke but I stopped. |
Doctor | Tha sin math. Am bi sibh a’ gabhail eacarsaich sam bith? | That’s good. Do you do any exercise? |
Ailean | Bithidh. Bidh mi a’ cluich badmantan. | Yes. I play badminton. |
Doctor | Tha sin math. Chan eil sin dona. Ach feumaidh sibh a bhith faiceallach dè dh’itheas sibh. Na gabh cus geir. | That’s good. That isn’t bad. But you need to be careful what you eat. Don’t have too much fat. |
Ailean | Cha ghabh. Bidh mi a’ grìosachadh a h-uile càil an àite a bhith a’ fraighigeadh. | I won’t. I grill everything instead of frying. |
Doctor | Glè mhath. Agus a-nise, dè mu dheidhinn deoch làidir? À uill, cha dèan deoch no dhà cron sam bith ort. Ach... | Very good. And now, what about alcohol? Ah well, a drink or two won’t do you any harm. But... |
Doctor/Ailean | ...na gabh cus! | ...don’t have too much! |