Coping with language difficulties A’ dèiligeadh ri duilgheadasan cànain
I don't understandChan eil mi a' tuigsinn
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
a bheil sibh a’ tuigsinn? do you understand?
This is the formal way you use to speak to an older person, or to a group of people.
a bheil thu a’ tuigsinn? do you understand?
This is the informal way you use to speak to an child or a friend.
tha mi a’ tuigsinn I understand
chan eil mi a’ tuigsinn I don’t understand
tha mi gur tuigsinn I understand you
This is the formal way you use to speak to an older person, or to a group of people.
tha mi gad thuigsinn I understand you
This is the informal way you use to speak to an child or a friend.
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
| Woman 1 | Haidh. | Hi. |
| Woman 2 | Haidh. An toigh leat iasg? | Hi. Do you like fish? |
| Woman 1 | Dè thuirt thu? Chan eil mi a’ tuigsinn. | What did you say? I don’t understand. |
| Woman 2 | Iasg. An toigh leat iasg? | Fish. Do you like fish? |
| Woman 1 | Ò, ’s toil. | Oh, yes. |
| Male customer | Uighean, mas e ur toil e. | Eggs, please. |
| Female staff | Uighean. Glè mhath. Cia mheud? | Eggs. Very well. How many? |
| Male customer | Cia mheud? Ò, tha mi duilich. Chan eil mi a’ tuigsinn. | How many? Oh, I’m sorry. I don’t understand. |
| Female staff | Cia mheud? Aon, dhà, trì, sia? | How many? One, two, three, six? |
| Male customer | À, sia, mas e ur toil e. | Ah, six, please. |
| Female staff | Ceart ma-thà. | Ok then. |
