Expressing needs A’ cur feuman an cèill
We must eat something before we goFeumaidh sinn rudeigin ithe mus fhalbh sinn.
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
feumaidh mi rudeigin òl I must drink something
feumaidh sinn rudeigin ithe we must eat something
… mus fhalbh sinn … before we go
We have seen that feumaidh can be used as a response, but it can be used to say that someone has to do something.
feumaidh sibh … you must … (plural/polite)
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| Woman | Tha thu air ais. | You’re back. |
| Man | Feumaidh mi rudeigin ri òl. | I need something to drink. |
| Woman | A bheil am pathadh ort? | Are you thirsty? |
| Man | Tha gu dearbh. | Yes indeed. |
| Woman | A bheil thu ag iarraidh cupa tì? | Do you want a cup of tea? |
| Man | Chan eil, tapadh leat. Gabhaidh mi cana làgair. | No, thank you. I’ll have a can of lager. |
| Woman | Cuin a tha sinn a’ falbh? | When are we leaving? |
| Man | Dè an uair a tha e an-dràsta? | What time is it now? |
| Woman | Tha e gu bhith trì uairean. | It’s almost three o’ clock. |
| Man | Feumaidh sinn falbh ann an leth-uair a thìde ma-thà. | We have to leave in half an hour then. |
| Woman | Feumaidh sinn rudeigin ithe mus fhalbh sinn. Dè ghabhas tu? | We need to eat something before we leave. What will you have? |
| Man | Gabhaidh mi ceapaire càise, mas e do thoil e. | I’ll have a cheese sandwich, please. |
| Woman | Glè mhath. | Very good. |
