Discussing children A’ bruidhinn mu chloinn
Two / three / four peopleDithis / triùir / ceathrar
Counting people
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
tha dithis agam I have two (people)
tha triùir agam I have three (people)
tha ceathrar againn We have four (people)
chan eil clann againn We don’t have children
These numbers may change the initial sound of the following word:
balach > dithis bhalach (two boys)
caileag > triùir chaileag (three girls)
mac > ceathrar mhac (four sons)
clann > còignear chloinne (five children)
gille > sianar ghillean (six boys)
Nighean does not change:
PersonNeach
GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
| Female staff | Halò. Tha clann agaibh? | Hello. You have children? |
| Man | Tha. Tha dithis againn. | Yes. I have two |
| Female staff | Dithis! | Two! |
| Man | Glè mhath. | Very good. |
| Instructor | A bheil clann agaibh? | Do you have children? |
| Learner | Tha. Tha triùir agam. | Yes. I have three. |
| Instructor | Triùir. Glè mhath. Siuthadaibh ma-thà. | Three. Very good. On you go then. |
| Salesman | Feasgar math. | Good afternoon. |
| Woman | Feasgar math. | Good afternoon. |
| Man | Feasgar math. Clann againn. | Good afternoon. We’ve got children. |
| Woman | Tha ceathrar againn. | We have four. |
| Salesman | Ceathrar! | Four! |
