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Dealing with money A’ dèiligeadh ri airgead

A penny short of ten pounds (£9.99)Deich notaichean ach sgillinn (£9.99)

Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.

Lots of prices involve 99p. £1.99 would be dà not ach sgillinn which literally translates as 'two pounds but a penny'.

a bheil sibh a’ gabhail …? do you take …? (plural / polite)

cairt creideis a credit card

cairtean creideis credit cards

air ais back

sgillinn air ais one penny back / one penny change

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Female Customer Tha mi ag iarraidh seo, mas e ur toil e. I want this, please.
Female Staff Ceart ma-thà. Ok then.
Female Customer Dè na tha sin? How much is that?
Female Staff Tha sin naoi notaichean ach sgillinn, mas e ur toil e. That’s £8.99, please.
Female Customer A bheil sibh a’ gabhail cairtean creideis? Do you take credit cards?
Female Staff Tha. Yes.
Female Customer Access? Access?
Female Staff Tha.
Tapadh leibh.
Yes.
Thank you.
Female Staff Tapadh leibh.
Tha i fuar an-diugh, nach eil?
Thank you.
It’s cold today, isn’t it?
Male Customer Tha.
Tha i fuar.
Yes.
It’s cold.
Female Staff Tha sin deich notaichean ach sgillinn, mas e ur toil e. That’s £9.99, please.
Male Customer A bheil sibh a’ gabhail cairtean creideis? Do you take credit cards?
Female Staff Tha.
Tha sinn a’ gabhail cairtean creideis.
Yes.
We take credit cards.