- Peur (per-dh) - pear
- Ròsta (roast-ah) - roast [adj.]
- Càl (cal) - cabbage
- Aran-coirce (aran cork-ah) - oatcakes
- Dh'ith (yee-ch) - ate
- Pronn (pr-own) - mashed; pounded
- Amh (aff) - raw [adj; as n. means 'idiot']
- Grod (grot) - rottem
- Bruich (broo-eech) - boiled
- Fìor (fear) - true
- Marag-gheal (ma-rag gee-al) - white pudding
- Brot Albannach (brot alpa-nach) - Scotch broth
- Roile (roll-ah) - roll
- Is fior thoil leam - I really like
- Smocte (smok-cha) - smoked
- Adag (a-tak) - haddock
- Loisgte (los-g-cha) - burnt
- iad air fad - them all/all of them
- snèap (sch-nep) - turnips
- Mar (mar) - lika, as, how
- Ghabh (gav) - had, took, song
- Sgriosail (skri-sal) - dreadful
- Teanas-bùird (tennis-bood-sht) - table tennis
- Rèitire (wretch-ah-ra) - referee
- Chluicheadair (kleech-ah-der) - player [pl. chluicheadairean]
- a' breabadh (ah brair-bigh) - kicking
- a' tilgeil (ah chill-ah-gal) - throwing [p/t - thilg]
- Surfadh-gaoithe (suh-feg gee-ah) - wind surfing
- Croladh (crow-leg) - curling
- Co-fharpais (coh-arp-ish) - competition
- Marcacdh (mark-achd) - horse riding
- a' buannachadh
- a' call (ah kal) - losing [p/t - chaill]
- Dh'òl (goal) - drank
- Caman (caman) - shinty stick
- Cothromach (corrah-moch) - fair
- Mu dheireadh (moo gerrig) - final, last
- Trithead (tree-hit) - thirty
- Ceathrad (ker-rat) - forty
- Caogad (coo-gat) - fifty
- Seasgad (shis-gad) - sixty
- Seachdad (shack-get) - seventy
- Ochdad (och-git) - eighty
- Naochad (nooch-hat) - ninety
- Àireamhan (ah-rav-an) - numbers
- Cunnt (coont) - count [a' cunntadh]
- Àireamhair (arah-vid) - calculator
- Fàg (fah-g) - leave [a' fagail]
- Ceud (kee-at) - hundred
- Mìle (mee-lah) - thousand
- Dùin (doon) - shut, close!
- Uighean (oo-yan) - eggs
- Millean (meal-yan) - million
- Cùm (coom) - keep
- Dàrna (darn-ah) - second
- Treasamh (tree-siv) - third
- Dh'fhàg (g-fag) - left
- Ciad (kee-at) - first
- Fear (fed) - man, one
- Àradh (Argh-rag) - ladder
- a' briseadh (ah breesh-ig) - breaking [P/T - bris]
- Suas (sue-as) - upwards, up
- Fiodh (fee-ag) - wood
- Sàbh (sav) - saw
- a' càradh (cah-rig) - fixing [P/T - càirich]
- Taigh-chearc (tay hear-k) - henhouse.
- a' gearradh (ah ger-ig) - cutting [P/T - geàrr]
- Sgriubhaire (scroo-ah-vah) - screwdriver
- Drathair (drah-ehd) - drawer
- Clogaid (clok-atch) - helmet
- Lugha (loo-ga) - smaller
- Motha (mow-ah) - bigger
- Einnsean (en-shen) - engine
- Òrd (orsht) - hammer
- Bhan (van) - van
- Tractar (trak-tar) - tractor
- Cafaidh (caff-ee) - café
- Garaids (gah-ridge) - garage
- Colaiste (col-ast-har) - college
- Pàrlamaid (parla-mitch) - parliament (f)
- Sleamhnag (sl-ow-nak) - slide (f)
- Dreallag (drell-ak) - swing (f) [pl. -an]
- Srad-bus (stat bus) - bus stop
- Slapagan (slap-ack-an) - slippers
- a' roiligeadh (roll-ig-ig) - rolling [Roilig]
- Taigh-tasgaidh (tay task-ee) - museum
- Dìg (gee-g) - ditch
- Ròimh (roy) - Roma
- Trama (tram-ah) - tram
- Gille (geel-yah) - lad
- Leinn (lane) - ???
- Leotha (l-ow-ah)
- Àbhaist (ah-visht) - usual
- Càil (cah-l) - anything
- Beachd (bee-ach) - opinion [pl. Beachdan]
- Abair (ah-pid) - what
- Urram - (ooh-ram) - (an) honour
- Beatha (beh-ha) - life
- Bùrach (boo-rok) - mess
- Ameireaganach (ah-meeree-gokh) - American (person)
- Neach-naidheachd (nee-ach nay-och) - journalist
- Coibhneil (coyn-eil) - kind
- Agallamh (ak-al-av) - interview
- Neònach (nee-aw-noch) - strange
- Freagair (frig-ad) - answer, respond
- Oifis a' phuist (ofi-ish ah foost) - post office
- Eileanach (ill-an-ach) - islander
- cidhe (key-ah) - pier
- Tòrr (tour) - a lot of
- Luchd-turais (luke-tooh-rish) - tourists
- Dòbhran (door-an) - otter
- Bàta-aiseig (barta ash-ig) - ferry
- Fèis (feesh) - festival
- Ud (ut) - over there
- Driùchd (droo-kh) - dew
- Taigh-staile (tay stal-ah) - distillery
- Sineubhar (shin-u-vah) - gin
- Fraoch (frew-ch) - heather
- Diùra - Jura
- Tobar Mhoire - Tobermory
- Eilean Ì - Iona
- Eilean Arainn - Arran
- Uibhist a Deas - South Uist
- Uibhist a Tuath - North Uist
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar. - The Western Isles
- Lios Mòr - Lismore
- Baile na h-Eaglaise - Kirkwall
- Tuath (too-er) - north
- Ear (edd) - east
- Deas (dees) - south
- Iar (ear) - west
- Cabhsair (cow-said) - causeway, pavement
Ceiteag - Katie
Beanntan - mountains
Seann, Deagh & Droch are all adjectives that proceed the noun - any others?
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