Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Gaelic Vocabulary 2 [Unit 37+]

  1. Peur (per-dh) - pear 
  2. Ròsta (roast-ah) - roast [adj.]
  3. Càl (cal) - cabbage
  4. Aran-coirce (aran cork-ah) - oatcakes
  5. Dh'ith (yee-ch) - ate
  6. Pronn (pr-own) - mashed; pounded
  7. Amh (aff) - raw [adj; as n. means 'idiot']
  8. Grod (grot) - rottem
  9. Bruich (broo-eech) - boiled
  10. Fìor (fear) - true
  11. Marag-gheal (ma-rag gee-al) - white pudding
  12. Brot Albannach (brot alpa-nach) - Scotch broth
  13. Roile (roll-ah) - roll
  14. Is fior thoil leam - I really like
  15. Smocte (smok-cha) - smoked
  16. Adag (a-tak) - haddock
  17. Loisgte (los-g-cha) - burnt
  18. iad air fad - them all/all of them
  19. snèap (sch-nep) - turnips
  20. Mar (mar) - lika, as, how
  21. Ghabh (gav) - had, took, song
  22. Sgriosail (skri-sal) - dreadful
  23. Teanas-bùird (tennis-bood-sht) - table tennis
  24. Rèitire (wretch-ah-ra) - referee
  25. Chluicheadair (kleech-ah-der) - player [pl. chluicheadairean]
  26. a' breabadh (ah brair-bigh) - kicking
  27. a' tilgeil (ah chill-ah-gal) - throwing [p/t - thilg]
  28. Surfadh-gaoithe (suh-feg gee-ah) - wind surfing
  29. Croladh (crow-leg) - curling
  30. Co-fharpais (coh-arp-ish) - competition
  31. Marcacdh (mark-achd) - horse riding
  32. a' buannachadh
  33. a' call (ah kal) - losing [p/t - chaill] 
  34. Dh'òl (goal) - drank
  35. Caman (caman) - shinty stick
  36. Cothromach (corrah-moch) - fair
  37. Mu dheireadh (moo gerrig) - final, last
  38. Trithead (tree-hit) - thirty
  39. Ceathrad (ker-rat) - forty
  40. Caogad (coo-gat) - fifty
  41. Seasgad (shis-gad) - sixty
  42. Seachdad (shack-get) - seventy
  43. Ochdad (och-git) - eighty
  44. Naochad (nooch-hat) - ninety
  45. Àireamhan (ah-rav-an) - numbers
  46. Cunnt (coont) - count [a' cunntadh]
  47. Àireamhair (arah-vid) - calculator
  48. Fàg (fah-g) - leave [a' fagail]
  49. Ceud (kee-at) - hundred
  50. Mìle (mee-lah) - thousand
  51. Dùin (doon) - shut, close!
  52. Uighean (oo-yan) - eggs
  53. Millean (meal-yan) - million
  54. Cùm (coom) - keep
  55. Dàrna (darn-ah) - second
  56. Treasamh (tree-siv) - third
  57. Dh'fhàg (g-fag) - left
  58. Ciad (kee-at) - first
  59. Fear (fed) - man, one
  60. Àradh (Argh-rag) - ladder
  61. a' briseadh (ah breesh-ig) - breaking [P/T - bris]
  62. Suas (sue-as) - upwards, up
  63. Fiodh (fee-ag) - wood
  64. Sàbh (sav) - saw
  65. a' càradh (cah-rig) - fixing [P/T - càirich]
  66. Taigh-chearc (tay hear-k) - henhouse.
  67. a' gearradh (ah ger-ig) - cutting [P/T - geàrr]
  68. Sgriubhaire (scroo-ah-vah) - screwdriver
  69. Drathair (drah-ehd) - drawer
  70. Clogaid (clok-atch) - helmet
  71. Lugha (loo-ga) - smaller
  72. Motha (mow-ah) - bigger
  73. Einnsean (en-shen) - engine
  74. Òrd (orsht) - hammer
  75. Bhan (van) - van
  76. Tractar (trak-tar) - tractor
  77. Cafaidh (caff-ee) - café
  78. Garaids (gah-ridge) - garage
  79. Colaiste (col-ast-har) - college
  80. Pàrlamaid (parla-mitch) - parliament (f)
  81. Sleamhnag (sl-ow-nak) - slide (f)
  82. Dreallag (drell-ak) - swing (f) [pl. -an]
  83. Srad-bus (stat bus) - bus stop
  84. Slapagan (slap-ack-an) - slippers
  85. a' roiligeadh (roll-ig-ig) - rolling [Roilig]
  86. Taigh-tasgaidh (tay task-ee) - museum
  87. Dìg (gee-g) - ditch
  88. Ròimh (roy) - Roma
  89. Trama (tram-ah) - tram
  90. Gille (geel-yah) - lad
  91. Leinn (lane) - ???
  92. Leotha (l-ow-ah) 
  93. Àbhaist (ah-visht) - usual
  94. Càil (cah-l) - anything
  95. Beachd (bee-ach) - opinion [pl. Beachdan]
  96. Abair (ah-pid) - what
  97. Urram - (ooh-ram) - (an) honour
  98. Beatha (beh-ha) - life
  99. Bùrach (boo-rok) - mess
  100. Ameireaganach (ah-meeree-gokh) - American (person)
  101. Neach-naidheachd (nee-ach nay-och) - journalist
  102. Coibhneil (coyn-eil) - kind
  103. Agallamh (ak-al-av) - interview
  104. Neònach (nee-aw-noch) - strange
  105. Freagair (frig-ad) - answer, respond
  106. Oifis a' phuist (ofi-ish ah foost) - post office
  107. Eileanach (ill-an-ach) - islander
  108. cidhe (key-ah) - pier
  109. Tòrr (tour) - a lot of
  110. Luchd-turais (luke-tooh-rish) - tourists
  111. Dòbhran (door-an) - otter
  112. Bàta-aiseig (barta ash-ig) - ferry
  113. Fèis (feesh) - festival
  114. Ud (ut) - over there
  115. Driùchd (droo-kh) - dew
  116. Taigh-staile (tay stal-ah) - distillery
  117. Sineubhar (shin-u-vah) - gin
  118. Fraoch (frew-ch) - heather
  119. Diùra - Jura
  120. Tobar Mhoire - Tobermory
  121. Eilean Ì - Iona 
  122. Eilean Arainn - Arran
  123. Uibhist a Deas - South Uist
  124. Uibhist a Tuath - North Uist
  125. Na h-Eileanan an Iar. - The Western Isles
  126. Lios Mòr - Lismore
  127. Baile na h-Eaglaise - Kirkwall
  128. Tuath (too-er) - north
  129. Ear (edd) - east
  130. Deas (dees) - south
  131. Iar (ear) - west
  132. 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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