Monday, 15 December 2025

500 Scottish Gaelic Phrases from Duolingo - Number 8 [Section 3, Unit 26]

 

  1. Tha taibhse anns a' chidsin a-rithist. (There is a ghost in the kitchen again.)
  2. Tha plana aig an eileanach. (The islander has a plan.)
  3. Tha nighean aca. (They have a daughter.)
  4. Tha ubhal anns an stocainn. (There is an apple in the stocking.)
  5. Tha dà chànan agam. Beurla agus Gàidhlig. (I have two languages. English and Gaelic.)
  6. Chuir mi m' aodach dhìom. Bha mi rùisgte. (I took my clothes off. I was naked.)
  7. Bhreab i am ball. (She kicked the ball.)
  8. Bhreab an cluicheadair am ball-coise. (The player kicked the football.)
  9. Is toil leam a bhriogais phurpaidh. (I like his purple trousers.)
  10. Bha driùchd air an fheur. (There was dew on the grass.)
  11. Cha do cluich mi iomain. (I did not play shinty.) [Nb: why 'do' in this sentence?]
  12. Cha do dh'òl mi gu leòr uisge an-dè. (I did not drink enough water yesterday.)
  13. Cha do bhuannaich sinn. (We did not win.)
  14. Na òl sin! (Don't drink that.)
  15. Tha am bàta-aiseig anns an Òban fhathast. (The ferry is in Oban, still.)
  16. 'S e deagh chluicheadair a th' ann. (He is a good player.)
  17. Tha mi nas toilichte mar-thà. (I am happier already.)
  18. Tha i nas blàithe an-diugh. (It is warmer today.)
  19. Tha buntàta aig Peadar. Tha e nas toilichte a-nis. (Peter has a potato. He is happoer now.)
  20. A bheil Inbhir Nis nas blàithe na Innis Tìle? Chan eil. (Is Inverness warmer than Iceland? No.)
  21. Thug thu tìodhlaicean dhomh. (You gave me gifts.)
  22. Thug mi tìodhlac sgoinneil dhut. (I gave you a brilliant gift.)
  23. Thug mi cairt do Raonaid. (I gave a card to Rachel.)
  24. Cha thug e tìodhlac dhomh. (He did not give a present to me.)
  25. Nach tug mi tìodhlac dhut? (Didn't I give a gift to you?)
  26. Fàg an gual anns an stocainn. Bidh e èibhinn! (Leave the coal in the stocking. It will be funny!)
  27. Tha Bodach na Nollaig ag ithe paidh mions. (Santa Claus is eating a mince pie.)



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Friday, 12 December 2025

Interesting: A Map of Public Bunkers in the UK

The Map below purportedly shows all of the nuclear bunkers available to the public in the UK. 

Source: Full list of all public nuclear bunkers in the UK as Putin threatens Europe with war - Daily Star  [Andrea Oldereide; Daily Star; 12 Dec 2025]


Personally, I think the survivors will envy the dead! Unless you've built a luxury bunker, like Zuckerberg's Hawaiian compound. 

500 Scottish Gaelic Phrases from Duolingo - Number 8 [Section 3, Unit 26]

  Tha taibhse anns a' chidsin a-rithist. (There is a ghost in the kitchen again.) Tha plana aig an eileanach. (The islander has a plan.)...