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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Gum b’ e mo mhiann … (How I wish …). Let’s look at some of them again in context. 

Cha chreid mi nach eil …

I believe that … [I don’t believe … not …]

a’ tighinn am feabhas

improving

… nach tèid i am miosad

… that it/she doesn’t worsen (get worse)

roghainn fhèin

own choice

teann

strict, tight

nas teinne

stricter, tighter

clàreagair

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B’ fheàirrde thu sin!

You’d be the better of that!

Cha bu mhiste thu …

You’d be none the worse for …

Tha mi toigheach

I like, I am fond of

‘S fheàirrde duine gàire!

You have to laugh! [Laughter is good for a person!]

We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.