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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Mairidh gaol is ceòl (Love and music will endure). Let’s look at some of them again in context. 

Dè am fonn a th’ ort?

How are you, what mood are you in, how’s the trim?

deagh fhonn

good, good form

iomagaineach

worried, concerned, anxious

measadh

assessment

sgeama measaidh nan cairtean

card assessment scheme

slat-tomhais

yardstick, guide, benchmark

inbhe na Gàidhlig

standard/quality of Gaelic

aig ìre

at a level/standard

aig àrd-ìre

at a high level

an-fhoiseil

uneasy, ill-at-ease

bha Gàidhlig agad bhon ghlùin

You’re a native speaker

cairt òir

the gold card

tiocaid òir

golden ticket

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.