I'm from Scotland [It's from Scotland that I am]
'S ann à Alba a tha mi
In SpeakGaelic A2 Cuspair 2, we learned to use 'S ann à | Chan ann à to say where we are from. Remember that 'S ann adds emphasis to the word that follows it.
Tha mi à Alba.→'S ann à Alba a tha mi.
I am from Scotland.→It is from Scotland that I am.
An ann?
Is it?
Nach ann?
Isn't it?
✅ 'S ann
It is
⛔ Chan ann
It isn't
Saoilidh mi
I think
... gur ann
... that it is
… nach ann
… that it isn't
'S dòcha
Perhaps
... gur ann
it is
… nach ann
… it isn't
As we saw in B1 Cuspair 2, we use 'S ann with a preposition, as we have seen before with à (from). We often use 'S ann with other prepositions, such as: ann an , le and do / a .
| An ann | à | Èirinn | a tha | thu? | ✅ 'S ann | ⛔ Chan ann | |
| Nach ann | ann an | Alba | a tha | e | a' fuireach? | ✅ 'S ann | ⛔ Chan ann |
| Nach ann | le | Eilidh | a bha | sin? | ✅ 'S ann | ⛔ Chan ann | |
| Nach ann | a | Ghlaschu | a bhios | iad | a' dol? | ✅ 'S ann | ⛔ Chan ann |
| An ann | ann an | Tobar na Màthar | a tha | thu | a' fuireach? | ✅ 'S ann | ⛔ Chan ann |
| ✅ Saoilidh mi | gur ann | à | Èirinn | a tha | thu. | |
| ⛔ Saoilidh mi | nach ann | ann an | Alba | a tha | e | a' fuireach. |
| ✅ Saoilidh mi | gur ann | le | Eilidh | a bha | sin. | |
| ⛔ Saoilidh mi | nach ann | a | Ghlaschu | a bhios | iad | a' dol. |
An ann ann am Peairt a tha Ruairidh a' fuireach a–nis?
Is it in Perth that Ruairidh is staying now?
Chan ann. Saoilidh mi gur ann ann an Dùn Dè a tha Ruairidh a–nis.
It isn't. I think it's in Dundee that Ruairidh is now.