There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Bàird is Seinneadairean (Poets and singers). Let’s look at some of them again in context.
Uibhistich uile
all Uist folk
a’ toirt na deòir dham shùilean
makes me cry (brings tears to my eyes)
mar a bhios e ga ghabhail
the way he sings it
Leòdhasach
a Lewis person
sàr neach-iomairt
a truly great (excellent) activist
Luchd na Beurla
English speakers (speakers of English!)
òran nas coileanta … na
a song more perfect … than
Cha chreid mi gu bheil
I don’t believe there is
fad is farsaing
far and wide
sàr
most excellent, truly great [quality of excellence in a thing or person, and used before the noun, prefix]
sàr òran
a truly great song
sàr sheinneadair
a truly great singer
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.