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.