There is a need for …
Tha feum air …
We can also use modal expressions to express our wishes, hopes, needs and requests.
Feum and faod are commonly heard in Gaelic, but you could also use other expressions.
Look at the modal expressions in the box below:
| Feumaidh tu … | You must … |
| Tha _________________ a dhìth. | _________________ is needed. |
| Tha feum agam air. | I need it. |
| B' fheudar dhut … | You had to … |
| Thig ort _________________ a dhèanamh. | You will have to do / be made to do _________________. |
| Tha _________________ bhuam. | I want/need _________________. |
| Tha agad ri … | You have to … |
| Cha b' fhuilear dhomh … | I would have to … /I could have done with … |
Now try writing a letter to Bodach na Nollaige!
Don't worry if your wishes are not big, complicated, this is fun and a good exercise to improve your language skills.
| A Bhodaich chòir, | Dear Santa, |
If you have a Gaelic-speaking friend, you could do this together.
Ask each other questions about the letters that each of you has written.