Structure: asking specific questions
Structair: a’ faighneachd cheistean sònraichte
To ask more information about places, we need a new sentence structure.
An e ____ a th’ ann?
is it____?
This literally translates as Is it __ which is it?
An e baile beag a th’ ann?
is it a small town?
An e dùthaich bheag a th’ ann?
is it a small country?
We know how to ask the question, but do we know how to answer? Yes, we do. Answering a question in Gaelic is dependent on how it is asked, so listen carefully when someone asks.
Is e
Yes (literally it is).
’S e
Yes (literally it is).
Chan e
No (literally it is not)
You can expand these answers using the same structure as the question.
’S e baile beag a th’ ann
it is a small town
’S e dùthaich bheag a th’ ann
it is a small country
Chan e baile beag a th’ ann
it not a small town
Chan e dùthaich bheag a th’ ann
it is not a small country
There is another way to get the desired information using this structure and we have information to fill in the blanks .
Nach e ____ a th’ ann?
Isn’t it ___?
Nach e baile beag a th’ ann?
Isn’t it a small town?
Nach e dùthaich bheag a th’ ann?
Isn’t it a small country?
We will meet this structure often on our Gaelic learning journey!
| An e Is it | baile a town | beag small | a th’ ann (? / .) which it is |
| Nach e is it not | eilean an island | mòr big | - |
| ’S e it is | - | - | - |
| Chan e It isn’t | - | - | - |