going to do
A' dol a dhèanamh
We often say we are ‘going to’ do something when making plans. We do this in Gaelic using a’ dol a ‘going to’ followed by a verbal noun. This is the same structure we use to say we are a’ dol a dh’Alba ‘going to Scotland’.
Remember: the a causes lenition where possible and adds dh’ before a vowel.
Tha mi a’ dol a Phort Rìgh
I am going to Portree
Tha mi a’ dol a dh’Inbhir Nis
I am going to Inverness
Tha a’ ghaoth a’ dol a shèideadh
The wind is going to blow
Tha mi a’ dol a dh’obair
I am going to work
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Tha mi a’ dol a
Phort Rìgh
Portree
Ghlaschu
Glasgow
dh’Inbhir Nis
Inverness
dh’ionnsachadh
learn
dh’obair
work
riuth
run
chluich
play