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Nollaig Chridheil! (Merry Christmas!)

It’s early on Christmas morning …… very early! For the first time in ages, Munro is excited. The mask of coolness has slipped and he’s desperate to get Seanair up so the presents can get unwrapped! Listen to this conversation – you might be able to use these phrases on Christmas morning.

Munro	Nollaig Chridheil!! Merry Christmas!!
Seanair	Dè an uair a tha e? What time is it?
Munro	Tha e leth-uair an dèidh còig …. èirichibh!! It’s half past five …. get up!!
Seanair	Tha e ro thràth fhathast! It’s too early yet!
Munro	Chan eil idir. ’S e latha na Nollaig a tha ann! No, it isn’t. It’s Christmas Day!
Seanair	Tha fios agam ach tha e ro thràth! I know but it is too early!

Now listen to their conversation.

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You’ll recognise a few of the phrases in that conversation, especially those dealing with the time. Munro uses the word èirichibh to tell Seanair to “Get up!” At least he used the polite form. If you want to tell someone to get up and it’s someone you know well, you’d just shout èirich! The word ro is very useful – it can be used to emphasise something is too much of one thing. Look at the useful vocabulary

Useful vocabulary

Gaelic	English
Tha e ro thràth	It is too early
Tha e ro fhuar	It is too cold
Tha e ro bhlàth	It is too warm
Tha e ro theth	It is too hot
Tha seo ro dhaor	This is too expensive
Tha sin ro chunnartach	That is too dangerous
Tha thu ro òg	You are too young
Tha e ro shean	He is too old

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