November :: page 3
Dè tha sibh ag iarraidh? (What do you want?)

Of course, there are other ways to ask someone what they want. This conversation introduces you to a construction you’ve seen before. This time, check out Munro being polite and asking Morag what she would like! There’s no prize if you guess, as you know Morag so well by now!

Munro	Dè tha sibh ag iarraidh? What do you want?
Morag	Tha mi ag iarraidh cupa tì, mas e do thoil e. I want a cup of tea, please.
Munro	Dè ghabhas sibh? Tì dhubh no tì le bainne? What will you take? Black tea or tea with milk?
Morag	Gabhaidh mi tì le bainne. I will take tea with milk.
Munro	A bheil sibh ag iarraidh càil eile? Do you want anything else?
Morag	Chan eil tapadh leat. Tha gu leòr agam. No thank you. I have plenty.

Now listen to their conversation.

Play MP3 file

With this conversation, we’ve revisited a couple of previous phrases that you’ve come across, just to keep you on your toes! You’ll also see that when Morag says “Please”, to Munro, that she uses the informal or singular form “Mas e do thoil e”. Spot the differences from the polite/plural form? She uses do to mean ‘you’, and that word adds an h into the next word thoil.

Useful vocabulary

Gaelic	English
Tha mi ag iarraidh cupa tì	I want a cup of tea
Tha mi ag iarraidh cupa cofaidh	I want a cup of coffee
Tha mi ag iarraidh tì gun bhainne	I want tea without milk
Gabhaidh mi tì	I will take tea
Gabhaidh mi cofaidh	I will take coffee
Gabhaidh mi srùbag	I will take a cuppa
Gabhaidh mi glainne fìon	I will take a glass of wine
Gabhaidh mi glainne fìon dearg	I will take a glass of red wine

[ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ] Next Page