LEARNING SCOTTISH GAELIC
Verbs
a bheil mi? (a val me) am I
a bheil thu? are you? (sing)
a bheil e? is he? is it?
a bheil i? is she? is it?
a bheil sinn? are we?
a bheil sibh? are you? (pl)
a bheil iad? are they?
The affirmative answer to “a bheil” is “tha” (yes)
Word meanings;
Thu you
he, it e
i she, it
sinn we
sibh you
iad they
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Chan eil It is not cold
NEGATIVE ANSWER
Chan eil No
AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER
Tha Yes
ASK A NEGATIVE QUESTIONNach Isn’t Tha(Yes)/Chan eil(No)
Present Tense
is mi (is me) it is I
is tu (is too) it is you (sing)
its e (is e) it is he, it is it
is i (is e) it is she, it is it
is sinn (is shenn) it is we
is sibh (is shev) it is you (pl)
is iad (is eat) it is they
Past Tense
bu mhi (boo ve) it was I
bu tu (boo too) it was you (sing)
b’e (be) it was he, it was it
b’i (be) it was she, it was it
bu sinn (boo shenn) it was we
bu sibh (boo shev) it was you (pl)
b’iad (beat) it was they
