Everyday Gaelic

PREFACE iii A PRONUNCIATION AND IMITATED PRONUNCIATION 1(2) B BASIC GRAMMAR 3(8) C QUESTION AND ANSWER (VERBS) 11(2) D NUMBERS AND TIME 13(9) Time of the day/week etc. 16(6) E MEETING FRIENDS AND GETTING ACQUAINTED 22(3) How are you? 22(1) Getting to know you/Asking after others 23(2) F THE WEATHER 25(4) G OUTDOORS 29(10) In the country 29(6) Topography 30(1) Flora and fauna 31(3) On the farm/crops 34(1) Farm and domestic animals 34(1) At the seashore 35(4) Fish and fishing 37(2) H PLACE-NAMES: SCOTLAND AND INTERNATIONAL 39(3) Countries, nationalities and languages 41(1) J TRAVELLING, TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION 42(9) Transport 42(6) Travelling by car 43(2) Travelling by public transport 45(1) Travel information 46(1) Buying tickets 46(2) Accommodation and Facilities 48(3) K EATING AND DRINKING OUT 51(8) A quick cuppa 51(1) In the hotel/bar 52(2) Eating a meal 54(5) L INVITATIONS, ENTERTAINMENTS AND ACTIVITIES 59(7) The Church 64(2) M ONE-LINERS (Sayings and Jokes) 66(2) N SPECIAL OCCASIONS/GREETINGS 68(2) Special times of the year 68(1) General greetings/weddings 68(1) Birth 69(1) O IN TOWN 70(5) Places in town 70(1) Offices and institutions 71(1) Asking directions 71(4) P SHOPPING (See separate Contents on first page of this Section) 75(20) Q OCCUPATIONS: JOBS AND WORK 95(5) R PERSONAL AND FAMILY NAMES 100(5) First names (Female and Male) 100(2) Surnames 102(1) Clan crest slogans 103(1) General patriotic slogans 104(1) S LOW 105(12) The house 105(1) The family 106(1) Schooling and education 107(1) Common domestic phrases 108(1) Lost and found 109(1) Doing things around the house 110(3) In the kitchen/cooking Family meals 113(1) Talking with children 114(1) Family friction 115(2) T TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE 117(7) Numbers of people 118(1) Describing People 118(2) Physical description 118(1) Character and personality 119(1) Feelings and emotions 120(1) Having and owning 121(2) Wearing 123(1) V PERSONAL COMMUNICATION 124(6) Writing letters 124(1) On the computer 125(1) On the phone 125(2) Speaking/telling 127(1) Thinking/knowing 127(1) Intention/decision/action 128(2) W THE BOYD 130(6) The faculties/senses 130(1) Parts of the body 130(2) Discomfort, illness and injury 132(3) At the dentist 135(1) ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF MAIN TOPICS 136(1) HAPPY PHRASES 137