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Halò, agus fàilte gu “Blasad Beag” – am pàirt den phrògram dhuibhse a tha ag iarraidh Gàidhlig a tha sìmplidh. Welcome to “Blasad Beag” – the section of the programme especially for those of you who have recently started learning the language! Anns gach leasan, bidh mi a’ toirt thugaibh abairtean feumail air cuspairean cumanta – each week I’ll be here to help with some useful phrases on everyday subjects you can try at home.

An-diugh, tha sinn a’ dol a thoirt sùil air an teaghlach. Today we’re going to look at the family. Teaghlach – family. Teaghlach. An teaghlach – the family. An teaghlach. You’ll learn the names for various members of the family and look at how you could use them in everyday conversations.

Let’s start off with “brother” and “sister”.

Brother is bràthair. Bràthair.
Sister is piuthar. Piuthar.

Mo bhràthair – my brother. Mo bhràthair.
Do bhràthair – your brother. Do bhràthair.
Mo phiuthar – my sister. Mo phiuthar.
Do phiuthar – your sister. Do phiuthar.

Èistibh ris a’ chòmhradh seo. Listen to this conversation:

Guth 1: Càit’ a bheil do bhràthair a’ fuireach?
Guth 2: Tha e a’ fuireach ann an Dùn Èideann.
Guth 1: Oh, tha mo phiuthar a’ fuireach ann an Dùn Èideann cuideachd.

A’ gluasad air adhart a-nise – moving on now, let’s look at the Gaelic words for mother and father.

Mother is màthair. Màthair.
Father is athair. Athair.
My mother – mo mhàthair.
Your mother – do mhàthair.
My father – m’ athair.
Your father – d’ athair.

Èistibh ris a’ chòmhradh seo. Listen to this conversation:

Guth 1: Cò às a tha d’ athair?
Guth 2: Tha m’ athair à Leòdhas agus tha mo mhàthair à Glaschu.

Now, what if you have children? You might know the Gaelic for “son” – it’s mac. Mac. That’s where we get the “mac” surnames – for example, “MacDonald” literally means “son of Donald.”

And if you have a daughter? The Gaelic word for “daughter” is nighean. Nighean.

Mo mhac – my son.
Do mhac – your son.
Mo nighean – my daugher.
Do nighean – your daughter.

To ask somebody if they have children, you could say “A bheil teaghlach agad?” – or to be polite, “A bheil teaghlach agaibh?” Literally, “Do you have a family? A bheil teaghlach agad? A bheil teaghlach agaibh? Alternatively, you could say, “A bheil clann agad” or “A bheil clann agaibh” – do you have children? A bheil clann agad? A bheil clann agaibh?

Èistibh ris a’ chòmhradh seo:

Guth 1: A bheil teaghlach agaibh?
Guth 2: Tha - tha nighean agus mac agam. A bheil clann agaibh fhèin?
Guth 1: Chan eil clann agam.

Finally, we’ll look at the words for “grandfather” and “grandmother”.

Grandfather is seanair. Seanair.
Grandmother is seanmhair. Seanmhair.

My grandfather – mo sheanair.
My grandmother – mo sheanmhair.
Your grandfather – do sheanair.
Your grandmother – do sheanmhair.

Èistibh ris a’ chòmhradh seo:

Guth 1: A bheil do sheanmhair fhathast beò?
Guth 2: Tha – agus tha mo sheanair beò cuideachd.

Uill sin e bhuamsa an-dràsta – that’s all from me for just now. Ach cuimhnich, gheibh thu notaichean air an làrach-lìn againn. To listen again or practise your pronunciation, visit our website for notes and vocabulary. Agus airson tuilleadh Gàidhlig shìmplidh, carson nach tòir sibh sùil air làrach-lìn LearnGaelic.scot? To learn some more simple Gaelic phrases, why not have a look at the website and go to the Beginners section or download the LearnGaelic Beginners App! Tìoraidh an-dràsta!