Talking about what you ought A’ bruidhinn mu dè bu chòir dhut a dhèanamh
You'd be better to...'S fheàrr dhut...
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
’s fheàrr dhut … you’d better…
’s fheàrr dhuibh … you’d better… (plural/polite)
’s fheàrr dhuibh a dhol dhachaigh you’d better go home (plural/polite)
’s fheàrr dhomh a dhol a dh’fhaighinn cuideachadh I’d better go and get help
’s fheàrr dhut do shùil a chumail air an aimsir you’d better keep your eye on the weather
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Manager | Thig a-steach. | Come in. |
Màiri | Siuthadaibh. Òlaibh seo. | On you go. Drink this. |
Manager | Tapadh leat, a Mhàiri. | Thank you, Mary. |
Màiri | Mo chreach. Tha sin uabhasach. Bu chòir dhuibh a bhith anns an leabaidh. | My goodness. That’s awful. You should be in bed. |
Manager | Tha mi ceart gu leòr. | I’m alright. |
Màiri | Chan eil idir. ’S fheàrr dhuibh a dhol dhachaigh. | Not at all. You’d better go home. |
Manager | Chan urrainn dhomh a dhol dhachaigh. Tha mi fada ro thrang. | I can’t go home. I am far too busy. |
Màiri | ’S urrainn dhomh fhèin sin a dhèanamh. Siuthadaibh. ’S fheàrr dhuibh a dhol dhachaigh. | I can do that myself. On you go. You’d better go home. |
Man 1 | A bheil sin goirt? | Is that painful? |
Man 2 | Daingead! Tha. | Dangit! Yes. |
Man 1 | Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gu bheil i briste. Cha bu chòir dhuibh gluasad. Cuiribh siud timcheall oirbh is cumaibh sibh fhèin blàth. | I think that it is broken. You shouldn’t move. Put this around yourself and keep yourself warm. |
Man 2 | Tha i goirt. | It’s sore. |
Man 1 | ’S fheàrr dhomh dhol a dh’fhaighinn cuideachadh. | I’d better go and get help. |
Man 2 | Na bithibh fada. | Don’t be long. |
Man 1 | Cha bhi. | I won’t. |
Radio | Gale force 9 expected at 15:00 BST in sea area Hebrides. That is the end of the gale warning. | Gale force 9 expected at 15:00 BST in sea area Hebrides. That is the end of the gale warning. |
Man 1 | ’S fheàrr dhut do shùil a chumail air an aimsir. Tha iad ag ràdh gum bi gèile ann feasgar. | You’d better keep an eye on the weather. They say that there will be a gale in the afternoon. |
Man 2 | Chuala mi sin. | I heard that. |
Man 1 | Fàg an rèidio agad air. | Leave your radio on. |
Man 2 | Fàgaidh. ’S fheàrr dhomh falbh ma-thà. | I will. I’d better go then. |