Scottish Gaelic Skill:Holidays is the 56th skill on the Scottish Gaelic Duolingo course. In the revised Duolingo format, Holidays is the first lesson in Unit 2 of Section 3: Traveler
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Lessons[]
Describe holidays
- tìodhlac = a gift
- tìodhlaicean = gifts
- an Nollaig = Christmas
- stocainn = stocking
- gual = coal
- na Nollaig = Santa Claus
- toir = give
- thoir = give (lenited)
- thug = gave
- a’ tiort = giving
- dha = to him
- dhut = to you / for you
- thoir pòg dha = give him a kiss
- thoir pòg dhi = give her a kiss
- a’ ghràidh = Love (name)
- àmhainn = oven
- cearc-fhrangach = turkeyLà na Nollaig = Christmas Day
- Nollaig Chridheil = Merry Christmas
- Oidhche na Nollaig = Christmas Eve
- Bliadhna Mhath Ùr = Happy New Year
- Là Challainn = New Year’s Day
- Oidhche Challainn = New Year’s Eve = Hogmanay
- [thug mi] cairt gu = [I gave a] card to
- coinneal = candle
- coinnlean = candles
- do dh’Iain = to Iain
- do dh’Eilidh = to Eilidh
- sguab = broom
- cidsin = kitchen
- chidsin = kitchen (lenited)
- peapag = pumpkin
- an ostail eagalach = the scary hostel
- am bliadhna = this year
- taibhse = ghost
- taibhsean = ghosts
- chunnaic = saw (verb) [chunnaic mi = I saw]
- claigeann = skull
- bhana-bhuidseach = witch
- a’ gàireachdainn = laughing
- Oidhche Shamhna = Halloween
- tha sinn a’ toirt airgead do dh’Eilidh = we are giving money to Eilidh