Vocabulary of Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

1.    mother           màthair, a’ mhàthair, màthraichean
2.    father           athair, an t-athair, athraichean
3.    sister           piuthar, a’ phiuthar, peathraichean
4.    brother           brathair, am brathair, braithrean
5.    daughter           nighean, an nighean, nigheanan
6.    son           mac, am mac, mic


Oir is ann mar sin a ghràdhaich Dia an saoghal, gu’n d’thug e aon-ghin Mic féin, a chum
cò air bith a chreideas ann, nach sgriosar e, ach gu’m bi a’ bheatha shiorruidh aige.


For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           uisge, an t-uisge
2.    fire           teine, an teine, teintean
3.    sun           grian, a’ ghrian
4.    moon           gealach, a’ ghealach
5.    wind           gaoth, a’ ghaoth, gaothan
6.    rain           uisge, an t-uisge


1.    one           aon
2.    two          
3.    three           tri
4.    four           ceithir
5.    five           còig
6.    six           sia


Tabhair dhuinn an diugh ar n-aran laitheil.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           cat, an cat, cait
2.    dog           cù, an cù, coin
3.    horse           each, an t-each, eich
4.    cow           bò, a’ bhò, boin
5.    fish           iasg, an t-iasg, èisg
6.    bird           eun, an t-eun, eòin
7.    tree           craobh, a’ chraobh, craobhan
8.    flower           flùr, am flùr, flùraichean


Toiseach Soisgeil Iosa Criosd, Mhic Dhé.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           bàn, bhàn
2.    black           dubh, dhubh
3.    red           dearg, dhearg
4.    green           uaine, uaine
5.    yellow           buidhe, bhuidhe
6.    blue           gorm, ghorm
7.    grey           liath, liath
8.    brown           donn, dhonn


Agus mar a b’àill leibh daoine a dheanamh dhuibh,
deanaibh-sa mar an ceudna dhoibhsan.


Do to others as you would have them do to you.
The Bible, Luke, 6,31

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Thoir urram do t’athair, agus do d’ mhàthair: agus,
Gràdhaich do choimhearsnach mar thu féin.


Honour your father and mother; and love your neighbour as yourself.
The Bible, Matthew, 19,19

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