Beginner’s CourseLesson OneTalking About the Weather

Talking About the WeatherThe weather is often a topic of conversation in Scotland. Probably because we often have five different types of weather before breakfast!

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use basic adjectives like hot and cold along with the phrase it is to comment on the weather.

Fuar

Cold

Blàth

Warm

Fliuch

Wet

Tioram

Dry

Dorcha

Dark

Soilleir

Bright

ReviewFuar Blàt

h

Fliuch

Tioram

Dorcha

Soilleir

Grammar

Tha eIt is

Putting It All TogetherYou can put tha e with the word you learned to make a sentence.

fuarblàthfliuchtioramdorchasoilleir

Tha e fuar.

It is cold.

Tha e blàth.

It is warm.

Tha e fliuch.

It is wet.

Tha e tioram.

It is dry.

Tha e dorcha.

It is dark.

Tha e soilleir.

It is bright.

ReviewTha e fuar.

Tha e blàth.

Tha e fliuch.

Tha e tioram.

Tha e dorcha.

Tha e soilleir.

Using a Modifier or PrefixeThe weather in Scotland isn’t always just wet or cold. Sometimes it’s very wet or very cold.

And occasionally it’s very hot.

So you need to learn how to use a modifier or prefix to describe extreme weather!

Tha e glè fhuar.

It is very cold.

Grammar NoteThe letter h is quite often added after the first letter of words in Gaelic. This is called lenition.

Glè causes lenition, so we have glè fhuar, glè bhlàth, and so on.

Tha e glè bhlàth.

It is very warm.

Tha e glè fhliuch.

It is very wet.

Tha e glè thioram.

It is very dry.

Tha e glè dhorcha.

It is very dark.

Tha e glè shoilleir.

It is very bright.

Review

Tha e glè fhuar.

Tha e glè bhlàth. Tha e glè fhliuch.

Tha e glè thioram. Tha e glè dhorcha. Tha e glè shoilleir.

Time to TalkWell done! You’ve learned six adjectives and you know how to describe ordinary and extreme weather.

Now let’s see if you can understand this conversation between Morag and Catriona.

Morag and CatrionaCiamar a tha thu, a Chatrìona?

Tha gu math, a Mhòrag.

Tha e fuar.

Tha e glè fhuar, ach tha e tioram.

Tha gu dearbh.

Morag and CatrionaHow are you, Catriona?

I am fine, Morag.

It’s cold.

It is very cold,but it is dry.

It is indeed.

QuizLesson OneTalking About the Weather

Choose the Correct Translation

It is warm.

a.Tha e fuar.b.Tha e fliuch.c.Tha e blàth.d.Tha e soilleir.e.Tha e tioram.f.Tha e dorcha.

Match the Terms Tioram Dorcha Fliuch Blàth Soilleir Fuar

Dark Cold Warm Wet Bright Dry

Match the Picture to the Sentence.1. Tha e blàth.

2. Tha e glè thioram.

3. Tha e glè fliuch.

4. Tha e soilleir.

5. Tha e glè fhuar.

6. Tha e dorcha.

A B

C

D

E F

Match the Antonyms 1 Tioram Dorcha Fliuch Blàth Soilleir Fuar

Dorcha Fuar Fliuch Soilleir Blàth Tioram

Match the Antonyms 2 Soilleir Fliuch Dorcha Blàth Fuar Tioram

Wet Cold Dry Dark Bright Warm

Glè mhath!