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Ciamar a chanas mi.... / How do I say...
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Understood - tapadh leibh!


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Understood = Tha mi agad/agaibh :)
Oileanach chànan chuthachail
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Ah, which is the 'to be', which literally is 'I have it' ?
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Well, Gaelic has no word for "have", but I guess the closest English equivalent would be "Gotcha!"
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Tha mi agaibh, a sheòid!
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Halò

How does it work with non Gaelic names?
How does my name Linda become when people address me in Gaelic?

Tapadh leibh.
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Since your name is pronouncable in Gaelic, a Lionda. See how I inserted an o in there to fix the spelling according to Gaelic rules? I didn't even thing about it, my fingers did it for me :lol:

Is tusa Lionda.
Sin thu fhèin, a Lionda!
Oileanach chànan chuthachail
Na dealbhan agam
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