Gertrude Alice

There are two common words for “happy” in Scottish Gaelic, sona and toilichte. Toilichte often means “pleased” or “glad”.

The everyday way to say “beautiful” in Scottish Gaelic is brèagha. Bòidheach means pretty and àlainn is stronger, close to “gorgeous”.

The phrase for “our father” in Gaelic is Ár nAthair. This phrase refers to the Lord’s Prayer.

The Gaelic word for trash is sgudal. sgudal is a noun used to refer to things that are meant to be discarded

The Gaelic word for potato is buntàta. The word refers to the plant tuber eaten as a starchy vegetable.

The usual word for “handsome” in Scottish Gaelic is eireachdail. Bòidheach also means good-looking.

The English word ‘dream’ is translated into Gaelic as bruadar. The noun bruadar refers to imaginary events experienced while sleeping.

The English phrase ‘happy birthday’ is translated into Gaelic as Lá breithe sona duit.

Inverness is the name of a city in Scotland, translated into Gaelic as Inbhir Nis.

The Gaelic word for jackass is asal. asal is used to describe a foolish or stupid person.