Gertrude Alice

The Gaelic word for rat is radan. The term radan refers to the rodent known as a rat.

A willow in Irish is saileach. “A willow tree” can also be said crann sailí, where crann means “tree”.

In Scottish Gaelic “Merry Christmas” is Nollaig Chridheil. Nollaig is Christmas and cridheil means cheerful or hearty.

The English phrase “big head” is translated into Gaelic as Ceann mór. This phrase is used to describe a person’s head that is large in physical size.

The English phrase “good morning, my love” is translated into Gaelic as madainn mhath, mo ghaol.

In Gaelic, happy halloween is said as Oidhche Shamhna Shona. This phrase is a holiday greeting used to wish someone a happy Halloween.

The Gaelic word for honey is mil. mil refers to the sweet substance produced by bees.

The Gaelic word for lamb is uan. uan is used to refer to a young sheep.

The Gaelic word for shoemaker is gréasaí. gréasaí is a noun used to describe a person who makes shoes.

The everyday Scottish Gaelic word for “teacher” is tidsear. The more formal term, often seen on job titles, is neach-teagaisg.