Expressing needs A’ cur feuman an cèill
We need to buy breadFeumaidh sinn aran a cheannach
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
feumaidh sinn aran a cheannach we must buy bread
To say that you must buy something you say:
feumaidh mi … a cheannach I must buy …
You might want to talk about when something has to happen:
cuin a dh’fheumas tu falbh? when do you have to go?
To answer you use feumaidh mi falbh … and state when you must leave.
feumaidh mi falbh … I must leave/go …
feumaidh sinn falbh … we must leave/go …
feumaidh sibh falbh … you must leave/go … (plural/polite)
… ann an leth-uair a thìde … in half an hour
You might want to tell someone to hurry up:
feumaidh mi greasad orm I must hurry
feumaidh tu greasad ort you must hurry
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GaelicGàidhlig
EnglishBeurla
Woman | Dè tha thu airson ithe a-nochd? | What do you want to eat tonight? |
Woman 2 | Chan eil fhios agam. Cearc? | I don’t know. Chicken? |
Woman | Glè mhath. Agus feumaidh sinn aran a cheannach. | Very good. And we need to buy bread. |
Woman 2 | Feumaidh. | Yes. |