Trì aois coin, aois eich,
Trì aois eich, aois duine,
Trì aois duine, aois féid,
Trì aois féidh, aois fìor-eoin,
Trì aois fìor-eoin, aois craobh-dharaich.

Thrice the age of a dog, the age of a horse,
Thrice the age of a horse, the age of man,
Thrice the age of man, the age of a deer,
Thrice the age of a deer, the age of an eagle,
Thrice the age of an eagle, the age of the oak.

AINMEAN BHAILTEAN
Chan iad ainmean àite "cumanta" a tha seo ach ainmean a chithear ann am bàrdachd no suidheachadh mar sin.

Glaschu Mhór nan Stìoball
Glaschu Mhór nam Bùithtean
Glaschu nan Sràidean
Nis Aosda nan Tonn
Steòrnabhagh a' Chaisteil
Ùige Riabhach nan Ùigean Sàile

Great Glasgow of the Steeples
Great Glasgow of the Shops
Glasgow of the Streets
Ancient Ness of the Waves
Stornoway of the Castle
Grizzled Uig of the Sea Wanderers

A' FAIGHINN GREIM AIR MEIRLEACH

Cunntaichear na putanan (m.e. air léine) an neach a thathar a' fàgail meirle air, ag ràdh na leanas mu seach:

Ghoid, cha do ghoid.

Ma chrìochnaichear le "ghoid", ghoid.  Àidh ...

FINDING A THIEF

Count the buttons (e.g. of the short) of someone accused of theft, saying the following:

If you finish with "ghoid", (s)he commited the theft.  Yeah ...

A' FÀISNEACHADH PÒSADH

Brisidh cnàmh-pòsaidh eadar dithist.  Tairgidh an neach a fhuair am pìos a b' fhaide na pìosan dhan neach eile mar gum biodh iad a' cur cruinn.
Brisidh an neach a fhuair am pìos a b' fhaide an turas seo e ann an dà phìos is tairgidh e/i na pìosan dhan neach eile, a-rithist mar gum biodh iad a' cur cruinn.
Théid an neach a phòsadh an toiseach a fhuair am pìos a b' fhaide aig an deireadh.

Break a wishing bone in two. The one with the longer piece offers this to the other like in drawing lots.
The one who got the longer bit this time breaks it in two again and offers it to the other one, again as if drawing lots.

The person who ends up with the longest piece at the end will get married first.

MIONN PÒSAIDH

Duine:  Tha mise [AS] a-nis 'gad ghabhail-sa, [AS] gu bhith 'nam chéile phòsda.  Ann am fianais Dé is na tha seo de dh'fhianaisean tha mise a' gealladh a bhith 'nam fhear pòsda dìleas, gràdhach agus tairis dhut-sa, (1) cho fad is a bhios an dìthis againn beò.

Bean:  Tha mise [AS] a-nis 'gad ghabhail-sa [AS] gu bhith 'nam chéile pòsda.  Ann am fianais Dé is na tha seo de dh'fhianaisean tha mise a' gealladh a bhith 'nam bhean phòsda dhìleas ghràdhach agus thairis dhut-sa, (1) cho fad is a bhios an dìthis againn beò.

(1) No:  gus an déan Dia leis a' bhàs ar dealachadh.

WEDDING VOWS

Man:  I, [PN] now take you [PN] to be my wife.  In the presence of God and before these witnesses I promise to be a loving, faithful and loyal husband to you, (1) for as long as we both shall live.

 

Woman: I, [PN] now take you [PN] to be my husband.  In the presence of God and before these witnesses I promise to be a loving, faithful and loyal wife to you, (1) for as long as we both shall live.

(1) Or: until God shall separate us by death