Common Scottish Gaelic Words and Phrases
If you are looking to learn some of the more common words and phrases in Scottish Gaelic, then this is a good place to start. The following page contains a variety of commonly used vocabulary that you might want to add to your daily conversations.
See below for translations that will help you say basic words like please and thank you, plus sections with phrases for asking how are you?, exchanging names, apologizing, and saying where you're from.
Common Words and Phrases in Scottish Gaelic:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of common words from English to Scottish Gaelic.
Please and Thank You in Scottish Gaelic
Led thoil ➔ Please
Tapadh leibh. ➔ Thank you. (formal)
Tapadh leat. ➔ Thank you. (informal)
Mòran taing. ➔ Many thanks.
Asking "How Are You?" in Gaelic
Ciamar a tha sibh? ➔ How are you? (formal)
Ciamar a tha thu? ➔ How are you? (informal)
Chan eil dona. ➔ Not bad.
Glè mhath! ➔ Very good.
Tha mi gu math. ➔ I'm good.
Tha mi gu math, tapadh leat. ➔ Fine, thank you.
Scottish Gaelic for Exchanging Names
Dè an t-ainm a tha ort? ➔ What is your name? (informal)
Dè an t-ainm a tha oirbh? ➔ What is your name? (formal)
Is mise (name). ➔ I'm (name).
Apologizing in Gaelic
Tha mi duilich. ➔ I'm sorry.
Saying Where You're From in Gaelic
Tha mi à (country). ➔ I am from (country).
This list of common Gaelic words and phrases was last updated on March 18, 2025.
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