🥼👚 polcan-fainge – best clothes, fank-clothes 👗👘

Bidh na polcan-fainge air a h-uile duine aig am Met Gala a-nochd!

Everyone will be wearing their finest attire at the Met Gala tonight!

Polcan-fainge also means the clothes you wear at the fank (a sheep pen)!

mòine - peat

Aig an àm seo den bhliadhna, bidh daoine a' buain na mòna.

At this time of the year, people cut the peats.

Mòna = genitive of peats

⭐️💫 rionnag – star 🌟✨

Là Cogaidhean na Rionnaige sona dhut! Cleachd an Cumhachd agus ionnsaich Gàidhlig!

Happy Star Wars Day! Use the Force and learn Gaelic!

Rionnaige = genitive of rionnag

🏛️ caisteal – castle 🏛️

A bheil caisteal as fheàrr leat ann an Alba?

Do you have a favourite castle in Scotland?

🌼📅 An Cèitean – May 📅🌼

Seo an còigeamh mìos den bhliadhna. Càite a bheil an tìde a’ dol?

This is the fifth month of the year. Where does the time go?

📅 💛 Là Buidhe Bealltainn – May Day 💛 📅

’S e Là Buidhe Bealltainn a th’ ann an-diugh!

It’s May Day [the Yellow Day of Beltane] today!

🥚🍳ugh – egg 🥚🍳

Dh’ith mi ugh airson mo bhracaist an-diugh, dè a ghabh thu fhèin? 📢⏬

I ate an egg for my breakfast today, what did you have? 📢 ⬇️

🧈ìm – butter 🧈

Is toil leam fhìn buntàta is ìm… a bheil thu eòlach air an òran sin?

I, myself, like potatoes and butter … do you know that song?

🍞🥖Aran – bread 🥪

Tha mise cho measail air aran. An toil leat fhèin aran, no ceapairean no tost?

I am so fond of bread. Do you like bread, sandwiches, or toast, yourself?

🥧 Biadh – food 🥞

Dè am biadh as fheàrr leat agus carson an e marag dhubh a th’ ann? 📢⏬

What is your favourite food and why is it black pudding? 📢 ⬇️

🟢 Uaine – green 🟩

An toil leat fhèin uaine? Dè an rud as fheàrr leat a tha uaine? Innis dhuinn. 📢⏬

Do you like green? What’s your favourite thing which is green? Tell us. 📢 ⬇️

⛔️dearg - red🛑

An toil leat fhèin dearg, no a bheil e a’ ciallachadh ‘cunnart’ dhut? 📢⏬

Do you like red, or does it mean danger to you? 📢 ⬇️

🐲dràgon – dragon 🐉

’S e Là Naoimh Sheòrais a th’ ann an-diugh. A rèir na sgeòil mharbh e dràgon. Dràgon bochd!

It’s St George’s Day today. According to the tale, he killed a dragon. Poor dragon.

🌍an cruinne-cè – The Earth 🌎

’S e Latha na Cruinne a th’ ann an-diugh.

It’s Earth Day today.

Na Cruinne is used as the genitive of cruinne-cè.

Cruinne-cè is also used as universe and Talamh is also used for Earth!

☕️teatha – tea 🫖

’S e Là Nàiseanta na Teatha a th’ ann an-diugh. Bidh daoine cuideachd a’ cleachdadh an fhacail ‘tì’.

It’s National Tea Day today. People also use the word ‘tì’.

🟡buidhe – yellow 💛

’S e buidhe an dath as fheàrr! A bheil thu ag aontachadh leinn? ⬇️

Yellow is the best colour! Do you agree with us? 📢⏬

🩵 liath – light blue / grey 🩶👵🏻

’S e liath aon de na faclan Gàidhlig a th’ ann airson ‘light blue’ ach bidh daoine ga chleachdadh airson falt a tha geal.

Liath is one of the Gaelic words for light blue, but people also use it for white hair.

💙gorm – blue 🔵

’S e gorm aon de na faclan Gàidhlig a th’ ann airson ‘blue’, ach tha e cuideachd ceangailte ri dathan na talmhainn.

‘Gorm’ is one of the Gaelic words for blue, but it is also connected to words of the earth.