IASGAICH! (Go Fish!)

Rabhadh! Faodaidh seo toirt ort Gàidhlig ionnsachadh gun rabhadh (Warning! May cause accidental Gaelic learning)

Le taing do Caroline Root airson a’ bhun-bheachd thùsail @ gaidhliggachlatha.com (With thanks to Caroline Root for the original idea)

ÀIREAMHAN & CAIRTEAN
(numbers & cards)

• A – eas
• 2 – dhà
• 3 – trì
• 4 – ceithir
• 5 – còig
• 6 – sia
• 7 – seachd
• 8 – ochd
• 9 – naoi
• 10 – deich
• Seonaidh – Jack
• Banrigh – Queen
• Rìgh – King
• Spàd – Spade
• Cridheach – Heart
• Club – Club
• Sruth – Diamond

ABAIRTEAN FEUMAIL
(useful phrases)

• A [Sheumais], a bheil [còig] agad? 
  • [James], do you have a [five]?
  • Lit: O [James], is there a [five] at you?
• Seadh (Yeah / Aye)
• Tha (There is / “Yes”)
• Chan eil (There isn’t / “No”)
• Seo dhut (Here ya go)
• Siuthad iasgaich (go on, go fish)
• An cothrom agad (your turn)
• ‘S e an cothrom agad a th’ann (It is your turn)
• agam (at me / my)
• a-nis (now)

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WHAT ARE WE PRACTICING?

Vocative (saying somebody’s name direcly), numbers, the most basic question (Is there? There is. There isn’t), a couple of prepositional pronouns (agad, agam), a few bonus words.

MAR A CHLUICHEAS TU
(how do you play)

1. Measgaich na cairtean (Shuffle the cards)

2. Thoir 5 cairtean do gach cluicheadair (Deal 5 cards to each player)

3. Cuir an còrr sìos air a’ bhòrd mar stoc tarraing (Place the rest on the table as a draw pile)

4. Faighnich do chluicheadair eile airson cairt a th’ agad fhèin (Ask another player for a card you already have)

5. Ma tha i aca, bheir iad dhut iad uile (If they have it, they give you all of them)

   1. Mura bheil - iasgaich agus tarraing cairt (If not - go fish and draw a card)

6. Nuair a tha 4 den aon seòrsa agad, cuir iad sìos - 1 puing. (When you have 4 of a kind, place them down - 1 point)

Nuair a bhios an stoc falamh, buannaichidh am fear leis na puingean as motha (When the draw pile is empty, the player with the most points wins)