Common Latin to Scots Gaelic phrases

100 practical Latin to Scots Gaelic phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Latin to Scots Gaelic phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Scots Gaelic translation (Scots Gaelic) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.

The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Scots Gaelic.

Tip: when a Scots Gaelic phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Latin wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Salve

    Halò (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Tapadh leat (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Madainn mhath (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Feasgar math (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Oidhche mhath (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Oidhche mhath (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Tìoraidh (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Mar sin leibh (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Dè an t-ainm a th' ort? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Is e John an t-ainm a th' orm (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Ciamar a tha thu? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Deagh choinneamh (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Loquerisne Anglice?

    A bheil Beurla agad? (a vel BYUR-la ag-ut)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Chan eil Hindi agam gu math (khan ail HIN-dee a-gum goo mah)

  3. Non intellego.

    Chan eil mi a' tuigsinn (khan ail mee a' TEEK-shin)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Mas e do thoil e, bris gu h-ìosal (mas eh do HOL eh, bris goo HEE-sal)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    An urrainn dhut sin a ràdh a-rithist? (an OOR-in ghoot shin a RAH a-REE-sht)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Càit a bheil an taigh-beag? (kait a vel an TIGH-bag)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Ciamar a gheibh mi gu mheadhan na cidade? (kee-mar a GAYV mee goo VAY-an na ki-DAD)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Tionndaidh gu clì (TCHIN-dee goo klee)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Tionndaidh gu deas (TCHIN-dee goo jass)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Falbh dìreach (FAL-iv DEER-ach)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Dè an cosgais? (day an KOS-gash)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Tiocaid aon, mas e do thoil e (TCHOK-id eyn, mas eh do HOL eh)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    A bheil e fada bhon seo? (a vel eh FAH-da von shoh)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Tha mi air chall (ha mee air KAL)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Càit as urrainn dhomh SIM a cheannach? (kait as OOR-in ghohm SIM a KYAN-ach)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ita

    Tha (ha)

  2. Non

    Chan eil (han ail)

  3. Fortasse

    Is dòcha (is do-cha)

  4. Consentio

    A tha mi ag aontachadh (a ha mee ag un-tach)

  5. Non consentio

    Chan eil mi ag aontachadh (han ail mee ag un-tach)

  6. Bene sonat

    Tha sin math (ha sheen mah)

  7. Quid censes?

    Dè do bheachd? (day do vek)

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    An urrainn dhut mo chuideachadh? (an oor-in doo mo khoo-yeh-akh)

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Tha feum agam air cuideachadh (ha fey-um a-gum air khoo-yeh-akh)

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Fuirich mionaid (foo-rich mee-uh-nid)

  11. Me paenitet

    Tha mi duilich (ha mee doo-lich)

  12. Nullum problema

    Chan eil duilgheadas (han ail dool-yekhas)

  13. Felicitaciones

    Meal do naidheachd (meal do nigh-akh)

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Latha breith sona (lah-ha breh sona)

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Bidh turas sàbhailte agad (bee turas sah-ilt-eh ag-id)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Càite a bheil an stèisean-trèana? (ka-te a vel an ste-shan tre-na)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Càite a bheil an stad bus? (ka-te a vel an stad bus)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Cò an àrd-ùrlar a th' ann? (ko an ard-urlar a h' an)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Dè an uair a dh'fhàgas e? (day an oor a yhas e)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    An e seo an t-slighe cheart? (an e sho an sleekhe khart)

  6. Prope est hic

    Tha e faisg an seo (ha e faysh an sho)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Tha e fada bhon seo (ha e fada von sho)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    An urrainn dhut sealltainn dhomh air a' mhapa? (an urrin yoot shell-tin yo am air a map-a)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Freagair an seo, mas e do thoil e (fre-gir an sho, mas e do hol e)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Dè cho fada 's a bheir e? (day kho fada as a ver e)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Dè a' chosg? (day uh kohs-g)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Tha sin ro chàirdeil (ha sheen roh khar-jail)

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    A bheil dad sam bith nas saoire? (uh vel dahd sahm vee nas so-ree)

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    An urrainn dhomh pàigheadh le cairt? (an oor-ain yohm pah-yay le khart)

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Bu toigh leam bòrd airson dha (boo toy lam bord air-sun yah)

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Am bile, mas e do thoil (am bee-leh, mas eh doh hol)

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    A bheil seirbheis a' toirt a-steach? (uh vel sher-vays ah toryt ah-hrehs)

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Tha mi nam veidhgèir (ha mee nam vay-gair)

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Gun bhiodh biadh spìosrach, mas e do thoil (gun vee-ohd bee-ahd spee-os-rach, mas eh doh hol)

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Tha seo blasta (ha sho blasta)

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    An urrainn dhomh an clàr? (an oor-ain yohm an klar)

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Glas uisge, mas e do thoil (glas oosh-geh, mas eh doh hol)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Fónnaibh don pholice

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Fónnaibh do charr-èiginn

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Tha feum agam air dotair

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Tha mi tinn

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Tha mi alergach do phìobair

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Càit a bheil an ospadal as fhaisge?

  7. Hic dolet

    Tha e a' goirteachadh an seo

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Chaidh mo phasport a chall

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    An urrainn dhut fónadh gu mo h-òsta?

  10. Auxilium!

    Cuidich!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Tha e math coinneachadh riut (Ha eh mahk kon-yukh riut)

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Cuir sinn air dòigh coinneamh

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Dè an t-àm a tha freagairte dhut?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Sendidh mi an aithisg an-diugh

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    An urrainn dhuinn bruidhinn a-màireach?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Thoir fa-near don fhaidhle ceangailte

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Tapadh leibh airson ur n-ùine

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Tha mi a’ coimhead air adhart ri bhith ag obair còmhla riut

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    An urrainn dhut soilleireachadh a dhèanamh air an phunt sin?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Leig dhomh freagairt dhut

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Tha an ceann-latha Diluain

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Quot hora est?

    Dè an t-àm a th' ann? (day an tahm a hawn)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Tha e trì uairean (ha eh tree oo-ahr-an)

  3. Hodie

    An-diugh (an-dee-ugh)

  4. Cras

    A-màireach (a-mah-ree-akh)

  5. Heri

    An-dè (an-day)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Diluain (jee-loo-in)

  7. Dies Martis

    Dimàirt (jee-mart)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Diciadain (jee-kee-ah-din)

  9. Unus

    Aon (ayn)

  10. Duo

    (dah)

  11. Tres

    Trì (tree)

  12. Decem

    Deich (dyech)

  13. Centum

    Ceud (kyood)

  14. Dimidium

    Meadhan (may-an)

  15. Plus

    Barrachd (bar-akh)