Common Scots Gaelic to Latin phrases

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

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Looking for practical Scots Gaelic to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Scots Gaelic phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: when a Latin phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Scots Gaelic 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. Halò

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Tapadh leat

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Madainn mhath

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Feasgar math

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Oidhche mhath

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Oidhche mhath

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Tìoraidh

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Mar sin leibh

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Dè an t-ainm a th' ort?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Is e John an t-ainm a th' orm

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Ciamar a tha thu?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Deagh choinneamh

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (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. A bheil Beurla agad?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Chan eil Hindi agam gu math

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Chan eil mi a' tuigsinn

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Mas e do thoil e, bris gu h-ìosal

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. An urrainn dhut sin a ràdh a-rithist?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Càit a bheil an taigh-beag?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ciamar a gheibh mi gu mheadhan na cidade?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Tionndaidh gu clì

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Tionndaidh gu deas

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Falbh dìreach

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Dè an cosgais?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Tiocaid aon, mas e do thoil e

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. A bheil e fada bhon seo?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Tha mi air chall

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Càit as urrainn dhomh SIM a cheannach?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Tha

    Ita (ha)

  2. Chan eil

    Non (han ail)

  3. Is dòcha

    Fortasse (is do-cha)

  4. A tha mi ag aontachadh

    Consentio (a ha mee ag un-tach)

  5. Chan eil mi ag aontachadh

    Non consentio (han ail mee ag un-tach)

  6. Tha sin math

    Bene sonat (ha sheen mah)

  7. Dè do bheachd?

    Quid censes? (day do vek)

  8. An urrainn dhut mo chuideachadh?

    Potesne me adiuvare? (an oor-in doo mo khoo-yeh-akh)

  9. Tha feum agam air cuideachadh

    Auxilium mihi opus est (ha fey-um a-gum air khoo-yeh-akh)

  10. Fuirich mionaid

    Exspecta paulisper (foo-rich mee-uh-nid)

  11. Tha mi duilich

    Me paenitet (ha mee doo-lich)

  12. Chan eil duilgheadas

    Nullum problema (han ail dool-yekhas)

  13. Meal do naidheachd

    Felicitaciones (meal do nigh-akh)

  14. Latha breith sona

    Felix natalis dies (lah-ha breh sona)

  15. Bidh turas sàbhailte agad

    Felix iter habeas (bee turas sah-ilt-eh ag-id)

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Càite a bheil an stèisean-trèana?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Càite a bheil an stad bus?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Cò an àrd-ùrlar a th' ann?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Dè an uair a dh'fhàgas e?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. An e seo an t-slighe cheart?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Tha e faisg an seo

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Tha e fada bhon seo

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. An urrainn dhut sealltainn dhomh air a' mhapa?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Freagair an seo, mas e do thoil e

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Dè cho fada 's a bheir e?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Dè a' chosg?

    Quot hoc constat? (day uh kohs-g)

  2. Tha sin ro chàirdeil

    Id nimis carum est. (ha sheen roh khar-jail)

  3. A bheil dad sam bith nas saoire?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (uh vel dahd sahm vee nas so-ree)

  4. An urrainn dhomh pàigheadh le cairt?

    Possumne solvere charta? (an oor-ain yohm pah-yay le khart)

  5. Bu toigh leam bòrd airson dha

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (boo toy lam bord air-sun yah)

  6. Am bile, mas e do thoil

    Ratio, quaeso. (am bee-leh, mas eh doh hol)

  7. A bheil seirbheis a' toirt a-steach?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (uh vel sher-vays ah toryt ah-hrehs)

  8. Tha mi nam veidhgèir

    Vegetarianus sum. (ha mee nam vay-gair)

  9. Gun bhiodh biadh spìosrach, mas e do thoil

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (gun vee-ohd bee-ahd spee-os-rach, mas eh doh hol)

  10. Tha seo blasta

    Hoc est deliciosum. (ha sho blasta)

  11. An urrainn dhomh an clàr?

    Possumne habere menu? (an oor-ain yohm an klar)

  12. Glas uisge, mas e do thoil

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (glas oosh-geh, mas eh doh hol)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Fónnaibh don pholice

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Fónnaibh do charr-èiginn

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Tha feum agam air dotair

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Tha mi tinn

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Tha mi alergach do phìobair

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Càit a bheil an ospadal as fhaisge?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Tha e a' goirteachadh an seo

    Hic dolet

  8. Chaidh mo phasport a chall

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. An urrainn dhut fónadh gu mo h-òsta?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Cuidich!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Tha e math coinneachadh riut

    Te convenire pulchrum est (Ha eh mahk kon-yukh riut)

  2. Cuir sinn air dòigh coinneamh

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Dè an t-àm a tha freagairte dhut?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Sendidh mi an aithisg an-diugh

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. An urrainn dhuinn bruidhinn a-màireach?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Thoir fa-near don fhaidhle ceangailte

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Tapadh leibh airson ur n-ùine

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

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

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. An urrainn dhut soilleireachadh a dhèanamh air an phunt sin?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Leig dhomh freagairt dhut

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Tha an ceann-latha Diluain

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Dè an t-àm a th' ann?

    Quot hora est? (day an tahm a hawn)

  2. Tha e trì uairean

    Tertia hora est. (ha eh tree oo-ahr-an)

  3. An-diugh

    Hodie (an-dee-ugh)

  4. A-màireach

    Cras (a-mah-ree-akh)

  5. An-dè

    Heri (an-day)

  6. Diluain

    Dies Lunae (jee-loo-in)

  7. Dimàirt

    Dies Martis (jee-mart)

  8. Diciadain

    Dies Mercurii (jee-kee-ah-din)

  9. Aon

    Unus (ayn)

  10. Duo (dah)

  11. Trì

    Tres (tree)

  12. Deich

    Decem (dyech)

  13. Ceud

    Centum (kyood)

  14. Meadhan

    Dimidium (may-an)

  15. Barrachd

    Plus (bar-akh)