Convenience Store

1. A bheil sibh ag iarraidh baga-giùlain?

   Do you want a bag?

   Usage

   A standard question from the cashier

   Grammar Note

   "Ag iarraidh" means "wanting". "Sibh" is the polite "you". Composed sentence.

2. Chan eil feum agam air baga-giùlain

   I don't need a bag

   Usage

   To decline a bag at the till

   Grammar Note

   "Feum air" means "need of". "Chan eil … agam" negates it as "I do not have"

3. A bheil dad eile a dhìth oirbh?

   Is there anything else you need?

   Usage

   What a shop assistant asks before you pay

   Grammar Note

   "A dhìth oirbh" means "needed by you". "Dad" means "anything" in a question

4. Cairt no airgead ullamh?

   Card or cash?

   Usage

   A question about how you will pay

   Grammar Note

   "Airgead ullamh" is ready money, i.e. cash

5. An urrainn dhomh pàigheadh le fòn?

   Can I pay with my phone?

   Usage

   To check whether phone payment is accepted

   Grammar Note

   "Le" means "with" and marks the means. "Fòn" is a phone. Composed sentence.

6. A bheil taigh-beag an seo?

   Is there a toilet here?

   Usage

   When you want to use the toilet in a shop

   Grammar Note

   "Taigh-beag" is literally "little house", i.e. a toilet

7. Dè an uair a tha sibh a' dùnadh?

   What time do you close?

   Usage

   To check closing time

   Grammar Note

   "Dùnadh" is the verbal noun of "dùin" (close); "a' dùnadh" means "closing"

8. Dè an uair a tha sibh a' fosgladh?

   What time do you open?

   Usage

   To check opening time

   Grammar Note

   "Fosgladh" is the verbal noun of "fosgail" (open)

9. A bheil uisge fuar agaibh?

   Do you have cold water?

   Usage

   When you want a cold drink

   Grammar Note

   "Uisge" is masculine and the adjective "fuar" (cold) follows it

10. A bheil e fhathast blàth?

    Is it still warm?

    Usage

    Before buying something served warm

    Grammar Note

    "Blàth" means "warm". "E" is "it", pointing at the item

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