Electronics

1. fòn-làimhe

   Mobile phone

   Usage

   With the article: "am fòn-làimhe".

2. coimpiutair-uchd

   Laptop

   Usage

   Literally a "lap computer".

3. teàirrdsear bataraidh

   Charger

   Usage

   Listed in the dictionary as "teàirrdsear bataraidh" (battery charger).

4. bataraidh

   Battery

   Usage

   With the article: "am bataraidh".

5. camara

   Camera

   Usage

   With the article: "an camara".

6. telebhisean

   Television

   Usage

   With the article: "an telebhisean".

7. cluasan

   Earphones

   Usage

   The dictionary glosses it as "earphone, headset". It looks like the plural of "cluas" (ear).

8. A bheil teàirrdsear agad ri seachnadh?

   Do you have a spare charger?

   Usage

   To ask whether someone has a charger to spare. A near-identical example is in the dictionary.

   Grammar Note

   "ri seachnadh" means "to spare". "agad" (at you) is aig + thu.

9. Am faod mi mo fhòn-làimhe a theàirrdseadh an seo?

   May I charge my mobile phone here?

   Usage

   To ask to charge your phone in a shop or café. A composed sentence.

   Grammar Note

   "fòn" lenites to "fhòn" after "mo". "a theàirrdseadh" is the verbal noun "teàirrdseadh" lenited after "a" (to).

10. Chan eil mo fhòn-làimhe ag obair.

    My mobile phone isn't working.

    Usage

    To say a device is not working.

    Grammar Note

    "Chan eil" is the negative of "to be". "ag obair" means "working".

11. Tha am bataraidh air a lagachadh.

    The battery is drained.

    Usage

    The dictionary has "bataraidh air a lagachadh" (a discharged battery).

    Grammar Note

    "air a lagachadh" means "weakened", a passive-state construction.

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