Martial Arts

1. Chan eil eòlas sam bith agam air seo

   I have no experience of this at all

   Usage

   To tell a gym or dojo you are a complete beginner

   Grammar Note

   "Eòlas air" means "knowledge of". "Sam bith" strengthens a negative as "at all"

2. An urrainn dhomh coimhead air an trèanadh?

   May I watch the training?

   Usage

   To watch a session before joining

   Grammar Note

   "Coimhead air" means "look at". "Trèanadh" is training. Composed sentence.

3. A bheil sibh a' teagasg bogsaigeadh?

   Do you teach boxing?

   Usage

   To ask whether a gym offers boxing lessons

   Grammar Note

   "Bogsaigeadh" is the sport "boxing". "Teagasg" is teaching

4. A bheil sibh a' teagasg gleac?

   Do you teach wrestling?

   Usage

   To ask whether a club teaches wrestling

   Grammar Note

   "Gleac" means wrestling or struggle. The dictionary also lists "car-gleac" for wrestling

5. Bu mhath leam bogsaigeadh ionnsachadh

   I'd like to learn boxing

   Usage

   To say which sport you want to learn

   Grammar Note

   "Bogsaigeadh" is the sport "boxing". "Ionnsachadh" is the verbal noun of "ionnsaich" (learn). Composed sentence.

6. Gu socair, mas e ur toil e

   Easy, please

   Usage

   To ask a partner to go gently

   Grammar Note

   "Socair" means gentle or easy. With "gu" it becomes the adverb "gently"

7. Tha mo ghlùn goirt, mar sin cha bhreab mi

   My knee is sore, so I won't kick

   Usage

   To explain why you will skip some drills

   Grammar Note

   "Glùn" (knee) is feminine and lenites after "mo". "Cha" negates the future and lenites the verb (breab → bhreab). Composed sentence.

8. Gabh fois còig mionaidean, òl uisge

   Take a five-minute break, drink some water

   Usage

   What a coach says to call a short break

   Grammar Note

   "Gabh fois" means "take a rest" (a dictionary example). "Òl" is "drink". Both are singular commands

9. Obair mhath an-diugh!

   Good work today!

   Usage

   To praise someone at the end of training

   Grammar Note

   "Obair" is feminine, so the adjective "math" lenites to "mhath". "An-diugh" is "today"

10. Buail gu cruaidh!

    Hit hard!

    Usage

    A call from a coach at the pads or the bag

    Grammar Note

    "Buail" is the imperative "hit". "Cruaidh" means hard; with "gu" it reads as "hard". Composed sentence.

11. Cùm do làmhan suas!

    Keep your hands up!

    Usage

    A coach's shout in boxing or sparring

    Grammar Note

    "Cùm" is the imperative "keep". "Làmhan" is the plural of "làmh" (hand). Composed sentence.

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