First things first - the most common way of asking someone how they are is to say: Ciamar a tha sibh? - How are you?

Gaelic uses more than one word for you. Sibh is the polite word for you - to be used with strangers, those older than yourself and people in authority. It is also used when talking to more than one person, or groups of people. Note also that, if you want to greet someone very casually, you can just say hallo! or hai! (pronunced very much like the English hello or hi).

ciamar a tha sibh?

how are you?

kaymuhr uh ha shiv

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