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To ask someone if they speak a language, you ask:
A bheil ... agaibh? - Do you speak ... ?

Eg: A bheil Gàidhlig agaibh? Do you speak Gaelic? Note, also, that you can use the less formal form agad when talking to a child, or a close friend.

A bheil ... agaibh?

Do you speak ... ?

uh vayhl ... ackuhv?


Rhoda MacDonald, presenter of the Speaking Our Language television programmes for Gaelic learners, is being interviewed about languages. Which of the following is likely to be her response to her interviewer? (Hint - Speaking Our Language uses both Gaelic and English)

You have arrived at your local hotel and want to know if the staff speak Gaelic. How would you phrase your question?

A foreign tourist is speaking to you in Gaelic, but you cannot understand him. You want to switch to French. How do you establish that he speaks the language?

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A bheil ... agaibh?

Do you speak ... ?

uh vayhl ... ackuhv?

Rhoda MacDonald, presenter of the Speaking Our Language television programmes for Gaelic learners, is being interviewed about languages. Which of the following is likely to be her response to her interviewer? (Hint - Speaking Our Language uses both Gaelic and English)

You have arrived at your local hotel and want to know if the staff speak Gaelic. How would you phrase your question?

A foreign tourist is speaking to you in Gaelic, but you cannot understand him. You want to switch to French. How do you establish that he speaks the language?