Cafe and restaurant in Scots Gaelic
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Scots Gaelic words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Scots Gaelic phrases in this lesson
- Bòrd airson dithis, mas e do thoil ebawrd ER-sun JEE-ish, mas eh daw HOL eh
- A table for two
- An clàr-bìdh, mas e do thoil eun klahr BEE, mas eh daw HOL eh
- The menu, please
- Dè mholtas tu?jeh VOL-tus too
- What do you recommend?
- Chan ith mi...khan EE mee
- I don't eat...
- Tha aileirdsidh orm ri...ha AL-er-jee OR-um ree
- I'm allergic to...
- Feòilfyawl
- Meat
- Cearckyark
- Chicken
- IasgEE-usk
- Fish
- Tha e blastaha eh BLAS-tuh
- It's delicious
- Slàinte mhath!SLAHN-chuh va
- Cheers
Dithis is the Gaelic word specifically for a pair of people. Scottish Highland restaurants are often small, so booking ahead for dinner is recommended.
Clàr-bìdh literally means "food board." Many island restaurants display daily specials on a chalkboard featuring whatever the fishermen brought in that morning.
A great question to ask in any Scottish restaurant. Locals will steer you toward the freshest catch, the game pie, or the cranachan (oat and cream dessert).
Smoked salmon and fresh langoustines from the west coast are worth seeking out.
Blasta means tasty or flavoursome. Saying this to a Gaelic-speaking cook or host is one of the most appreciated compliments you can offer.
The classic Gaelic toast, meaning "good health." You will hear it constantly in Highland pubs. Respond with Slàinte mhòr (slahn-chuh vor) for "great health."