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poor (having little money) in Scottish Gaelic

bochd

poor (having little money)

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Scottish Gaelic · English

Bha e cho bochd nach b' urrainn dha aran a cheannach.

He was so poor that he couldn't buy bread.B1

Cha bhi 'm bochd sòghail, saibhir.

The extravagant poor will never be wealthy.A2

Dè ur cor? Droch chor. Nach bochd sin.

"How are you?" "Not well." "That's unfortunate."A2

Bha e cho bochd nach b' urrainn dha aran a cheannach.

He was so poor that he couldn't buy bread.B1

Cha bhi 'm bochd soghail, saibhir.

The extravagant poor will never be wealthy.A2

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Base form
bochd
Sèimheachadh
bhochd

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