Burn - Water

 

This week our topic is water which is known as burn on the island of Lewis and as uisge elsewhere. Uisge is also the word used for rain. On Lewis the word uisge is only used for water falling from the sky. Confused? Hopefully the handout and video will help you learn the words.

The song to go with the words is 'Tha bàta seòladh air a' chuan' - A sailing boat is on the sea. You can watch an animation here or the audio version is on the Gaelic4Parents website. 

Here is a video of Anne reading out the words