Yes & No✓ Verified phrase
no, it wasn't
Cha robh
kha ROH
/xa ro/
Word by word
- Cha
- not
- robh
- was
The past-tense no, paired with Bha.
Where you’ll hear it
In conversation, with what comes before it.
- Am Baile · Am Baile 18: The ringCalum: Seo e! Bha e anns an t-seacaid fad na h-ùine.Seonag: Mar sin, cha robh e air chall idir!So it wasn’t lost at all!Hear the whole conversation →
- Story · The lost kittenBha piseag bheag aig Eilidh.Aon latha, cha robh i anns an taigh.One day, she was not in the house.Read the story →
- Story · The ferry that didn't sailBha Eilidh airson a dhol dhachaigh do Bharraigh.Ach bha stoirm mhòr ann, agus cha robh an t-aiseag a' seòladh.But there was a big storm, and the ferry wasn't sailing.Read the story →
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