Dè do naidheachd?

jay doh NUY-uhkhk

/dʲeː do ˈn̪ˠɤjəxk/

Word by word

Dè: what
do: your
naidheachd: news

Literally: what your news

A very common opener. The stock reply is Chan eil mòran — not much.

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