| A steam-ship | Soitheach smùid |
| A sailing ship | Long sheòil |
| The sailors | Na maraichean |
| The sea | A mhuir |
| The canal | An t-amair |
| The loch (firth) | An loch |
| A harbour | Cala |
| When does the mail packet sail? | C’ uin a sheòlas an longlitriche? |
| In half-an-hour | Ann an leth-uair |
| Is it a steam-ship? | ’Ne soitheach smùid a th’ innte? |
| It is | ’Se |
| We’ll go to the wharf | Theid sinn gus an laimhrig |
| Put my luggage on board | Cur mo threilich-turuis air bòrd |
| Where is the captain? | C’aite bheil an sgiobair? |
| He is on the deck | Tha e air clar na luinge |
| We are out of the harbour | Tha sinn mach as a chala |
| Yes, we’ll soon be in the sea | Tha b’ sinn gu h-aithghearr ’sa chuan fhosgailte |
| Do you hear the noise of the engines? | Bheil thu (sibh) cluinntinn gleadhraich nam beart? |
| Yes, and feel the vessel shaking | Tha, ’s faireachadh an t-soithich a crith |
| Will the passage be rough? | Am bi an t-aiseag fiadhaich? |
| No, the sea is smooth | Cha bhi, tha mhuir féachail |
| They are hoisting the sail | Tha iad togail an t-siùil |
| That will give it more speed | Bheir sin an corr astar di |
| You do not feel easy | Cha’n’eil thusa (sibhse) coimhead gu math |
| No, I feel qualmish | Cha’n’eil, tha mi car sleògach |
| Sea-sickness, perhaps? | Tinneas-mara, ma dh’ fhao’te? |
| I think so | Tha mi’n duil gur e |
| You should see the steward | S fearr duit (duibh) an rioghlair (stiubhard) fhaicinn |
| I’ll go below | Theid mi gu h-iosal |
| What loch is that? | ’De’n loch tha sin? |
| Shall we call at -? | An cuir sinn staigh aig -? |
| We shall | Cuiridh |
| How much is the fare? | Cia meud tha’n aiseag? |
| Shall I pay here? | Am paigh mi an so? |
| A small boat | Bàta beag |
| A sea vessel | Soitheach mara |
| The swell of the sea | Onfhadh na fairge |
| Sailing | A seòladh |
| Steering | A stiùireadh |
| Putting about | A cur m’an cuairt |
