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Feasgar math,

Cuimhnich gu bheil faidhle-fuaime na cuairt-litreach seo air Soundcloud, dh’fhaodadh tu èisteachd rithe aig an aon àm. Ma leughas tu a’ chuairt-litir seo air do choimpiutair gheibh thu teacsa Beurla ann an colbh ri taobh an teacsa Gàidhlig. Bidh an dà rud seo cuideachail airson do sgilean Gàidhlig a leasachadh.

Ciamar a tha cùisean agad an t-seachdain sa? A bheil thu air a bhith trang? Innis dhuinn na rinn thu. Bha sinn a-muigh airson biadh agus nach e a bha neònach a bhith ann an taigh-bìdh còmhla ri daoine a-rithist!

An t-seachdain sa, bha taghadh ann an Alba. An deach thu airson bhòt a chur a-steach? Ma tha thu ag iarraidh bruidhinn air, tha liosta againn ann am Fichead Facal le faclan a bhios feumail airson bruidhinn air an taghadh. 

Am faca tu an Q&A a bh’ againn air Instagram an t-seachdain sa? Bidh sinn ga dhèanamh gach trì no ceithir seachdainean agus faodaidh tu ceist sam bith ceangailte ri Gàidhlig a chur oirnn. Ma tha thu air Instagram, cuir ceist thugainn an ath-thuras! 

Fhuair sinn ceist chumanta Dimàirt air cuin a bhios tu a’ cleachdadh ‘an’, ‘am’, agus ‘a’’ airson an alt cinnteach (the). A bheil fhios agadsa cuin a chleachdas tu iad? Tha earrann againn air an làraich-lìn ann an Little by Little a mhìnicheas seo agus tha e a’ toirt dhut eisimpleirean airson gach fear. Carson nach feuch thu seantans a’ cleachdadh ‘a’’, ‘an’ agus ‘am’?

Sin agad e, a charaid. Bho do charaidean aig LearnGaelic. 

[English]

Good evening,
 
Remember there is an audio file for this newsletter on Soundcloud, you could listen to it at the same time. If you read this on your computer, you’ll get the English text in a column beside the Gaelic text. These two things will be helpful to develop your Gaelic skills.

How are things with you this week? Have you been busy? Tell us what you did. We were out for food and wasn’t it strange to be in a restaurant with people again!

This week, there was an election in Scotland. Did you go to put a vote in? If you want to talk about it, we have a list in Twenty Words with words that are useful for talking about the election. 

Did you see the Q&A we had on Instagram this week? We do it every three or four weeks and you can ask us any question related to Gaelic. If you’re on Instagram, send us a question next time! 

We got a common question on Tuesday on when you use ‘an’, ‘am’, and ‘a’’ for the definite article (the). Do you know when you use them? We have a section on the website in Little by Little that explains this and it gives you examples for each one. Why don’t you try a sentence using 'a’', 'an' and 'am'?

That’s all for now, pal. From your pals at LearnGaelic.

Cuairt-litir LearnGaelic: An Taghadh | LearnGaelic Newsletter: The Election

Dè tha dol? Sin na sgoiltean air ais ann an Alba a-nis. Tha a’ chlann air a bhith a’ cabadaich mu na làithean-saora aca, is tha bliadhna eile de dh’ionnsachadh a-nis air thoiseach orra. ’S aon rud cinnteach, chan eil sinn a’ stad a bhith ag ionnsachadh – fiù ’s ged a tha bliadhnaichean mòra air a dhol seachad bho na làithean sgoile againne! ’S dòcha gu bheil thu fhèin san oilthigh an-dràsta, no gu bheil feum agad smaoineachadh air na dh’fheumas do chlann fhèin. Seo dhut dìreach cuid de na rudan a bhiodh feumail dhut cuimhneachadh air:

poca-droma - backpack: Bidh feum agad air poca-droma gun teagamh sam bith… chan urrainn dhut a h-uile càil a thoirt leat san dà làimh agad!

botal-uisge - water bottle: Cha bhi an Lùnastal seachad airson greiseag fhathast, agus tha botal-uisge deatamach airson nan  làithean teth! 

bogsa-bìdh - lunchbox: Dè na rudan a bhios tu fhèin a’ cur dhan bhogsa-bhìdh agad? 

rùilear - ruler: Uabhasach fhèin feumail nuair a dh’fheumas tu loidhnichean a bharrachd airson na sgeulachd agad!

peansail - pencil: ’S dòcha gur e deagh bheachd a th’ ann fear no dhà a cheannach, bidh iad an-còmhnaidh a’ dol air chall! 

peann - pen: Nuair a bhios tu a’ sgrìobhadh sìos rudan cudromach, tha e nas fheàrr peann a chleachdadh. 

suathan - rubber: Bidh sinn uile a’ dèanamh mhearachdan, ach ceartaichidh suathan cùisean sa bhad. 

àireamhair - calculator: Tha matamataig doirbh gu leòr uaireannan… chan eil thu airson a bhith às aonais àireamhair, idir!

geuraiche - sharpener: Chan eil mòran nas miosa na bhith a’ sgrìobhadh le peansail nach eil geur!

leabhar-nòtaichean - notebook: Dè an dath a tha an leabhar-nòtaichean agad fhèin?
Fhad ’s a tha sinn a’ bruidhinn air ionnsachadh... ’s urrainn dhut Gàidhlig ionnsachadh uair sam bith! ’S e ‘LearnGaelic’ an t-ainm a th’ oirnne  co-dhiù! Gus faighinn a-mach carson a tha còir agad Gàidhlig ionnsachadh, thèid gu LearnGaelic.scot > Ciamar & Carson is tagh Adhbharan ionnsachaidh.
Dè na rudan a tha sinn air dìochuimhneachadh? Leig fios thugainn le post-d no air na meadhanan sòisealta againn! 
Sin e airson seachdain eile. Bho do charaidean aig LearnGaelic, mar sin leat! 

Beurla
Hi pal,

What’s doing? That’s the schools back in Scotland now. The kids have been chatting about their holidays, and another year of learning is ahead of them. One thing’s for sure; we never stop learning – even if years have gone by since our school days! You might be in university just now, or you need to think about what your own children need. Here are just some of the things that would be helpful to remember:
poca-droma - backpack: Bidh feum agad air poca-droma gun teagamh sam bith… chan urrainn dhut a h-uile càil a thoirt leat san dà làmh agad! | You’ll need a backpack without a doubt... you can’t carry everything in your two hands!

botal-uisge - water bottle: August won’t be over for a wee while yet, and a water bottle is essential for the hot days! 

bogsa-bìdh - lunchbox: What do you put into your packed lunch?

rùilear - ruler: Very handy when you need more lines for your stories!

peansail - pencil: It might be a good idea to buy one or two, they always go missing!

peann - pen: When you’re writing down something important, it’s better to use a pen.

suathan - rubber: We all make mistakes, but a rubber will correct things instantly. 

àireamhair - calculator: Maths is hard enough sometimes... you don’t want to be without a calculator!

geuraiche - sharpener: There’s nothing worse than writing with a blunt pencil!

leabhar-nòtaichean - notebook: What colour is your own notebook?
Whilst we’re on the subject of learning... you can learn Gaelic any time! LearnGaelic is our name after all! To find out why you should learn Gaelic, go to LearnGaelic.scot > How & Why and choose Reasons to Learn.
What have we missed out? Let us know by email or on social media!
That’s it for another week. From your friends at LearnGaelic, bye for now!


Air ais dhan sgoil | Back to school

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Air ais dhan sgoil | Back to school

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