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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

Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail | the Royal National Mòd

Gàidhlig
Haidh a charaid,
An Dàmhair – mìos a tha gu math cudromach airson nan Gàidheal. Tha aon adhbhar sònraichte ann airson seo... a bheil fios agad dè a th’ ann? Sin e, tha am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail a’ teannadh dlùth a-rithist. ’S ann anns a’ Ghearasdan a bhios e am-bliadhna, agus tha sinn a’ coimhead air adhart ris gu mòr. Am bi thu fhèin a’ gabhail pàirt, no a bheil thu am beachd a choimhead air an Tbh? Bidh an t-seachdain a’ comharrachadh ar cànan agus ar cultar tro dhiofar mheadhanan. Seo dhut briathrachas a bhios feumail dhut: 
An Comunn Gàidhealach – The Highland Association: Tha am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail air a chur air dòigh leis a’ Chomunn Ghàidhealach. 
Bàrdachd – Poetry: Bidh do ghuth a’ dol suas is sìos nuair a bhios tu ag aithris bàrdachd. 
Còisir – Choir: A bheil thu fhèin ann an còisir? 
Sgeulachd – Story: ’S urrainn dhut sgeulachd spòrsail a sgrìobhadh airson a’ Mhòid! 
A’ seinn – Singing: Dè an t-òran as fheàrr leat a sheinn? 
Farpais – Competition: Mhair an fharpais ud fad an fheasgair, bha còrr air dà fhichead farpaiseach ann! 
dannsa Gàidhealach – Highland dancing: Chan eil dannsa Gàidhealach furasta, feumaidh tu tòrr sgil is spionnaidh. 
Britheamh – Adjudicator: Cha bu toil leam a bhith nam bhritheamh, ’s e dleastanas mòr a th’ ann. 
Gus briathrachas a bharrachd fhaicinn, thèid gu LearnGaelic.scot > Reifreans > Fichead Facal agus tagh Am Mòd.
A bheil sgeulachdan sam bith agad fhèin bhon Mhòd? Leig fios thugainn le post-d no air na meadhanan sòisealta againn. Ma tha iad uabhasach fhèin inntinneach, ’s dòcha gun cur sinn dhan ath chuairt-litir iad!
Sin e airson seachdain eile. Bho do charaidean aig LearnGaelic, mar sin leat.



Beurla
Hi there pal,
October – a month that’s very important for Gaels. There’s one reason in particular for this... do you know what it is? That’s right, the Royal National Mòd is almost upon us once again. It’ll be in Fort William this year, and we’re really looking forward to it. Will you be taking part, or will you be watching on TV? The week will celebrate our language and culture through different means. Here’s some vocabulary that’ll be useful for you:
An Comunn Gàidhealach – The Highland Association: The Royal National Mòd is organised by The Highland Association. 
Bàrdachd – Poetry: Your voice goes up and down when reciting a poem. 
Còisir – Choir: Are you in a choir?
Sgeulachd – Story: You can write a fun story for the Mòd!
A’ seinn – Singing: What’s your favourite song to sing?
Farpais – Competition: That competition lasted all afternoon, there were over forty competitors! 
dannsa Gàidhealach – Highland dancing: Highland dancing isn’t easy, you need a lot of skill and energy.  
Britheamh – Adjudicator: I wouldn’t like to be an adjudicator, it’s a big responsibility.
Gus briathrachas a bharrachd fhaicinn, thèid gu LearnGaelic.scot > Reifreans > Fichead Facal agus tagh Am Mòd.
To see more vocabulary, go to LearnGaelic.scot > Reference > Twenty Words > and choose The Mòd.
Do you have any stories from the Mòd? Let us know by email or on our social media. If they’re really interesting, we might include them in our next newsletter! 
That’s it for another week. From your friends at LearnGaelic, bye for now. 





Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail | The Royal National Mòd

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