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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

Fàilte don t-Samhain | Welcome to November

Gàidhlig 

Hi a charaid,

An t-Samhain... ’s dòcha gu bheil thu fhèin ga chreidsinn, ach chan eil sinne! Abair gu bheil an dorchadas a’ tighinn mun cuairt gu math luath a-nis. Tha e gar fàgail gu math leisg ag èirigh anns a’ mhadainn! Ach, tha e a’ ciallachadh gu bheil e a’ toirt toileachas a bharrachd dhuinn nuair a tha duilleagan an fhoghair a’ deàrrsadh anns a’ ghrèin. 

An do nochd mòran shamhnairean aig an doras agad an t-seachdain sa chaidh? No ’s dòcha gun robh thu fhèin a-muigh a’ gìsearachd? Tha sinn cinnteach gu bheil na stuthan milis air falbh a-nis, ach bidh gu leòr air fhàgail de aon rud... peapag!

Tha an t-uabhas den mheas seo a’ dol gu sgudal gach bliadhna. Ach, an robh fios agad gu bheil iomadh feum ann air a son? Bho bhrot gu paidhean, tha i blasta ann an tòrr reasabaidhean. Tha e coltach gu bheil i uabhasach math airson do chraiceann, dh’fhaodadh tu masg aodainn a dhèanamh leatha! Cuideachd, tha peapag a’ còrdadh ris na h-eòin gu mòr. Carson nach tog thu bòrd-eun anns a’ ghàrradh agad?

Bha tachartas mòr eile againn a-raoir, nach robh? Tha Oidhche nan Gealbhan na pàirt chudromach de mhìosachan An Rìoghachd Aonaichte. Tha e a’ comharrachadh ceann-bliadhna na h-oidhche a dh’fheuch Guy Fawkes agus a charaidean ri Taighean na Pàrlamaid a spreadhadh air 5mh den t-Samhain 1605. Bidh daoine a’ dèanamh theintean-aighir a-muigh airson an fheasgair agus a’ togail an Guy aca fhèin... mar as trice le tòrr phàipearan-naidheachd agus aodach a tha a’ tuiteam às a chèile! Tha na cleasan-teine dìreach air leth, chan eil mòran nas fheàrr na bhith gan coimhead le seòclaid teth nad làimh! 

Gus litir a leughadh a tha uabhasach fhèin freagarrach airson an ama seo den bhliadhna, thèid gu LearnGaelic.scot > Coimhead & Èist > An Litir Bheag agus tagh 930: Teintean rainich air Oidhche Shamhna.

A bheil dealbhan agad fhèin bho Oidhche nan Gealbhan? Ma tha, cuir thugainn iad le post-d no air na meadhanan sòisealta againn! 

Sin e bhuainne airson seachdain eile. Bho do charaidean aig sgioba LearnGaelic, mar sin leat.












Beurla 

Hi there pal,

November... you might believe it, but we don’t! The darkness certainly comes round very quickly now. It leaves us very lazy getting up in the mornings! But, it makes us appreciate it all the more when the autumn leaves shimmer in the sun.

Did many guisers appear at your door last week? Or maybe you were out guising yourself? We’re sure that the sweet things have gone now, but there’ll be plenty left of one thing... pumpkin! 

Loads of this fruit goes to waste each year. But, did you know that there are many uses for it? From soup to pies, it’s tasty in lots of recipes. It seems that it’s very good for your skin, you could make a face mask from it! Also, the birds really enjoy pumpkins. Why not build a bird table in your garden? 

We had another big event last night, didn’t we? Bonfire Night is an important part of the calendar in the United Kingdom. It marks the anniversary of the night Guy Fawkes and his friends tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5th November 1605. People make bonfires outside for the evening and build their own Guy... most often with lots of newspaper and clothes which are falling apart! The fireworks are just spectacular, there aren’t many better things than watching them with a hot chocolate in hand!

To read a letter that’s very appropriate for this time of year, go to LearnGaelic.scot > Watch & Listen > The Little Letter and choose 930: Fern fires on Hallowe'en. 

Do you have photos from Bonfire Night? If so, send them to us by email or on our social media!

That’s it for another week. From your friends at LearnGaelic, bye for now.


Fàilte don t-Samhain | Welcome to November

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