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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. 

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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

Haidh a charaid,
Bidh latha sònraichte Albannach ann an t-seachdain sa – Là Naomh Anndra. Tha an latha seo air a chomharrachadh air 30mh den t-Samhain gach bliadhna. Ma tha thu airson faighinn a-mach mun eachdraidh air cùl an latha, thoir sùil air a’ chuairt-litir a sgrìobh sinn beagan bhliadhnaichean air ais: https://us11.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show-email?id=4881941. 
An-diugh, tha sinn a’ smaoineachadh air na dòighean eadar-dhealaichte as urrainn dhut an latha seo a chomharrachadh:
A bheil cèilidh a’ tachairt faisg ort? Ma tha, tha sinn cinnteach gu bheil oidhche spòrsail dha-rìribh romhad! ’S e deagh adhbhar a th’ ann airson breacan a chur ort – dè mu dheidhinn tàidh, no froga? Tha dannsa ann dhan a h-uile duine - dannsaichean slaodach, dannsaichean luath, dannsaichean buidhne, dannsaichean càraid. A bheil thu eòlach air mòran thu fhèin? Mur eil, carson nach ionnsaich thu fear no dhà? Tha goireasan gu leòr ann air an eadar-lìn, no dh’fhaodadh tu a dhol gu clas!
’S dòcha nach eil e comasach dhut a dhol gu cèilidh, ach ’s urrainn dhut èisteachd ri ceòl Albannach ge bith càit a bheil thu! Bho laoidhean gu puirt à beul, tha dualchas ciùil gu math beartach againn. Ma tha thu a’ fuireach fad air falbh bho Alba is tha beagan cianalais ort, ’s e pìos den dachaigh a th’ ann an ceòl dùthchasach a bhios daonnan còmhla riut.
Biadh, tha e an-còmhnaidh a’ toirt daoine còmhla! Tha Alba ainmeil airson measgachadh de bhiadhan – taigeis le buntàta is tuinneap, Cullen Skink is Cranachan nam measg. Carson nach cuir thu dinnear Albannach air dòigh còmhla ri do charaidean? Dh’fhaodadh tu a bhith cho cruthachail ’s a ghabhas... chuala sinn gu bheil a leithid de rud ann ri piotsa taigeise ann na làithean sa! 
Tha sinn air a bhith a’ bruidhinn air òrain is biadh... carson nach ionnsaich thu òran Gàidhlig mu dheidhinn biadh Albannach cuideachd! Thèid gu LearnGaelic.scot > Coimhead & Èist > Ionnsaich Òrain agus tagh ’S toigh leam fhìn Buntàta ’s Ìm. 
Dè na planaichean a th’ agad fhèin airson Là Naomh Anndra? 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 there pal,
There’ll be a special Scottish day happening this week – St Andrew’s Day. This day is celebrated on 30th November each year. If you want to find out about the history behind the day, have a look a newsletter which we wrote a few years ago: https://us11.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show-email?id=4881941. 
Today, we’re thinking about the different ways you can celebrate this day:
Is there a cèilidh happening near you? If so, we’re sure you have a very fun evening ahead of you! It’s a good reason to wear some tartan – how about a tie, or a dress? There’s a dance for everybody – slow dances, quick dances, group dances, couple dances. Are you familiar with many yourself? If not, why not learn one or two? There are plenty of resources online, or you could go to a class!
Maybe it isn’t possible for you to go to a cèilidh, but you can listen to Scottish music wherever you are! From ballads to mouth music, we have a very rich musical heritage. If you live far away from Scotland and have a little ‘cianalas’, native music is a piece of home that will always be with you.
Food, it always brings people together! Scotland is famous for a mix of dishes – haggis with potato and turnip, Cullen skins and Cranachan included. Why not put a Scottish dinner together with your friends? You could be as creative as you’d like... we’ve heard there’s such a thing as haggis pizza these days!
We’ve been talking about songs and food... why not learn a Gaelic song about Scottish food too? Go to LearnGaelic.scot > Watch & Listen > Learn a Song and choose ’S toigh leam fhìn Buntàta ’s Ìm.
What are your plans for St Andrew’s Day? Let us know by email or on our social media!
That’s it for another week. From your friends at LearnGaelic, bye for now!


Là Naomh Anndra

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