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Feasgar math,

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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

Hi a charaid,

Dè tha dol? Tha cuid den sgioba air a bhith air làithean-saora bho chionn greis, agus abair gu bheil na làithean grianach air còrdadh rinn. Làithean làn de spòrs, caraidean... is biadh! Pasta san Eadailt is pain au chocolat san Fhraing, tha sinn air a bhith air ar milleadh! Bha sinn a’ smaoineachadh rinn fhèin, dè am biadh a tha a’ samhlachadh ‘samhradh’ rinn? Tha taghadh gu leòr ann, ach ’s e sùbhan-làir a thàinig gu h-inntinn. Tha iad milis, aotram is blasta! ’S dòcha gu bheil ‘Wimbledon Brain’ oirnne fhathast, ach tha sinn den bheachd gur e samhradh neònach a bhiodh ann às aonais am meas beag, dearg seo! 

Bha sinn den bheachd gum biodh e snog smaoineachadh air na mìlseanan eadar-dhealaichte as urrainn dhut a dhèanamh le sùbhan-làir, dìreach gus cùisean a chumail inntinneach. Seo na beachdan a bh’ againne: 

Sùbhan-làir le seòclaid - Teasaich an seòclaid, agus bidh mìlsean gu math blasta (agus luath) agad!

Reòiteag sùbh-làir – Reòiteag le measan... tha e math is math dhut! 

Cèic-càise sùbh-làir – Chan eil càil nas fheàrr na cèic-càise an dèidh ròst! 

Mìlsean-measgaichte sùbh-làir – A bheil deagh reasabaidh agad fhèin airson mìlsean-measgaichte? Tha sinne airson fheuchainn! 

Paidh sùbh-làir – Tha fios againn gu bheil ar caraidean sna Stàitean Aonaichte uabhasach fhèin dèidheil air paidhean! 

Sùbhan-làir le uachdar – Simplidh, ach chan urrainn dhut a dhol ceàrr! 

Pigheann sùbh-làir – Ma tha comhairle agad airson mar a nì sinn deagh phastraidh, leig fios! 

Gus sùil a thoirt air na faclan a th’ againn airson measan sa Ghàidhlig, thèid gu LearnGaelic.scot > Reifreans > Fichead Facal agus tagh Measan.

A bheil thu fhèin air gin de na mìlseanan seo fheuchainn an samhradh seo? ’S dòcha gu bheil thu air a bhith a’ fuine, no dìreach ag ithe! Ma tha dealbhan sam bith agad, feuch gun cur thu thugainn iad le post-d no air na meadhanan sòisealta againn! 

Sin e airson seachdain eile. Bho do charaidean aig LearnGaelic, tìoraidh an-dràsta! 

Beurla
Hiya pal,
How’s it going? Some of our team members have been on holiday lately, and we’ve certainly enjoyed the sunny days. Days full of fun, friends... and food! Pasta in Italy and pain au chocolat in France, we’ve been spoilt! We were thinking to ourselves, what food symbolises ‘summer’ to us? There’s plenty of choice, but it was strawberries that came to mind. They’re sweet, light and tasty! Maybe we’ve still got Wimbledon Brain, but we think it’d be a strange summer without this little red fruit!
We thought it’d be nice to think of the different desserts we can make with strawberries, just to mix things up. Here are our ideas:
Chocolates with strawberries: Heat up the chocolate, and you’ll have a very tasty (an quick) dessert!
Strawberry ice cream: Ice cream with fruit... it’s good and good for you! 
Strawberry cheesecake – There’s nothing better than a cheesecake after a roast!
Strawberry trifle: Do you have a good trifle recipe? We want to see it!
Strawberry pie – We know that our friends in the United States are very fond of pies!
Strawberries with cream – Simple, but you can’t go wrong!
Strawberry tart: If you have any advice on how to make a good pastry, let us know!
To have a look at the words that we have for fruit in Gaelic, go to LearnGaelic.scot > Reference > Twenty Words and choose Fruit. 
Have you tried any of these desserts this summer? Maybe you’ve been baking, or just eating? If you have any photos, make sure you 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!


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