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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

Hi a charaid,

Dè tha dol? Tha sinne aig sgioba LearnGaelic dìreach air bhioran airson làithean-saora is làithean a-muigh sa ghrèin. Ach, tha fios againn gu bheil e uaireannan doirbh cuimhneachadh air an stuth a dh’fheumas tu a thoirt leat. Tha seo gu h-àraidh fìor ann an Alba far nach eil sinn cleachdte ri sìde ghrianach! Mar sin, tha sinn air liosta de rudan riatanach a chur air dòigh gus do chuideachadh:

Uachdar-grèine - Sun cream: An rud as cudromaiche an toiseach! Tha do chraiceann prìseil, coimhead às a dhèidh!

Deise-shnàimh – Swimsuit: Feuch nach dìochuimhnich thu seo, chan eil e idir cofhurtail a bhith a’ snàmh ann an lèine-t! 

Speuclairean-grèine – Sunglasses: Uabhasach fhèin feumail nuair a tha thu a’ dràibheadh gus dol fodha na grèine fhaicinn!

Ad – Hat: Bidh do cheann is d’ fhalt taingeil air a son! Cuideachd, cuiridh ad shnasail crìoch air ‘fit’ sam bith! 

Briogais-ghoirid - Shorts: Ma tha thu dèidheil air sreap bheanntan, chan fhaigh thu fada gun bhriogais-ghoirid air latha teth!

Searbhadair - Towel: Searbhadairean striopach, searbhadairean flùrach... tha taghadh gu leòr agad! 

Botal uisge - Water bottle: Chan urrainn cus uisge a bhith agad san teas! 
Plaide cuirm-cnuic - Picnic blanket: Cha bhiodh feasgar samhraidh sa phàirc an aon rud às aonais tè! 

Gus èisteachd ris a’ bhriathrachas seo is gu leòr eile, thèid gu LearnGaelic.scot > Reifreans > Fichead Facal agus tagh An Samhradh. 
A bheil sinn air dad a dhìochuimhneachadh? 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,
How’s it going? The LearnGaelic team is so excited for holidays and days out in the sun. But, we know that it’s sometimes hard to remember all the stuff that you need to take with you. This is especially true in Scotland, where we’re not used to sunny weather! So, we’ve made a list of essential things to help you:

Uachdar-grèine - Sun cream: The most important thing first! Your skin is precious, look after it!

Deise-shnàimh – Swimsuit: Make sure you don’t forget this, it really isn’t comfy swimming in a t-shirt! 

Speuclairean-grèine – Sunglasses: Very handy when you’re driving to see the sunset!

Ad – Hat: Your head and hair will be thankful for it! Also, a snazzy hat will complete any ‘fit’!

Briogais-ghoirid - Shorts: If you’re keen on hill walking, you won’t get far without shorts on a sunny day!

Searbhadair - Towel: Stripey towels, flowery towels... you’ve got plenty of choice!

Botal uisge - Water bottle: You can’t have too much water in the heat!
Plaide cuirm-cnuic - Picnic blanket: A summer evening in the park wouldn’t be the same without one!

To listen to this vocabulary and plenty more, go to LearnGaelic.scot > Reference > Twenty Words and choose The Summer. 

Have we forgotten anything? Let us know by email or on our social media! 

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


Rudan riatanach an t-samhraidh | Summer essentials

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Rudan riatanach an t-samhraidh | Summer essentials

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