Hallo a huile duine,
Ciamar a thu sibh? Tha mi duilich gu bheil cha robh mi a sgriobhadh anns a
Ghaidhlig o chionn fhada.
I am sorry that I was not writing in Gaelic for a long time.
Bha mi ag obair *Ontario Provincial Tests* an samhradh seo.
I was working (as a marker for ) the Provincial Tests
Hallo Eideard,
Ciamar a tha thu feasgar seo?
How are you this evening
Tha beagan,beagan Gaidhlig agam.
I have a little little Gaelic.
Cuir ceart tha Ghaidhlig agam,ma se do thoil e.
Please correct my Gaelic.
Is mise Eilidh.
My name is Ellen.
Tha mi a fuireach ann an Newmarket,Ont ach ruagadh m
Hallo a Leslie,
Bha Calgary a'tadhal agam an Iuchair.
I was visiting Calgary in July.
S'toil leam. Tha i gle snog *around* Eau Claire Market.
I like it.It is very pretty around Eau Claire Market.
Bha mi an Banff cuideachd.
I was in Banff also.
Tha na beanntan uamasach breagha.
The mountains ar
Hallo Eideard,
Ciamar a tha thu feasgar Di-Domhnaich seo?
How are you this Sunday evening?
>Uill, tha mi a' gluasad, co dhiu\.
>Well, I'm moving, anyway.
Tha mi sona gu bheil thu gu math.
I am happy that you are well.
>
>Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gu bheil Ga\idhlig gu leo\r agad.
>I think you ha
At 01:52 AM 8/12/00 -0600, you wrote:
Hallo a Leslie,
Tha mi an deochas gu bheil thu math Di-Domhnaich breagha seo.
I hope that you are well this beautiful Sunday.
Tha an t-side breagha ann an Ontario an-diugh. Tha i grianach agus tha i
blath.
The weather is beautiful in Intario today.It is sunny
Hallo a h-uile duine,
Tha mi an dochas gu bheil sibh gu math.
I hope that you-all are well.
(that southern plural of you works well here :)
Bha mi a'gabhail car agam aig * garage*,an de.
I was taking(took?) my car to the garage yesterday.
Bha mi a fuireach o chionn fhada!!
I was waiting for a lo
Hallo Aonghais,
Ciamar a tha an-diugh? Tha mi an dochas gu bheil ant-side mhath ann an
Cape Bretainn.
How are you today? I hope that the weather is good in CB.
Bha i griannach agus bha i blath ann an Newmarket an latha.
It was sunny and warm(dry?) in Newmarket this week.
>'S math gum bi thu ai
>Please send us a short e-mail letting us know that you're still alive, if
>only so we won't have to start preparing a bunch of obituaries for people
>we really haven't had a chance to meet yet.
Hallo a h uile duine,
Tha mi an seo cuichead ach bha mi gle trang aig sgoil.
I am here also but I w
>
>
Hallo a Eideard
Bidh mi a feuchainn an cialltradh no dha.
(I will try a sentence or two)
>Tha mi a'dunadh leabhar agam.
>( I am closing my book)
Dhuin mi an uinneag..
( I closed my book.)
Cuir ceart,ma s e ur toil e. Moran taing.
Eilidh
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Hallo a Eideard
Oh, Oh .I see the *English* is wrong in one of my sentences. It should
read:
Dhuin mi an uinneag.
I closed the window.
and not:
.Dhuin mi an uinneag..
( I closed my book.)
...and here we were talking about making mistakes "anns a Ghaidhlig". *grin*
(and I still don't kn
At 08:33 PM 10/11/00 -0400,
Hallo Eideard
you wrote:
>Bidh mi a' feuchainn cialtradh no dha\. ( 'S toil leam am facal
>"cialtradh", cait an robh thu a' faighinn e ? I like the word ".",
>where were you finding it?)
Fhuair mi am facal *cialltradh" anns a dictionary called Scottish Gaelic by
Hallo a Eideard agus a h uile duine,
Eideard, you wrote:
"'S e latha eile a th'ann a- maireach."
So..Bidh mi a' feuchainn:
Dh fhon thu e gu luath.
( Did I say...You answered it quickly)?
Fhonadh sinn fon.
We are answering the phone.
Dh'ionnsaich iad an danns nuadh.
They learned a n
At 04:42 PM 10/13/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Moran taing, Eideard,
>
>>Bidh mi a' feuchainn a rithis:
>>
>>Dh fhon iad an taigh.
>>They phoned the house.
>
>> Am bheil thu a' fonadh an sgoil?
Are you phoning the school?
>> Dh'ionnsaich sibh na orain snog .
>> You learned pretty songs.
>
>>T
Hello Eideard, I have no idea what those lines are on my other posts except
that there is something in the subject line at my end that says mime
version. My e-mail is a new updated version with all kinds of whistles and
bells that I have no idea how to use. I probably hit some key or other and
Hallo Eideard,
Bidh mi a' feuchainn :snamh
Tha tidsear ag snamh anns an loch.
A teacher is swimming in the lake.
Shnamh am balach anns a' ghlumag.
The boy was swimming in the pool.
Agus a nis:
Tha 'n t-acras orm.(I am hungry)...The hunger is on me
Tha an t-acras agam tholladh.( The hunger is
Hallo Aonghas ( agus h-uile duine)
Madainn mhath!
Ciamar a tha sibh?
Tha mi duilich gu bheil mi fadalach a'scriobhadh a thu.
I am sorry that I am late writing to you.
Bha Colaisde Na Gaighlig Ceap Bretainn spors.
The Gaelic College was fun.
Bha h-uile duine ag ionnsachadh a' Ghaidhlig.
Ever
>Please send us a short e-mail letting us know that you're still alive, if
>only so we won't have to start preparing a bunch of obituaries for people
>we really haven't had a chance to meet yet.
Hallo a h uile duine,
Tha mi an seo cuichead ach bha mi gle trang aig sgoil.
I am here also but I w
>Seonag and I have been having a bit of a discussion about this slogan
>which is on a bumper sticker that we received at the Gaelic College this
>past summer. Anyone want to help out.
>
>"tog i 's cum og i "
>
>I have tried to translate this word by word"
>
>"raise it and keep it young"
>or
>"i
At 11:15 AM 10/16/00 -0400, you wrote
Tha triuir oghachan againn a-nis agus tha du\il aice leanabh eile
fhaighinn ann an da\ sheachdain.
Bidh tu saenair gle trang.
You will be a very busy grandfather.
Meala-naidheachd!
Congratulations!
Tapadh leat airson fiorsrachadh seo:
Thank yo
At 11:33 PM 10/15/00 -0400, you wrote:
>LoisTed Macdonald wrote:
>
> > It sounds like an ad from Wonderbra. Do they have such things in the
> > Gaidhealtachd ? (Lift her and keep her young.)
> >
> > Eideard
>
>Eideard chòir,
>
>'S ann ort th'n aghaidh!
>(You are cheeky!)
>Tha gu direach!! :)
At 10:13 PM 10/23/00 -0400, you wrote:
Hallo Eideard agus h-uile duine,
Feuchidh mi,
I will try...
>1. I have a dog.
Tha cu agam.
>2. I have two dogs.
Tha da choin agam.
>3. I have three dogs.
Tha tri coin agam,
>If you'd like a little more to do, how about
>1. Do you (s.) have a dog?
Hallo Eideard
Bha e fhios agam!!
I knew it!
Bha mi ag aithris mo duine (ceile) gu robh i ro furasda!!
I was telling my husband that it was too easy.*grin*
Cuir ceart seo cuideachd
Correct this also.
Moran taing !
Eilidh
At 10:58 PM 10/24/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hai Eilidh,
>
>Sgri\obh thu:
>
At 06:24 PM 10/26/00 -0400, you wrote:
Hai a Leslie,
Tha mi an dochas gu bheil thu a' faicinn Di-Sathurna!
I hope to see you on Saturday! ( at least that 's what I am trying to
say*grin*)
Eilidh
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Hallo a Sheonag agus a h-uile duine,
At 10:18 AM 11/7/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Rinn mi bùth-obrach còcaireachd anns a' clas Gàidhlig Di - Sathairne.
>(Did me shop-of work cooking in the class Gaelic Saturday
>(I did a cooking workshop in Gaelic class Saturday)
>
>Bha e math, nach robh, Eilidh?
>(Was
Hallo a h uile duine,
Tha mi an dochas gu bheil sibh gu math. Tha cnatan grot eile orm.
I hope that you are well. I have another rotten cold.
Bha i reothadh ann a' Newmarket an diugh.
It was freezing in Newmarket today.
Bha i a'cur sneachda beag an de.
It was snowing a little yesterday.
Bha m
>Moran taing, a Sheonag
>
>Please translate this word for word.Is it:
>
>Feumaidh mi falbh an obair agam a dhèanamh.
>Must I go the work at me doing...
( I must go do my work)
>I believe this is an example the dreaded 'inverted nominal'
*grin* ahthe inverted nominalI don't thi
Hallo a Shiuisaidh,
At 10:11 PM 11/21/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Am bheil ban-tidsear a th' annad?
>Are you a teacher?
Tha,tha i ban-tidsear a th' annam.
Yes, I am a teacher.
>De\ "grade" a tha thu a' teagasg?
>What grade do you teach?
>Tha mi a' teagasg *grade* ceithir.
I teach grade 4.
Tha
At 03:00 PM 11/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello a h-uile duine
>
>
>Chan eil fhios 'm gu bheil iad cumanta, ach rannsaich mi anns na
>faclairean agam agus lorg mi na facail seo:
Do you suppose our word ransack is derived from *rannsaich*?
Eilidh
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Hallo a huile duine,
Tha mise ann cuideachd.
Tha an t-side gabhaidh a-muigh. Tha i a'cur sneachda.
The weather is terrible out. It's snowing.
Tha mi trang agus bha mi tinn.
I am busy and I was sick.
Tha casad gabhaidh orm.
I have a bad cough.
Tha mi beo co dhuibh! *grin*
I am alive anyway!
Dear Siusaidh, I am so very sorry to hear of your husband's death. My
thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this sad time,
Beannachd liebh, Eilidh
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