Re: [gaidhlig-gu-leor] Who's out there ?

2000-10-14 Thread Angus MacLeod



[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Chuir mi seachad tri la\ ann an Texas at an tumadh weekend agus bha i
 danainte math!
 I spent three days in Texas at an immersion weekend and it was "damn good"!

 I am sure corrections are needed, and I know some of what I've written are
 "Cape Bretonisms" since my teacher in Texas, Shawn McDaniel from Antigonish,
 gave them to us as part of that cultural instruction.  I came away from the
 weekend totally in love with the language; I only wish there were others
 close to where I live to work with.

A Mhoirich,

Tha mi fadalach a' toirt freagairt dhuit; gabh mo leisgeul. 'S e deagh-thidsear
a bh' agad ann an Iain, agus fear còir a' bharrachd. Tha e air ais ann an
Antigonish a nis agus bithidh mi 'ga fhaicinn an ceann goirid. Tha e math gu
seinn cuideachd.

Am I tardy giving answer to-you, take my excuse. Is it excellent teacher that
was at-you in Shawn, and man good more (?). Is he back in Antigonish now and
will-be I at-his seeing soon. Is he good to sing also.

I'm late answering you; excsue me. You had an excellent teacher in Shawn, and a
good fellow besides. He's back in Antigonish now and I'll be seeing him soon.
He's a good singer too.

There are probably some other people interested in Gaelic somewhere near you,
they also thinking they're all alone. There were four people from Toronto at
the Gaelic College last summer, each of whom thought they were the only ones in
Toronto learning Gaelic. If I'd known there would be so many, I'd have made a
list so they could get in touch with each other.

( Chanainn "damainte" --- typo?)

Le meas,
Aonghas




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Re: [gaidhlig-gu-leor] Who's out there ?

2000-10-02 Thread Angus MacLeod



Christine Murphy wrote:

 3. Bu toigh leam "exercises" a' deanamh, mar "posted" thu air an liost.

exercise - eagarsaid, pl-- eagarsaidhean

For "posted" I've always seen simply "chuir" -- put

 I'd like more excersise like you posted to the list (the verbs.)  They help
 a lot in getting my mind to actually register and connect with specific
 gaelic words rather than mindlessly reading the translation at the bottom if
 I don't understand the first time (because I'm inherantly lazy).

 Ma tha, Ciammar a tha a h-uile duine?  A bheil sibh trang leis an obair no
 sgith oir nach eil cadal gu leor agaibh?  Tha mi fhein gu math sgith is
 trang agus feumaidh mi a' dol dhan leabaidh an drasda.

Tha mi gu math trang, ach tha e a' còrdadh rium. Tha mise agus Jenny Dunbar a'
dol mu 'n cuairt do sgoiltean a' teagaisg òrain 'is sgeulachdan 'is ceòl 'is
dannsa do na sgoilearan. Tha mi duilich nach mair an obair ach gu ruige ceann na
seachdainn seo.

Am I quite busy, but is it agreeing with-me. Am I and JD going around to schools
teaching songs and stories and music and dance to the students. Am I sorry won't
last the work but to reach end of-the-week this.

I'm quite busy but I like it. JD and I are going around to schools teaching
songs, stories, music, and dance to the students. I'm sorry the work won't last
longer than the end of this week.

Cha chreid mi gu bheil mi cho trang ri oileanach ann an oilthigh...!
Don't believe I that am I so busy as student in a university...!
I don't think I'm as busy as a university student...!

Le meas,
Aonghas



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Re: [gaidhlig-gu-leor] Who's out there ?

2000-10-01 Thread Lois\Ted Macdonald

Hi Toby,

You wrote:

 There are about 50 people on this list. It would be nice if we
could do some advertising and boost the number of subscribers on this
list.

50 ! Wow ! We must have heard from all of about 7 of you. That leaves over 
40 still lurking. Come on, people, it's time to weigh in and be counted.

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.

(Those who are regular contributors, and you know who you are, can consider 
yourselves exempt from this exercise. Time off for good behaviour ! )

Eideard ( aka Ted )



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Re: [gaidhlig-gu-leor] Who's out there ?

2000-09-30 Thread Lois\Ted Macdonald

Hallo a Shiu\saidh:

Tha e math cluinntinn bhuat a-rithist. Tha mi a'smaoineachadh gu bheil e 
nas fhea\rr a bhith trang na a bhith a' de\anamh beagan no neo-ni.

It's good to hear from you again. I think that it's better to be busy than 
to be doing little or nothing.

Eideard

At 03:39 AM 9/30/00, you wrote:

Hallo Eideird,

1.Tha u\idh mho/r agam Ga\idhlig ionnsachadh.
   I am very much interested in learning Gaelic.

2.  Tha na teadaireachdan sar fheumail gu dearbh.
  The messages are very helpful, indeed.

3.  Chan 'eil fhios agam

4.  Tha mi 'nam "lurkership" gu cinnteach, tha mi duilich a radh.  Nise tha
mi ro thrang agus chan 'eil ti\de gu leo\r agam.  Chan 'eil mi air
sgri\obhadh ach beagan.
I am in my "lurkership" for sure, I'm sorry to say.  Now I am too busy and I
don't have enough time.  I have been writing but a little.

Ach leughidh mi emails bhuaibh uile.
But I read (habitually) emails from you all.

Siu\saidh as California a Tuath

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Re: [gaidhlig-gu-leor] Who's out there ?'s Gni\omhairean

2000-09-30 Thread ednsue

Hallo Eideird 's a h-uile duine,

Tha e math cluinntinn bhuat a-rithist.
Tapadh leat.

Tha e math a' sgri\obhadh a-rithist.
It is good to be writing again.

 Tha mi a'smaoineachadh gu bheil e 
nas fhea\rr a bhith trang na a bhith a' de\anamh beagan no neo-ni.


Is do\cha gu bheil...ach tha mi a' smaoineachadh gu bheil e nas fhea\rr
beagan ti\de agam.
Perhaps, yes...but I think that it is better to have a little time.

Cha de\anainn beagan no neo-ni!
I would not do little or nothing!

Ghea\rr mi am feur feasgar an-diugh, agus mhothaich mi mo chat eile 'na
ruith.
I cut the grass this evening, and I noticed my other cat running.

(A bheil sin ceart?)

Is toigh leam na gni\omhairean seo!  Tapadh leat.
I like these verbs!

Siu\saidh

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Re: [gaidhlig-gu-leor] Who's out there ?

2000-09-30 Thread Toby Rider

 LoisTed Macdonald wrote:


   A list is only as good as its contributors make it, and right now
  there must be a lot of you lurking out there. Halloo!!!
 
  Eideard


There are about 50 people on this list. It would be nice if we
could do some advertising and boost the number of subscribers on this
list.




Toby



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