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Halò, agus fàilte chridheil oirbh a Stiubhairt

I've just been learning a few months too, and also trying to work my way through TYG (slowly :( ), but the resources I've found most helpful so far are the first 10 or so lessons of TAIC, and the old TV program Can Seo. Both have all the material ...

I'm going to have to get me one of those Colin Mark dictionaries - how much did you end up paying for yours?

I got it for $61.60 from Amazon (& free shipping), a little pricey, but when you consider the hard cover edition is $280, it's not so bad after all :priob:

IMO, well worth getting, it's ...

I just got my new dictionary today (am Faclair Gàidhlig-Beurla by Colin Mark), happily it's got a lot of example sentences.

Under math air it has

tha an tuagh sin math air gearradh an fhiodha
that axe is good for cutting [the] wood


Hope this helps

Tapadh leat, a' Choinneaich

Tha sin inntinneach.

Coinneach Cìr wrote: Because of my family background I always use Là na Sàbaid only unless I'm teaching

If I may ask, why must you change when you teach? Is Là na Sàbaid unacceptable in this situation?

Tapadh leat, eideard

You were right, clicking on the OK began playing An Litir Bheag where I had previously stopped.

I was listening to Radio nan Gaidheal today at work and a dialog box popped up:
A bheil thu airson leantainn ort ag èisteachd far na sguir thu?

And you could click OK or cancel to respond.

This is really stretching beyond my ablilities :o Is it asking if the radio should not stop because I want ...

Mòran taing, a h-uile duine :)
Thanks a lot, everyone.

The explanations really help a lot! I hadn't even thought about the alternate uses of these words, like room at the table, or Gulf Stream, or cash flow. Tha seo glè inntinneach. This is very interesting.

I'm guessing this is going to ...

Several of the new words I’ve learned in the TAIC lessons seem to have the same meaning. Somehow I wind up using the ‘wrong’ word when I do the exercises.... :?

Are there any differences between these words, or are they just two ways of saying the same thing? My small dictionary hasn’t been much ...

Tha i glè ghaothach an-diugh, agus an-dè cuideachd.

Halò Alasadair,

Tha mise toilichte do coinneachadh, cuideachd.
Tha Jersey Ùr sa mhòr-chuid snog, ach dùmhail. Mòran taighean is bùthan.

Hello Alasdair, it’s nice to meet you too.
New Jersey is mostly nice, but it’s crowded in many parts. A lot of houses and stores.
But there are many things to do ...

Halò a Chèid,

Tha mi toilichte do coinneachadh.

Cait' a bheil sibh a' fuireach ann an Texas? Bha mi ann an San Antonio, Houston, is Forth Worth.

Hello Cèid,
It's nice to meet you.
Where are you living in Texas? I was in San Antonio, Houston, and Fort Worth (to visit).

Now we are ex-lurkers :D ...

Hallò a h-uile duine. Ciamar a tha sibh? Is mise Kahlan. Tha mi neach-ionnsachaidh ùr, fad sia seachdainean an-dràsta. Tha mi às na Stàitean Aonaichte, agus tha mi a’ fuireach ann New Jersey, faisg air New York City.

Hello everyone. How are you? I’m Kahlan. I’m a new learner, for 6 weeks now. I’m ...