Ceistean: TYG

[poor_mouse]

Seo a' cheist ùr agam: ciamar a chanas mi "very soon" sa Ghàidhlig? Ciamar a bhios "glè" agus "a dh'aithghearr" (no rud mar sin) a co-cheangal ri chèile ma cho-cheangaileas iad idir?
(Chan eil mi cinnteach mu dheidhinn "idir" an-seo).

How would these words combine with each other if they combine together at all?

[An Gobaire]

...very soon.


a rèir an t-suidheachaidh, ach gheibhear (dependent on context, but you will find):

ann an ùine gun a bhith fada
a dh'aithghearr
gu luath
gu ro luath

all meaning very soon, and there are lots of other ways to say it too.

[poor_mouse]

Mòran taing!

Mar sin, a bheil "a dh'aithghearr" a' ciallachadh "very soon" gu dearbh?

And what about simple "soon", ma tha? A bheil eadar-dhealachadh sam bith ann?

[An Gobaire]

MA chanas tu..

nì mi an ceartuair e...that can imply very soon...or it can be anytime later...depending on who is speaking!!

Saoilidh mi gum faod "a dh'aithghearr" a bhith mar "soon" no "very soon" sa Bheurla....dè an diofar eadar "soon" agus "very soon" co-dhiù? Agus cuin a chanadh tu "very soon"? Cha chanainn "very soon" gu tric ach a-mhàin mar seo.


They arrived very soon after others.

Thànig iad glè luath an dèidh càich. (But this phrase doesn't sound too good idiomatically speaking in Gaelic)

A bheil eisimpleirean agad?

[poor_mouse]

Uill, chan eil a' cheist agam glè soilleir... Tha mi duilich gu dearbh!

Tha sin mu dheidhinn seo: faodaidh sinn "glè" agus "luath" a cheangal (="glè luath").
Ach chan fhaod sinn "glè" agus "a dh'aithghearr" a cheangal, nach fhaod?
Agus 's e an aon rud a tha ann na co-ghnìomhairean fillte eile, chan e? (The same thing is with other compound adverbs, isn't it?)

[poor_mouse]

Agus ciamar a' chanas mi "the day before"?
Mar eisimpleir, "please, tell me about this event the day before that I'll be able to prepare myself" or something like this.

[akerbeltz]

Ach chan fhaod sinn "glè" agus "a dh'aithghearr" a cheangal, nach fhaod?

Tha sin agad ceart, chan urra dhut sin a dhèanamh. Chanainn-sa gur e seo aon dhe na rudan nach urra dhut cumail o chèile sa Ghàidhlig. Tha rudan mar sin anns gach cànan an coimeas ri gin eile. Mar eisimpleir, chan urra dhut diofar a dhèanamh eadar the boat of the village agus a boat of the village - chan eil dòigh ann ach bàta a' bhaile. Air an aon alt, chan urra dhut diofar a dhèanamh gu furasta sa Bheurla eadar tha e feargach agus tha fearg air.

Mar a thuirt am fear eile a thaobh mañana - "chan eil gas cho cabhagach ann an saoghal nan Gàidheal".

B' urra dhut fronting a chleachdadh ge-tà... nì mi seo a dh'aithghearr agus 's ann a dh'aithghearr a nì mi seo.

[GunChleoc]

the day before = an latha roimhe (seo)

[poor_mouse]

Tapadh leibh, akerbeltz! Ach chan eil mi cinnteach a bheil "cumail o chèile" a' ciallachadh "holding/keeping apart"?

Mòran taing, a GhunChleoc! Bha mi den bheachd gur e an abairt seo a tha ann.
Mar sin, am faod mi a ràdh mar sin: 'Innis dhomh mu dheidhinn sin an latha roimhe a chum gun tèid agam air freagairt riut' ?
(Chan eil mi cinnteach mu dheidhinn "a chum").

[GunChleoc]

ach an tèid agam ...

[An Gobaire]

Innis dhomh mu dheidhinn sin an latha roimhe a chum gun tèid agam air freagairt riut

Tell me about that the previous day so that I manage to reply to you.
Dè tha thu a' ciallachadh?

[poor_mouse]

Seadh, chan eil deagh Beurla agam cuideachd...

The situation: my friend told me about some event, but too late; so I ask him to tell about the next event on the day before it (this event), so that I be able to answer. -- 'S ann an rud a tha mi a' ciallachadh.

[An Gobaire]

A! Tha mi a' tuigsinn a-nis.

Innis dhomh latha ron ath thachartas gus/ach an tèid agam air freagairt (a thoirt dhut).

[poor_mouse]

Glè mhath!

Mar sin,

Innis dhomh latha ro mo cho-latha-breith gus am bi fios agam an tig thu air chèile orm.
Tell me on the day before my birthday, so that I'd know if you come.

Innis dhomh latha ron latha fhèin anns am bu toil leat bruidhinn Gàidhlig rium [tron Skype] ach an tèid agam air ullachadh (airson sin).
Tell me on the day before that day, when you'd like to talk Gaelic with me so, that I be able to prepare (for that).

An do chuir thu an teachdaireachd thuice latha ron sin (ron a sin???)?
Did you send her the message on the day before this?

A bheil sin ceart?

[poor_mouse]

b' àill leam gun
I wish you would

A bheil "mi"("I") sam bith a tha ann? Tha e coltach gu bheil e a' ciallachadh "I wish that...", nach eil?