Nollaig chridheil dhuibh uile! Tha mi 'n dòchas gum bi deagh àm na Nollaige agaibh uile. Tha mi a' sgrìobhadh seo caran tràth oir tha mi gu bhith falbh. Na losgaibh an t-àite seo fhad 's nach urrainn dhomh sùil a thoirt air!
Happy Christmas to you all! I hope you all have a great Christmas time. I'm writing this a bit early, because I'll be leaving soon. Don't burn the place down while I can't keep an eye on things!
Mòran taing, a GhunChleoc! Bliadhna mhath agus Nollaig chridheil dhut!
Laithean-saora sona dhut agus tha sinn an dòchas gum bi thu slàn sabhailte air ais!
Bidh sinne glè mhodhail agus a' sgrìobhadh 's a' leughadh Gàidhlig mar is fhearr a dh'fhaodas sinn.
Tha Eilean Barraidh glè àlainn, ach tha na daoine nas fhearr, tha mi den bheachd.
Am bodach seo san leabaidh, mar eisimpleir, còmhla ri uisge-beatha anns a' bhotal-teth aige fhèin! Tha sin gluaisteach gu dearbh.
The Isle of Barra is very fine, but the people are better in my opinion.
This old man in the bed, for example, with whisky in his hot-water bottle! Very touching indeed.
Gu mì-fhortanach, cha do leugh mise an leabhar.
Tha am film seo math: tha a h-uile pearsa gu math fìor, mar a bhiodh tu a' coimhead air beatha nan daoine simplidh san fhìorachd; cha bhiodh tu a' cuimhneachadh mu dheidhinn rudan sam bith mar actairean, cnàmh-sgeul agus msaa.
'S e deagh obair le Alexander Mackendrick a tha ann, nam bheachd sa.
Unfortunately I haven't read the book.
The film is good: all the personages are very real, as if you are watching the life of the simple people in reality; you would not remember about such things as actors, scenario etc.
It's a good work of Alexander Mackendrick, I think.