Dè tha thu a' dèanamh? / What are you doing?

[Màiri na Coille]

Ceart gu leòr, tapadh leibh.

Okay, thanks.

Bha mi ag èisdeachd rithe An Litir Bheag. 'S toil leam sin. Tha mi a' cluich fidheall agam a-nis.

I was listening to An Litir Bheag. I enjoy that. Now I'm playing my violin.

[Teddie]

Tha mi a' feuchainn ri cuir air chois(Organise? i couldn't really find a tr*nsl*t**n for this) coinneamh làmh ri mo càraidean! Fuireach sinn ann am bailesan eadar-dhealaichte.

I am trying to organise a meeting with my friends. We live in different towns.

[poor_mouse]

Màiri na Coille
Bha mi ag èisdeachd ris An Litir Bhig -- "ris" before the artice "an".
You may say: 'S toil leam i -- because "litir" is feminine; so, you see "bhig" here (fem. dat.).

Mura h-eil mi ceàrr...
If I'm not mistaken...

Tha mi a' cluich na fìdhle agam a-nis --
With "agam" we need the article (an fhidheall): Seo an fhidheall agam;
and in this phrase you need the genitive of it (na fìdhle).

[Hallow XIII]

Tha mi air cluinntinn (no a bheil e "air bhith a' cluinntinn"?) air an litir bhig cuideachd. Tha mi a' saoilsinn gun téid agam air an litir do luchd-ionnsachaidh a' tuigsinn a dh'aithghearr.

I've been listening to the litir bheag too. I think I'll be able to understand the litir do luchd-ionnsachaidh soon.

[Màiri na Coille]

Tapadh leibh, poormouse. Feumaidh mi a thòisich ag ionnsachadh an tuiseal ginideach. Tha mi troimh-a-chèile uime!

Thanks, poormouse. I have to start learning the genitive case. I'm confused about it!

[poor_mouse]

Hallow XIIITha an dà chuid "air cluinntinn" agus "air a bhith a' cluinntinn" ceart.

Tha mi a' saoilsinn gun téid agam air (rud sam bith) a thuigsinn a dh'aithghearr. -- the same thing as "feumaidh mi an rud seo a thuigsinn"

Màiri na Coille'S e do bheatha!

[Thrissel]

Hallow XIIITha an dà chuid "air cluinntinn" agus "air a bhith a' cluinntinn" ceart.

That said, cluinn means "hear", "listen (to)" is èist (ri):
Tha mi air èisteachd (air a bhith ag èisteachd) ris an Litir cuideach. - I have listened (have been listening) to the Letter too.
However, as far as I can tell Gaelic uses perfect tenses much less than English, so usually you would simply say
Bha mi ag èisteachd ris an Litir cuideach. - I was listening to the Letter too.

[poor_mouse]

Ceart, ach "cluinn air"="èist ri"; ged a b' fheàrr leamsa "èist ri" cuideachd.

I do prefer "èist ri" too.

[Marshal]

Tha mi a' coimhead airson an fhacail seo: sideburn. Ach cha urrain dhomh a' lorg e. Ciamar a' chanas sibh "sideburns" ann an Gàidhlig?

I am looking for this word: sideburn. But I cannot find it. How do you say sideburns in Gàidhlig?

[Raghnaid NicGaraidh]

Tha mi anns Auckland a-nis. Tha sinn ag (flying) à Astràilia-a-Deas dol na Stàitean Aonaichte. Tha sinn ag ithe a-nis agus tha mi ag ithe aran agus cearc ach bha mo athair a feurach anns an (aeroplane) agus chan eil an t-acras air.

I'm in Auckland right now (although technically, I haven't cleared customs, so I'm not anywhere). We're flying from South Australia to the United States. We're eating right now, and I'm eating a chicken sandwich. But my father was grazing (eating constantly!) on the aeroplane and he isn't hungry.

[poor_mouse]

Raghnaid NicGaraidh
tha sinn ag itealaich ... air a' phlèan / air an itealan

Marshal
Chan eil mi cinnteach, ach...

reaban

sm (MS) Minnow (phoxinus phoxinus). 2(DMy) The fringe of whiskers men were formerly in the habit of leaving when shaving from ear to ear {full sideburns}.

[Marshal]

Tha sin inntineach, an uair sin, reaban = friendly sideburns, nach e?

That is interesting, then, reaban = friendly sideburns, no?

[Adelheid]

An diugh tha an sneachd ann agus tha e glè fhuar . Mar sin bha an coineanach na Càisge aig an taigh . Bha a' chlann a' lorg uighean a-staigh anns an t-seòmar. Is toil leotha uighean de teòclaid.
It' s snowing and it is very cold today, . So the easter-bunny was in the house . The children were looking for eggs inside in the room. They like eggs from chocolate.

[Màiri na Coille]

An diugh tha an sneachd ann agus tha e glè fhuar . Mar sin bha an coineanach na Càisge aig an taigh . [/i]

Dragh a' choin mu an sneachd! Tha mi 'n dochas gum bi sibh an teòclaid a' còrdadh ruibh, co-dhiù. Ith sinn a h-uile teòclaid mu thràth aig an taighe againn.

Too bad about the snow! I hope you all enjoyed your chocolate, at least. We ate all the chocolate already at our house.

[Marshal]

Tha mi ann an ubhail-ghortan agam leis mo choen is tunnagan, ach tha mi 'n dochas gun bidh an t-uisge ann a dh'aithghearr, feumaidh sinn tilleadh dhachaigh mu thràth.

I'm in my orchard with my dogs and ducks but I think it will rain soon, we should return home already.