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

[Caoimhin.MacGilliosa]

sgìth - sg- doesn't lenite

Deireadh-seachdaine

Am bi saor-laithean agad aig àm na Nollaige?

Will you have days off at Christmas?

Tapadh leibh,

tha mi air an saor làithean (in december, i really should learn the months next) 25,26,27 agus 28 's tha mi ag obair 29,30,31 agus soar làithean 1,2 agus 3, AGUS
tha mi a' dol dhan Nirribidh jan 8th - 14th

sorry for the bad Gaelic

[GunChleoc]

Càite an tèid thu ann an Nirribhidh?

Where will you go in Norway?

[IainDonnchaidh]

Tha i glè fhuar an seo an diugh.

Sa madainn, bha i -34 F (-37 C).

Cha thoiseach 4x4 agaibh

An dè 's an diugh, bha mi a' cuireadh sneachd dheth, bho taigh agaibh gu an Rathad Roinn, mu 1/8 mile.





It is very cold here today.

It was -34 this morning.

Our four-wheel drive wouldn't start.

Yesterday and today, I was shoveling snow off our 1/8 mile long driveway to the county road.

[faoileag]

37° fodha????

Brrr!

Tha mi an dòchas gum bi teine no teasachadh math agaibh!

Dè cho fada a tha e cho fuar?




37° below?? Hope you have a fire or good heating!
How long is it so cold?

[IainDonnchaidh]

37° fodha????

Brrr!

Tha mi an dòchas gum bi teine no teasachadh math agaibh!

Dè cho fada a tha e cho fuar?




37° below?? Hope you have a fire or good heating!
How long is it so cold?

Tha! 37 Fodha!

Tha stobha fiodh againn. Tha sinn a' fuireach air dà fhichead acraichean, agus tha mòran craobhan marbh a dh'ghearradh.

Gidheadh, tha oifis agam glè fhuar air cùl an taigh

Feumaidh mi faclair a sgriobhadh. Diocuimhnich mi mòran faclan.



Yes! 37 Below!

We have a woodstove. We live on 40 acres and there are many dead trees to cut.

Even so, my office at the back of the house is very cold

[GunChleoc]

Chan eil e cho fuar an-seo gu fortanach ged a tha an t-sneachd ann.

It's not so cold here fortunately although we have some snow.

[treaclemine]

Tha mi a' leughedh, 'Teasgaigibh Sibh Fhèin Gàidhlig'. Tha mi a' smaoineachadh sin chan eil i clàr-amais!

I am reading, 'Teach Yourself Gaelic'. I think that there is no index!

[AlasdairBochd]

I am reading, 'Teach Yourself Gaelic'. I think that there is no index!

Chuir duine caoimhneil seo air an eadar-lìn air ar son.

A kind soul put this on the internet for us.

www.slighe.com/book_shelf/40.pdf

[treaclemine]

Tapadh leibh oirbh uile!!!!

[that_guy_]

Tha mi a' dol gu sgitheadh ann an Alba ann an Gearran.

I am going Skiing in Scotland in February

[IainDonnchaidh]

Marbh sinn isean sa madainn.

[GunChleoc]

Mharbh - lenite the verb to get the past tenst
sa mhadainn - sa is short for anns a'

[IainDonnchaidh]

Mharbh - lenite the verb to get the past tenst
sa mhadainn - sa is short for anns a'

Tha sin ceart, gu dearbh!


Your right

[Harald]

I am reading, 'Teach Yourself Gaelic'. I think that there is no index!

Chuir duine caoimhneil seo air an eadar-lìn air ar son.

A kind soul put this on the internet for us.]

Moran taing cuideachd airson an cuideachadh seo!
Many thanks, too, for this help!
(Interesting: does anyone know why "also" and "help" sound so similar?)

[faoileag]

Moran taing cuideachd airson an cuideachadh seo!
Many thanks, too, for this help!
(Interesting: does anyone know why "also" and "help" sound so similar?)

Mòran taing airson a' chuideachaidh seo (genitive after 'airson').

The two words are indeed related, deriving, as far as I can see, from 'cuid', meaning share, portion, allotment:

> cuidich, a'cuideachadh - to allocate, hand out > to contribute to sth. > help s.o.

> cuideachd , fem. noun, company, group, troop (the result of 'portioning out' of things or people)
> cuideachd, adv., in company > together > also

Hope the serious etymologists will back this up!