Fòram na Gàidhlig

Posted: **Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:51 pm**

GunChleoc wrote:Càite an tèid thu ann an Nirribhidh?

Where will you go in Norway?

Bha mi ann an Oslo. Bha e glè fhuar an seo.

Posted: **Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:02 pm**

Tha mi ag obair an-dràsda

. Tha mi a'dol (gu?) dachaigh luath! Càite a bheil thu an-dràsda?

I am at work just now. I am going home early! Where are you just now?

Posted: **Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:34 pm**

Tha mi a' dol dhachaigh ron àm - I'm going home early (literally 'before the time').

'dhachaigh' means 'to home/homewards' - you don't need a 'gu'.

'luath' means quick, fast, swift.

Tha mi anns an t-seòmar-leughaidh agam an-dràsda, far a bheil an coimpiutair agam, ach bidh mi a' dol dhan t-seòmar-cadail a dh'aithgheàrr!

I'm in my study at the moment, where my computer is, but I'll be going to the bedroom soon!

Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:55 am**

faoileag wrote:'luath' means quick, fast, swift.

Some confusion may arise from Gaelic sometimes using "luath/quick" in phrases where English uses "soon":

cho luath 's a thàining iad dhachaigh - as soon as they came home
luath no mall - sooner or later ("quick or slow")

Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:48 am**

Tha thu ceart, Thrissel - cha robh mi a' smaoineachadh cho fada ri sin - bha mi a' smaoineachadh aig an ìre luchd-toiseachaidh fhathast!

You're right - I wasn't thinking that far - I was still thinking at beginner level!

Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:20 pm**

Bha agus mise - bha mi a' smaoineachadh 's dòcha gum faca that guy abairt mar sin agus gun smaoinich e "aha, soon/early = luath". Tha mi cinnteach gu bheil mi fhìn a' dèanamh an aon sèorsa de mhearachd le faclan eile gu tric, fear-toiseachaidh ann no às!

So was I - I thought maybe that guy saw some such sentence and though "I see, soon/early = luath". I'm sure I'm making the same kind of mistake with other words pretty often myself, beginner or not!

Posted: **Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:13 am**

Tha mi a' dèanamh cupa tì.
I'm making a cup of tea.

Posted: **Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:35 am**

Tha mi nam shuidhe san t-seòmar-suidhe.
I'm sitting in the sitting-room/living room!

Posted: **Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:48 am**

'B fhèarr leam gum biodh fios agam dè 'n t-ainm a tha air an t-sèomar anns a tha mise nam shuidhe - seòmar-cadail-suidhe? seòmar-leapa-suidhe?

I 'd like to know what's the name of the room in which I am sitting - a bedsit...

Posted: **Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:37 pm**

Cha chreid mi gu bheil facal gàidhlig ann an cleachdadh air sin!

Ach chuirinn rudeigin mar lobhta beag air.

Posted: **Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:29 pm**

Chanainn gum feum sin an gnothach a dhèanamh... Taing!

Guess it'll have to do... Thanks!

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:30 am**

Tha mise air a bhith leughadh 'Tilleadh Dhachaigh' a-rithist.
I've been reading 'Tilleadh Dhachaigh' again.

Posted: **Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:19 pm**

Bha mi an-dè a' dol gu an oifis puist agus am banca agus am bùth grosaireachd.
Dè a Gàidhlig air "running errands"?

Yesterday I went to the post office, the bank, and the grocery store.
How do you say "running errands" in Gaelic?

When listing a group of items, can I leave out the "agus" as I would the "and" in English?

Posted: **Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:28 pm**

Bha mi a' dèanamh mo ghnothaichean sa bhaile.

Bha mi air mo ghnothaichean sa bhaile... - I was running errands. *doing the messages

Chaidh mi an-dè gu oifis a' phuist, dhan bhanca 's gbu bùth na grosaireachd.

Bha mi an-dè a' dol gu an oifis puist agus am banca agus am bùth grosaireachd.
Dè a Gàidhlig air "running errands"?

Yesterday I went to the post office, the bank, and the grocery store.
How do you say "running errands" in Gaelic?

When listing a group of items, can I leave out the "agus" as I would the "and" in English?

Posted: **Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:38 am**

Tha mi a criochnachadh obair dachaidh airson a-maireach agus ag eisteachd ri cheòl.

Fòram na Gàidhlig

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