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Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:11 am
by GunChleoc
Tha i fuar
You can use
Is with adjectives in certain contexts, but for now better stick to fixed expressions with that, like
Is fheàrr leam or
Is beag an t-iongnadh
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:24 am
by CelticSpice
Tapadh leat.
I know what
Is fhèarr leam means, but what does
Is beag an t-iongnadh mean?

Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:49 pm
by GunChleoc
is small the surprise = no wonder
Is beag an t-iongnadh gu bheil an sgrìobhadh agam làn mhearachdan - small wonder my writing is full of mistakes
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:04 pm
by CelticSpice
Mòran taing. Sgrìobhadh làn mhearachdan, gu dearbh.
Much thanks. Writing full of mistakes, indeed.
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:05 am
by Caoimhin.MacGilliosa
Tha i uabhasach sàmhach a-nis ach bha i mòran uisge air an là.
It's very quiet now but there was heavy rain in the day.
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:03 pm
by faoileag
bha i mòran uisge air an là
You don't need the 'i' (= the weather) here - what you're really saying in Gaelic is 'there was a lot of water/rain in it (throughout the day)' =
bha mòran uisge ann (tron latha).
Even more idiomatic: bha
uisge gu leòr ann
Tha sinn fòrtanach an seo - tha a' ghrian ann, ged a tha e fuar gu leòr.
We're lucky here - it's sunny, though cold enough / pretty cold.
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:05 pm
by GunChleoc
Tha i reusanta tioram an-diugh.
It' reasonably dry today
Bha fras trom ann ach cha do mhair i fada.
There was a heavy shower but it didn't last long
You can't say "it was raining" in Gaelic, you need to say "there was rain"
So, bha mòran uisge ann
ETA. cross-posting with Faoileag, we're not picking on you

Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:49 pm
by Caoimhin.MacGilliosa

No worries at all. I'm as thick skinned as a rhino and I thank you both for picking up the errors.
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:30 pm
by iolair
Tha e tioram agus fuar ann an seo sa mhadainn an-diugh. Bha sneachd ann feasgar Disarthaine agus tron oidhche (tha sinn ann an Boston, anns na Staitean).
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:50 pm
by jjb362
iolair wrote:Tha e tioram agus fuar ann an seo sa mhadainn an-diugh. Bha sneachd ann feasgar Disarthaine agus tron oidhche (tha sinn ann an Boston, anns na Staitean).
Tha i tioram - an t-sìde is a feminine noun, so i not e should be used for the pronoun.

Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:30 pm
by iolair
Moran taing airson an "feedback". A bheil e ceart ma tha mi a' ciallachadh "an lath"? Mar eisiempleir "Tha an latha tioram...".
Thanks for the feedback. Is "e" correct if I mean "the day". For example "The day is dry...".
(Co-dhiu, tha mi ga dheanamh a-rithist, le "i" aig an am seo")
Tha mi an dochas gum bi i nas blaithe a-maireach.
(Anyhow, let me do it again, with 'i" this time)
I hope it is warmer tomorrow.
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:12 am
by Caoimhin.MacGilliosa
Tha an aimsir glè mhath a th' ann ann Aonghais. Tha i turadh agus sgùrr.
The weather is very good in Angus. It's dry and clear.
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:30 pm
by iolair
Tha i ceart cho fuar an-diugh 's a bha i an-de. Tha i tioram agus soilleir cuideachd. Latha math airson a' dhol cuairt.
It is just as cold today as yesterday. It is dry and clear, too. Good day for a walk.
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:29 pm
by iolair
Tha i soilleir agus tioram a-rithist. 'S e latha breagha a th' ann an-diugh. 'S toil leam a bhith a-muigh as t-fhoghar.
It is clear and dry again. It is a beautiful day today. I like being outdoors in the autumn.
Re: Ciamar a tha an t-sìde / How's the weather?
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:43 am
by GunChleoc
Tha i fliuch an seo.
It is wet here.
You can use "e" if you mean "an latha" rather than "an t-sìde". Personally, I think it's good discipline to use "i" to get used to the genders, because it will come up in other contexts.
Aire air na sràcan: Tha mi an dòchas gum bi i nas blàithe a-màireach.
If you can't type them, use this button: Ω
Tha an aimsir glè mhath ann an Aonghas / 'S e aimsir glè mhath a th' againn ann an Aonghas.
"Siorrachd Aonghais" (tuiseal ginideach), ach "Aonghas" (tuiseal bunasach).
dry = tioram
Not sure about clear myself, "soilleir" 's dòcha, mar a thuirt iolair.
Tha i a cheart cho fuar an-diugh 's a bha i an-dè. Tha i tioram agus soilleir cuideachd. Latha math airson a dhol air cuairt.
You get
a' if it's the article or short for
ag. Everything else is
a without the '.
Tha sràc air "brèagha"
Glè mhath, cumaibh oirbh!
