Making sense of MacLaren's Lesson 18 : Using the Defective Verb "IS ( Read more... )

{bhon Carmina Gadelica}

Air bainne nam fiadh a thogadh mi,
Air bainne nam fiadh a shelbhaich,
Air bainne nam fiadh fo dhruim nan sian,
Air bharr na sliabh 's nan garbhlach.

( air bainne nam fiadh )

(Lesson 3 - the Verb "TO BE"; Past Dependent Tense)

Aithris-àichidh (Disclaimer) :--
Tha an leasan seo (agus leasanan sam bith a leanas) às an leabhar Gaelic Self-Taught le Alexander MacLaran (1923). Chaidh e air mo bheachd aon madainn nuair a bha mi anns an leabhar-lann agamsa. Thog mi e airson a bha mi a' saoilsinn dè a bha ( Read more... )

The book Còmhraidhean an Gàidhlig 's am Beurla : Conversations in Gaelic and English was published in 1892. It was written by the Rev. D. MacInnes and touches on a number of topics. The conversation which follows is the first half of the first conversation in the book. I've changed some of the words and phrases to ones suggested by my texts as ( Read more... )

rinn mi seo!

( ursgeul )

le Eleanor Robbins
eadar-theangalach le Caitrin à puxill

CAIBIDEIL a h-OCHD : Chuidich na caileagan

( The Girls Helped )

le Eleanor Robbins
eadar-theangalach le Caitrin à puxill

CAIBIDEIL a SEACHD : An Làraidh Liath

( The Grey Truck )

le Eleanor Robbins
eadar-theangalach le Caitrin à puxill

CAIBIDEIL a SIA : Dh'Fhag aire ort, a Mhag!

( Watch out, Mag! )

le Eleanor Robbins
eadar-theangalach le Caitrin à puxill

CAIBIDEIL a CÒIG : Tha na Caileagan a' faighinn iongnadh

( The Girls are Surprised )

le Eleanor Robbins
eadar-theangalach le Caitrin à puxill

CAIBIDEIL a CEITHIR : Thoir an Aire

( Look out )