Gaelic text: Reading a blog
Maria is writing a blog. Read what she has to say and answer the questions which follow. You can look at the vocabulary list if you think you need to.
Tha mi air leth toilichte - tha obair 霉r agam! Tha mi ag obair p脿irt-霉ine ann an Taigh-貌sta na P脿irce ann am meadhan bhaile Mhalaig. 'S e neach鈥揻rithealaidh a th' annam. Bidh mi ag obair gach 顿颈尘脿颈谤迟 agus Diciadain. Bidh mi a' t貌iseachadh aig cairteal an d猫idh c貌ig feasgar agus bidh mi deiseil aig aon uair deug. Tha an taigh-b矛dh uabhasach trang, gu h-脿raidh aig an deireadh sheachdain. Nuair a bhios mi deiseil sa cholaiste, ch貌rdadh e rium a bhith nam ch貌caire ann an taigh-b矛dh spaideil mar seo.
Question
Why is Maria so happy?
She has a new job.
Tha mi air leth toilichte - tha obair 霉r agam!
obair 霉r is the Gaelic for 'new job'.
air leth can mean 'separate' but, in this context, means 'exceptionally' or 'very' 鈥 air leth toilichte means 'exceptionally happy'.
Question
On which days of the week does Maria work?
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Bidh mi ag obair gach 顿颈尘脿颈谤迟 agus Diciadain.
顿颈尘脿颈谤迟 translates as 'Tuesday' and Diciadain as 'Wednesday'. The word gach tells us that Maria works 'each' Tuesday and Wednesday.