Travel journal questions
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How does she describe the other girls?
Friendly but untidy.
惭矛-蝉驳颈辞产补濒迟补 means 'untidy'. The prefix 尘矛- before a word makes a negative. Eg 尘矛-mhodhail means 'impolite' or 'badly behaved'.
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Where does Eliza plan to go tomorrow?
Sydney Harbour.
We have lots of words for harbour in Gaelic. Cala means 'harbour', it also means a safe, sheltered place.
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What does she say she might do?
Climb the bridge.
Drochaid is the Gaelic word for 'bridge'. It is a feminine word so we add an 'h' to the adjective which follows it - drochaid mh貌r.
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When does Eliza intend to go to Ayers Rock?
In a fortnight.
Cola-deug means 'fortnight'. It comes from ceithir latha deug meaning 'fourteen days'.
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Where will Eliza be staying at Ayers Rock?
She'll be camping.
A' campachadh sounds quite like the English, 'camping', so is an easy one to remember.
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What does she hope for?
That there won't be any spiders.
Damhan-allaidh is the Gaelic for 'spider'.