大象传媒

Cuin a chluinneadh tu 蝉驳颈霉肠补苍? 始S e sin am fuaim a bhios cearc-fhraoich a鈥� d猫anamh. Ann am faclair Dwelly, tha e ag r脿dh: 蝉驳颈霉肠补苍 鈥� the cackling, plaintive notes of a ... female grouse. Anns an d脿n 鈥楥oire a鈥� Cheathaich鈥�, sgr矛obh Donnchadh B脿n Mac an t-Saoir 鈥榓鈥� chearc le 蝉驳颈霉肠补苍 a鈥� gabhail t霉chain鈥�. The grouse with her cackle, cooing. A鈥� chearc le 蝉驳颈霉肠补苍 a鈥� gabhail t霉chain. F脿ilte oirbh uile. Tha mi a鈥� dol a thoirt s霉il an t-seachdain sa air fuaimean a bhios ainmhidhean a鈥� d猫anamh.

An toiseach 鈥� geum. 始S e sin fuaim a n矛 b貌. Airson 鈥�the cattle are lowing鈥�, canaidh sinn tha an crodh a鈥� d猫anamh geum. No tha an crodh a鈥� geumnaich.听

An t-seachdain sa chaidh, thug mi s霉il air comhart 鈥�bark鈥� agus donnal 鈥�howl鈥� 鈥� fuaimean a bhios coin a鈥� d猫anamh. Tha tabhann ann cuideachd 鈥� a bark or yelp. A鈥� tabhann no a鈥� tabhannaich 鈥榖arking, yelping鈥�. Ann an Ros an Iar, bithear ag r脿dh tabhann 鈥� no 鈥�tathann鈥� 鈥� ma bhios c霉 a鈥� comhartaich airson 霉ine, agus aire air rudeigin, leithid gr脿ineag.听

A bheil sibh e貌lach air an fhacal mialaich? 始S e sin am fuaim as trice a n矛 cat. Mialaich no miamhail. Tha an cat a鈥� mialaich 鈥榯he cat is miaowing鈥�. Nas miosa na sin, agus nas 脿irde na sin, tha sgiamh. Cluinnear sin aig cat ma tha e a鈥� sabaid no ann an 猫iginn. Tha an cat a鈥� d猫anamh sgiamh 鈥榯he cat is shrieking鈥�.听

Tha 尘猫颈濒颈肠丑 eadar-dhealaichte bho mialaich. 始S e 尘猫颈濒别 no 尘猫颈濒颈肠丑 a n矛 caora no uan. Ma bhios uan a鈥� 尘猫颈濒颈肠丑 gu goirt airson a mh脿thar, dh鈥檉haodamaid a r脿dh tha 尘猫颈濒别 ghoirt aige 鈥�it has a sore-sounding bleat鈥�. Dh鈥檉haodamaid a r脿dh 鈥槼久ň北艟背Τ筲�� airson gobhar cuideachd. Ach tha facal s貌nraichte againn airson 鈥�the bleating of a goat鈥� 鈥� meig. Tha am meann a鈥� meigeallaich 鈥榯he kid goat is bleating鈥�. Tha am meann a鈥� meigeallaich.听

Ach air ais gu 尘猫颈濒颈肠丑. Nuair a bhios caora a鈥� 尘猫颈濒颈肠丑, d猫 chanas i? Ann am Beurla, canaidh i 鈥�baa baa鈥�. Ach, ma bhios G脿idhlig aig a鈥� chaora 鈥� no co-dhi霉 G脿idhlig aig an duine a bhios ag 猫isteachd rithe 鈥� cha chan i 鈥�baa baa鈥� idir, ach 鈥榤猫 m猫鈥�. Agus seo agaibh dreach G脿idhlig air rann air am bi sibh e貌lach.

M猫 m猫, chaora dhubh, C脿ite a bheil do chl貌imh? Tha an seo, tha an seo, A鈥� f脿s air mo dhruim. Poc鈥� airson a鈥� mhaighstir, poc鈥� airson na maighd鈥�, poc鈥� airson a鈥� bhalaich bhig, Tha fuireach suas an gleann.
聽B始 e sin a鈥� chiad 貌ran G脿idhlig a bh鈥� agam riamh, aig aois 貌g. Tha cuimhne agam fhathast air turas anns a鈥� chiad bhliadhna sa bhun-sgoil. Bha mi a鈥� fuireach ann am Broughty Ferry, faisg air D霉n D猫. Cha robh G脿idhlig sam bith anns an sgoil. Fhuair an tidsear a-mach gun robh mi air an samhradh a chur seachad air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd, agus gun do dh鈥檌onnsaich mi an t-貌ran sin. Thuirt i rium, 鈥楢-nise, a Ruairidh, an seas thu air beulaibh a鈥� chlas, agus an gabh thu 鈥�Baa baa Black Sheep鈥� ann an G脿idhlig? Bha eagal mo bheatha orm, ach ghabh mi e.

Faclan na Litreach: cearc-fhraoich: [female red] grouse; Donnchadh B脿n Mac an t-Saoir: Duncan Ban MacIntyre.

Abairtean na Litreach: Cuin a chluinneadh tu X?: when would you hear X?; fuaimean a bhios coin a鈥� d猫anamh: noises that dogs make; ma bhios c霉 a鈥� comhartaich airson 霉ine, agus aire air rudeigin, leithid gr脿ineag: if a dog is barking for some time, and its attention on something, such as a hedgehog; nas miosa na sin: worse than that; cluinnear sin aig cat ma tha e a鈥� sabaid no ann an 猫iginn: that will be heard from a cat if it is fighting or in extremis; ma bhios uan a鈥� 尘猫颈濒颈肠丑 gu goirt airson a mh脿thar: if a lamb is bleating in a sore manner for its mother; nuair a bhios caora a鈥� 尘猫颈濒颈肠丑, d猫 chanas i?: when a sheep is bleating, what does it say?; no co-dhi霉 G脿idhlig aig an duine a bhios ag 猫isteachd rithe: or if the person listening to it is a Gaelic speaker; seo agaibh dreach G脿idhlig air rann air am bi sibh e貌lach: here is the Gaelic version of a verse you will know; m猫 m猫, chaora dhubh: baa baa, black sheep; c脿ite a bheil do chl貌imh?: where is your wool?; a鈥� f脿s air mo dhruim: growing on my back [there are other versions with slightly different words]; poc鈥� airson a鈥� mhaighstir: a bag for the master; poc鈥� airson na maighd鈥�: a bag for the maid; poc鈥� airson a鈥� bhalaich bhig: a bag for the wee lad; [a] tha fuireach suas an gleann: who lives up the glen; fhuair an tidsear a-mach, [ann an] d貌igh air choreigin: the teacher found out, somehow or other; gun robh mi air an samhradh a chur seachad air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd: that I had spent the summer in the Highlands; an seas thu air beulaibh a鈥� chlas, agus an gabh thu X: will you stand in front of the class, and sing X; bha eagal mo bheatha orm, ach ghabh mi e: I was frightened out of my wits, but I sang it.

Puing-ch脿nain na Litreach: Tha mi a鈥� dol a thoirt s霉il an t-seachdain sa air fuaimean a bhios ainmhidhean a鈥� d猫anamh: I鈥檓 going to look this week at sounds animals make. I hope that the use of sa here doesn鈥檛 confuse you. It is simply a form of seo 鈥�here, this鈥�. I could have said an t-seachdain seo 鈥�this week鈥�. For an t-seachdain seo chaidh 鈥�last week鈥�, it is more common to hear an t-seachdain sa chaidh. You will also hear an t-seachdain a chaidh, meaning the same.

Gn脿thas-cainnt na Litreach: dh鈥檉haodamaid a r脿dh: we could say.