大象传媒

Cuin a chluinneadh tu 蝉驳颈霉肠补苍? Uill, 始s e sin am fuaim a bhios cearc-fhraoich a鈥� d猫anamh. 厂驳颈霉肠补苍. 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. A鈥� geumnaich.

An t-seachdain sa chaidh, thug mi s霉il air comhart 鈥榖ark鈥� agus donnal 鈥�howl鈥� 鈥� fuaimean aig coin. Tha tabhann ann cuideachd 鈥� a bark or yelp. A鈥� tabhann no a鈥� tabhannaich 鈥榖arking, yelping鈥�.聽

A bheil sibh e貌lach air an fhacal mialaich? 始S e sin am fuaim as trice a n矛 cat. Tha an cat a鈥� mialaich 鈥榯he cat is miaowing鈥�.聽

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. Bleat, bleating. 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.聽

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 an G脿idhlig, bidh i ag r脿dh, 鈥楳猫 m猫鈥�. Agus seo agaibh dreach G脿idhlig air rann ainmeil.

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 bha agam riamh. Tha cuimhne agam fhathast air a鈥� chiad bhliadhna agam sa bhun-sgoil. Bha mi a鈥� fuireach ann am Broughty Ferry, faisg air D霉n D猫. Fhuair an tidsear a-mach gun robh an t-貌ran sin agam. Thuirt i rium, 鈥楢 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 orm, ach ghabh mi e:聽

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

When would you hear a 蝉驳颈霉肠补苍? Well, that鈥檚 the sound that a [female red] grouse makes. 厂驳颈霉肠补苍. Welcome to you all. I鈥檓 going to look this week at sounds that animals make.

To begin with 鈥� geum. That鈥檚 the sound a cow makes. For 鈥榯he cattle are lowing鈥�, we say tha an crodh a鈥� d猫anamh geum. Or tha an crodh a鈥� geumnaich. A鈥� geumnaich.

Last week, I looked at comhart 鈥榖ark鈥� and donnal 鈥榟owl鈥� 鈥� dog noises. Their is also tabhann 鈥� a bark or yelp. A鈥� tabhann or a鈥� tabhannaich 鈥榖arking, yelping鈥�.聽

Do you know the word mialaich? That鈥檚 the sound a cat usually makes. Tha an cat a鈥� mialaich 鈥榯he cat is miaowing鈥�.聽

惭猫颈濒颈肠丑 is different from mialaich. 惭猫颈濒别 or 尘猫颈濒颈肠丑 is the sound a sheep or lamb makes. Bleat, bleating. We have a special word for 鈥榯he 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.聽

But back to 尘猫颈濒颈肠丑. When a sheep bleats, what does it say? In Gaelic, it says, 鈥楳猫 m猫鈥�. And here is the Gaelic form of a famous verse.

Baa, baa, black sheep, where is your wool? Here it is, here it is, growing on my back. A bag for the master, a bag for the maid, a bag for the little boy who lives up the glen.

That was the first Gaelic song I ever knew. I can still remember my first year in primary school. I was living in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee. The teacher found out that I knew that song. She said to me, 鈥楻oddy, will you stand in front of the class, and sing 鈥淏aa Baa Black Sheep鈥� in Gaelic? I was scared, but I sang it.

Baa, baa, black sheep, where is your wool? Here it is, here it is, growing on my back. A bag for the master, a bag for the maid, a bag for the little boy who lives up the glen.