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Tha mi airson innse dhuibh an t-seachdain-sa mu fhaclair 霉r a th脿inig a-mach o chionn ghoirid. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm a th鈥� air an Teach Yourself: Gaelic Dictionary oir buinidh e don t-sreath leabhraichean Teach Yourself. Tha e gu math feumail, saoilidh mi. Agus tha e ag obair anns an d脿 dh貌igh 鈥� G脿idhlig gu Beurla, agus Beurla gu G脿idhlig.

鈥橲 iad 霉ghdaran an fhaclair Boyd Robastan agus Iain MacDh貌mhnaill, dithis a tha air leth comasach is foghlamaichte. Agus tha an leabhar 霉ghdarrasail. Aig dusan not鈥� ach sgillinn (拢11.99), tha a phris reusanta. Chanainn gu bheil e feumail do luchd-ionnsachaidh, ged nach eil e buileach cho m貌r ri faclairean eile, leithid Watson agus Mark. Ach tha Watson agus Mark (mar a tha Dwelly) d矛reach ag obair anns an aon d貌igh 鈥� G脿idhlig gu Beurla.

Tha measgachadh math de dh鈥檉haclan ann a bhuineas an d脿 chuid don Gh脿idhealtachd thraidiseanta agus don t-saoghal 霉r anns a bheil sinn be貌 an-diugh. Gheibh thu tearb is tearbadh, rud a n矛 croitear airson aon bhuidheann de chaoraich a sgaradh bho bhuidheann eile. Is tha maistreadh ann, rud a dh猫anadh na seana-mhnathan nuair a bhiodh iad a鈥� d猫anamh 矛m. Mar as trice an-diugh 鈥檚 ann a鈥� ceannach a leithid anns a Cho-op a bhitheas iad.

Air an l脿imh eile, d猫 th鈥� aca airson gnothaichean a bhuineas do choimpiutaireachd? Uill, seo na th鈥� aca fo website: l脿rach-l矛n. Gl猫 mhath. Surf the net : tr脿l an l矛on. Mmm. Ach d猫 mu dheidhinn cool? Smodaig. Mmm. Chan eil fhios a鈥檓 nach bu ch貌ir dhuinn d矛reach aideachadh gu bheil cool air a dhol a-steach don Gh脿idhlig cuideachd鈥�

Ach tha duilgheadas an-c貌mhnaidh ann do dhaoine a tha a鈥� cruthachadh faclair beag. D猫 dh鈥檉h脿gas iad 脿s? Tha Robastan agus MacDh貌mhnaill air deagh thaghadh a dh猫anamh, chanainn, ach aig 脿mannan tha rudeigin a dh矛th. Mar eisimpleir, smaoinichibh air an t-seantans sh矛mplidh seo 鈥� 鈥淐huir i aiste air a鈥� bh貌rd鈥�. Canaidh mi sin a-rithist. Chuir i aiste air a鈥� bh貌rd. D猫 tha sin a鈥� ciallachadh? Uill, anns an fhaclair 霉r, tha 鈥渁iste鈥� a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渇rom/out of her/it鈥�. Mmm, d猫 d矛reach a rinn a鈥� chaileag air a鈥� bh貌rd? Ach le faclair nas m貌, ch矛 sinn gu bheil aiste cuideachd a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渃omposition鈥� no 鈥渆ssay鈥�. Mar sin, 鈥檚 d貌cha gur e an t-eadar-theangachadh as fhe脿rr 鈥� 鈥渟he put an essay on the table.鈥�

Tuigidh sibh gu bheil mi a鈥� gabhail beagan sp貌rs. Ach bu mhath leam am faclair 霉r a mholadh airson gach riochdair roimhearach no prepositional pronoun (mar aiste) a chur ann fa leth mar cheann-fhacal. Nuair a ch矛 thu rud mar aige no aigesan ann an teacsa, tha am faclair seo a鈥� m矛neachadh gu bheil e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渉is鈥�. Ann an cuid de dh鈥檉haclairean, tha iad d矛reach ag r脿dh, 鈥渃oimhead air aig鈥� agus feumaidh tu an uair sin dhol gu duilleag eile, agus obrachadh a-mach d猫 tha am facal aigesan a鈥� ciallachadh.

Agus air an taobh dhen leabhar a tha a鈥� dol bho Bheurla gu G脿idhlig, tha mi a鈥� faicinn gu bheil an d脿 shiostam cunntaidh ann. Mar eisimpleir, airson 鈥渟ixty鈥� tha iad ag r脿dh tr矛 fichead no seasgad. Agus airson 鈥渟eventy鈥� tha iad ag r脿dh, tr矛 fichead 鈥檚 a deich no seachdad. 鈥橲 e an seann siostam a tha fhathast anns a鈥� phr矛omh 脿ite ach c貌 aige tha fios nach atharraich sin anns na deich bliadhna romhainn? Agus mus fhalbh mi, facal feumail eile bhon fhaclair: d猫 a鈥� Gh脿idhlig a th鈥� air stereotype? Gn脿th-iomhaigh. Sin e bhuam an t-seachdain seo. Beannachd leibh.

Faclan na seachdaine: 霉ghdaran: authors; 霉ghdarrasail: authoritative; reusanta: reasonable; tearbadh: separation (as of lambs from ewes); maistreadh: churning; an-c貌mhnaidh: always; eadar-theangachadh: translation; ceann-fhacal: headword; bhuam: from me.

Abairtean na seachdaine: buinidh e don t-sreath leabhraichean: it belongs to the series of books; saoilidh mi: I reckon; ged nach eil e buileach cho m貌r ri: although it is not quite as big as; a bhuineas an d脿 chuid: which belongs to both; rud a dh猫anadh na seana-mhnathan: something the old wives would do; 鈥檚 ann a鈥� ceannach a leithid a bhitheas iad: they buy the like (this form puts the emphasis on ceannach); air an l脿imh eile: on the other hand; chan eil fhios a鈥檓 nach bu ch貌ir dhuinn d矛reach aideachadh: I don鈥檛 know if we shouldn鈥檛 just admit; d猫 dh鈥檉h脿gas iad 脿s?: what do they leave out?; tha iad air deagh thaghadh a dh猫anamh, chanainn: they have made a good choice, I would say; tha rudeigin a dh矛th: something is missing; gu bheil mi a鈥� gabhail beagan sp貌rs: that I鈥檓 having a bit of fun; feumaidh tu an uair sin dhol gu duilleag eile: then you have to go to another page; gu bheil d脿 shiostam cunntaidh ann: that there two counting systems in it; c貌 aige tha fios: who knows; nach atharraich sin anns na deich bliadhna romhainn: that that won鈥檛 change in the ten years ahead (of us); facal feumail eile: another useful word.

Puing-ghr脿mair na seachdaine: Aiste and aiste are homonyms 鈥� two words with different meanings which carry the same pronunciation and, in this case, even the same spelling. There perhaps aren鈥檛 as many in Gaelic as in English鈥� and this is a reason that puns are not as easy to construct in Gaelic as they are in English. But why don鈥檛 you and your friends or learners鈥� group get together, gather a few words of this nature and try and make some puns with them? Here鈥檚 a couple of examples to get you going: bile (lip) and bile (parliamentary bill) 鈥� chuir i f脿ilte mh貌r air na bilean aige, agus 鈥檚 e am ball p脿rlamaid a bha toilichte; m矛os (month) and mias (basin) 鈥� tha mi a鈥� feitheamh airson mias mus glan mi m鈥� aodann. If you get some good ones, why not send them to me?

Gn脿ths-cainnt na seachdaine: Aig dusan not鈥� ach sgillinn: at 拢11.99. This is the easy and idiomatic way to give prices of this nature. It is easier than 鈥渁ona nota dheug, ceithir fichead sgillinn 鈥檚 a naoi-deug鈥� in the vigesimal system and likewise easier than 鈥渁on-deug notaichean, naochad 鈥檚 a naoi sgillinn鈥� in the decimal system. Similarly, 拢5.99 is 鈥渟ia not鈥� ach sgillinn鈥� and 拢2.95 is 鈥渢r矛 not鈥� ach c貌ig sgillinn鈥�.