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D貌mhnall Iain D貌mhnallach: An-diugh, tha sinn air ar cuairteachadh leis an uair. Air c霉l ar d霉irn, air f貌naichean-l脿imhe, air clocaichean baile, aig st猫isean tre脿na, neo aig eaglais neo eile. Ach, c貌 ris a bhiodh e coltach a bhith an 脿ite is gun ionnsramaid agad a dh鈥檌nnseadh an uair dhut? Innsidh an t-Urramach Ruairidh MacLe貌id an sgeul fh猫in.

Ruairidh: Tha e iongantach mar a tha sinn a鈥� crochadh air an uair airson ar n-obair. Tha cuimhn' a鈥檓 turas, bha mi fh猫in is dithis eile a鈥� fuireach c貌mhla ann an D霉n 脠ideann nuair a bha mi nam oileanach, agus chaidh mise s矛os l脿thaichean na bu tr脿ithe, agus cha robh r猫idio agam is cha robh uaireadair agam.

Agus a鈥� chiad mhadainn, bha mi airson a dhol a-steach dhan leabharlann. Agus sgioblaich mi is chaidh mi air a鈥� bhus. Chunnaic mi clann-sgoile air a鈥� bhus, is bha mi ag r脿dh, 鈥淯ill, feumaidh gu bheil an uair seo ceart.鈥�

R脿inig mi an cloc m貌r aig st猫isean Haymarket. Bha e cairteal gu naoi sa mhadainn, is bha sin gl猫 mhath.

An ath latha, rinn mi an aon rud a-rithist. Bha clann-sgoile air a鈥� bhus, is bha mi ag r脿dh, 鈥淥h uill, dh鈥檃mais mi air an uair gl猫 mhath.鈥� Ach nuair a r脿inig mi Haymarket, bha e cairteal an d猫idh uair. 鈥橲 ann a鈥� dol dhachaigh gu d矛nnear a bha iad! Agus tha e a鈥� sealltainn cho doirbh 鈥檚 a tha e mura h-eil uaireadair againn. Tha mi a鈥� creidsinn gun robh ar sinnsearan a thaobh na gr猫ine is rudan eile, bha iad m貌ran na bu ghlice na tha sinne an-diugh, ach tha e a鈥� sealltainn mar a tha sinn a鈥� crochadh air uaireadairean.

Mary Bell Nic a' Bhreatannaich a' c貌mhradh ri Coinneach MacFhionghain, Katy Dh霉ghlas agus Calum MacN猫ill

Coinneach: Tha sinne fortanach ann a seo, tha deagh n脿baidhean againn, agus daoine coibhneil, ionnsaichte, foghlamaichte, 鈥檚 e sin na h-Uibhistich. Agus chan eil sg脿than cho math ri s霉il caraid. Agus nuair a tha na h-Uibhistich a鈥� coimhead rinn, an c貌mhradh aca rinn, 鈥檚 e mar a chanas iad fh猫in, 鈥渁 bhruidhinn Bharrach.鈥�

Mary Bell: Seadh.

Coinneach: Agus aithnichidh iadsan Barraich. Ach rudan nach eil fios aig na h-Uibhistich, tha d脿 she貌rsa bhruidhinn Bharrach ann. Chan eil fhios a鈥檓... bidh fios aig Calum mu dheidhinn seo.

Ceitidh: Tha.

Coinneach: Tha rud ris an can iad Mairianna Line a tha eadar Breibhig agus Tangasdal. Agus tuath... tuath air a sin, tha mar 鈥淢aisi-Anna鈥�, agus deas tha 鈥淢airianna鈥� gu math tric. Nist鈥�, dh鈥檉haodainn-sa faighneachd do Chalum an-dr脿sta...

Mary Bell: Tha, mar a tha M脿iri aig tuath, M脿isi aig deas.

Ceitidh: Tha an aon rud nuair a bha sinne a鈥� dol... bha mise a鈥� dol gu Sgoil Bh脿gh a鈥� Chaisteil, dh鈥檃ithneachadh tu na Tuathaich seach na Deasaich air... air a鈥� bruidhinn. Chanadh na Tuathaich 鈥渟agart鈥�, ach chanadh sinne 鈥渟agast.鈥�

Mary Bell: 鈥橲 e.

Ceitidh: Fhios agad, bha... bha diofar... bha diofar sa Gh脿idhlig.听 Chan eil iad an-diugh ga bruidhinn mar a bha sinne ga bruidhinn.

Mary Bell: O chan eil.

Coinneach: Faighnichidh mise do Chalum a-nist鈥� 鈥� can a Chaluim, as mo dh猫idh, can, 鈥淐uir air an coire a Mh脿irianna鈥�, agus canaidh... chanadh Calum 鈥� tha e air a n脿rachadh a-nise is cha chan 鈥� 鈥淐uis鈥� air a鈥� choise Mh脿isi-Anna鈥�. (鈥渃uir air a鈥� choire, a Mh脿irianna鈥�)

Calum: Aidh, sin agad mar a chanadh sinn e mura bhiodh sinn a鈥� toirt for de bha sinn ag r脿dh. Ach, tha d貌igh eile air an aithneachadh tu na Tuathaich nuair a bha sinne san sgoil 鈥� ah, bhiodh iad 鈥� bhiodh coineanaich aca fon seacaid. (a鈥� gaireachdainn) Bhiodh iad a鈥� reic anns a鈥� chloakroom!听听

Mary Bell: A Chaluim, chan eil mise a鈥� dol an s脿s anns a seo idir air t-s脿illeibh... air t-s脿illeibh tha p矛os... p矛os dh矛omsa aig deas, agus p矛os aig tuath!听

Calum: Tha an t-eagal ort!听

Ghabh Slim leithid de dh鈥檈agal 鈥檚 gun do thuit e gun mhothachadh chun an l脿ir mar gum biodh peilear air a bhualadh. Bha e mar sin airson mionaid no dh脿 gus na th貌isich e air tighinn mun cuairt. 鈥橲 e a鈥� chiad smuain a th脿inig thuige gur ann ag aisling a bha e no gun robh e a鈥� dol 脿s a chiall. Chaidh e a-null gu sg脿than a bha mar ph脿irt dhen bhalla agus thug e s霉il air fh猫in. Bha e cho spaideil, seang 鈥檚 a bha e riamh ach bha aodann air a dhol cho geal ris an anart. Chuala e an guth a-rithist, air a鈥� ch霉laibh an triop seo, a鈥� tighinn bhon chlaigeann.

鈥淎 Mhgr Fairly, feumaidh tu mo thiodhlachadh.鈥�

An ann a鈥� dol 脿s a chiall a bha e? Bha fios aige gum biodh daoine a bha dol 脿s an ciall a鈥� cluinntinn ghuthan. Cha robh creideamh sam bith aige ann an spiorad no ann an anam. Cha robh ann ach an rud a bha fa chomhair do sh霉il 鈥� agus a鈥� mhargaid, agus reic agus ceannach.

Chaidh e a-null air a shocair chun a鈥� bh霉ird agus shuidh e s矛os mu choinneamh a鈥� chlaiginn. Th脿inig an guth a-rithist, guth f矛reannach 貌ig.

鈥淭huirt mi riut, a Mhgr Fairly, gum feum thu mo thiodhlachadh. Gheibh thu mo chlaigeann o Mhgr Hirst agus cuiridh tu na fiaclan agam c貌mhla ri mo chlaigeann.鈥�

Bha Slim air chrith. Bha a鈥� bheul tioram. Cha b鈥� urrainn dha smaoineachadh ceart. Claigeann a鈥� bruidhinn 鈥� bha seo g貌rach. Ach chluicheadh e an g猫am, mas e g猫am a bha inntinn a鈥� cluiche leis.

鈥淐貌 thu?鈥� dh鈥檉he貌irich e ann an guth critheanach.

Th脿inig an guth a-rithist bhon bheul, ged nach robh am beul a鈥� gluasad, 鈥淚s mise Ruairidh MacN猫ill, br脿thair MacN猫ill Bharraigh. Chaidh mo mharbhadh ann an 1440 leis a鈥� Ghille Riabhach aig Bealach na Foille ann an Colla far a bheil mo chn脿mhan nan laighe gus an latha an-diugh.鈥�

鈥淎ch tha iad ag r脿dh gu bheil an claigeann bhon ochdamh linn deug.鈥�

鈥淐han eil e貌laichean an-c貌mhnaidh ceart.鈥�

鈥淐han eil. Carson a chaidh do mharbhadh?鈥�

鈥淏ha bl脿r ann eadar sinne is Iain Garbh. Thug An Gille Riabhach an ceann dh矛om. Tiodhlaic mo chlaigeann agus m鈥� fhiaclan aig Bealach na Foille ann an Colla 鈥� no bidh ceannach agad air.鈥�

鈥淐arson a tha thu ag iarraidh do thiodhlachadh?鈥�

Chuir e a鈥� cheist ach cha robh freagairt ann. Chuir e ceistean a-rithist, agus a-rithist, ach cha t脿inig aon fhacal an c貌rr. Th貌isich an t-eagal a鈥� traoghadh beagan, 鈥檚 mar a th脿inig a mhisneachd air ais beag air bheag, thuirt e ris fh猫in nach robh ann ach mac-meanmna. 鈥橲 d貌cha a鈥� faighinn rud cho annasach airson a鈥� chiad uair.听

1.听听 S霉il air ais:听听

An t-Urr. Ruairidh MacLe貌id:

鈥淭ha e iongantach mar a tha sinn a鈥� crochadh air an uair airson ar n-obair.鈥澨�听听听
鈥淚t鈥檚 astonishing how we depend on the time [鈥榳e鈥檙e hanging on the time鈥橾 for our work.鈥�

ar n-athair听听听听 鈥榦ur father鈥櫶�听听
ar n-eachdraidh听听听听 鈥榦ur history鈥�
ar n-each听听听听 鈥榦ur horse鈥櫶�
ar n-貌rain听听听听 鈥榦ur songs鈥櫶�听听听
ar n-uaireadairean听听听听 鈥榦ur wristwatches鈥櫶�听听听听听

(Faic BEAG AIR BHEAG 3, Pr貌gram 3;听 agus BEAG AIR BHEAG Sreath 1, Pr貌gram 2.)

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鈥淭ha cuimhne a鈥檓 turas, bha mi fh猫in is dithis eile a鈥� fuireach c貌mhla ann an D霉n 脠ideann nuair a bha mi nam oileanach.鈥澨�听听听
鈥淚 remember once, me and two others were staying together in Edinburgh when I was a student.鈥�

nuair a bha mi nam oileanach听听听听 鈥榳hen I was a student鈥� [鈥榠n my student鈥橾
nuair a bha sinne nar n-oileanaich听听听听听 鈥榳hen we were students鈥� [鈥榠n our students鈥橾
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(Faic BEAG AIR BHEAG 3, Pr貌gram 3.)

听鈥�Chaidh mise s矛os l脿thaichean na bu tr脿ithe.鈥澨�听听听
听鈥淚 went down days earlier.鈥�
鈥�Bha iad m貌ran na bu ghlice na tha sinne an-diugh.鈥澨�听听听
鈥淭hey were much wiser than we are today.鈥�

(Faic BEAG AIR BHEAG 3, 笔谤貌驳谤补尘补苍 4 & 5.)

2.听 CHO听 [doirbh]听 IS A . . .听听 /听听 鈥楬ow [difficult]鈥︹��, 鈥楢s [difficult] as鈥︹��, etc

(Faic cuideachd BEAG AIR BHEAG Sreath 2, Pr貌gram 1.)

An t-Urr. Ruairidh MacLe貌id:

鈥淭ha e a鈥� sealltainn cho doirbh 鈥檚 a tha e mura h-eil uaireadair againn.鈥澨�听听听
鈥淚t shows how difficult it is if we don鈥檛 have watches.鈥澨�

cho doirbh is a tha e听听听听
鈥�how difficult it is鈥�
cho feumach is a tha sinn听听听听
鈥�how dependent we are鈥�
Chuir e iongnadh orm cho luath is a th脿inig iad.听听听听
鈥業t surprised me how quickly they came.鈥�
A bheil fhios agad cho bochd is a tha mi?听听听听
鈥楧o you realise how poor I am?鈥�
A bheil fhios agad cho gann is a tha an sporan agam?听听听听
鈥楧o you realise how empty my wallet is?鈥�
Tha e a r猫ir cho tric is a dh鈥檉heuchas tu.听听听听
鈥業t depends on how often you try.鈥櫶�
Tha fhios agam cho m貌r is a tha thu ag iarraidh f貌n-l脿imh 霉r.听听听听
鈥業 know how much* / how greatly you want a new phone.鈥�

Ceistean:听 D脠 CHO鈥�?

D猫 cho gann is a tha an sporan agad?听听听听
鈥�How empty is your wallet?
D猫 cho bochd is a bha thu?听听听听
鈥�How poor were you?鈥�
D猫 cho luath is a thig iad?听听听听
鈥�How quickly / How soon will they come?鈥櫶�听听
D猫 cho doirbh is a bhios an obair agad?听听听听
鈥�How difficult will your job be?鈥�
D猫 cho feumach is a tha thusa air an uair nad obair?听听听听
鈥�How dependent are you on the time/clock in your work?听听
D猫 cho faisg is a tha sinn air deireadh an oisein-ghr脿mair seo?听听听听
鈥�How close are we to the end of this Grammar-Spot?鈥�
D猫 cho m貌r is a tha thu ag iarraidh an f貌n 霉r sin?听听听听
鈥�How much*/How greatly do you want this new phone?鈥�

* Ach 鈥楬ow much (拢拢拢)?鈥�:
D猫 phr矛s a th鈥� air a鈥� chuilean sin san uinneig?听 NO听 D猫 na tha an cuilean sin san uinneig?听听听听听
鈥楬ow much is that doggy in the window?鈥�

鈥�as *** as鈥� + VERB (gn矛omhair):

Th脿inig mi a-nuas cho luath 鈥檚 a chuala mi.听听听听
鈥業 came down as soon as I heard.鈥�
cho luath 鈥檚 a ghabhas听听听听
鈥�as quickly as possible / as soon as 辫辞蝉蝉颈产濒别鈥�
Chan eil an sporan aige a leth cho gann is a tha e a鈥� coimhead!听听听听
鈥楬is wallet isn鈥檛 half as thin as it looks!鈥櫶�
A bheil am baile cho beothail is a chanas iad?听听听听
鈥業s the town as jumping as they say?鈥�
Beothail? Tha e cho marbh is a chunnaic mi riamh e!听听听听
鈥楯umping? It鈥檚 as dead as I鈥檝e ever seen it.鈥�
Fhuair mi cho faisg air le貌mhann is a gheibh mi gu br脿th.听听听听
鈥淚 got as close to a lion as I鈥檒l ever get.鈥櫶�

ACH...听听 鈥榓s听 ***听 as a/the鈥� + NOUN :听听听听 cho . . . ri听

cho luath ris a鈥� ghaoith听听听 鈥榓s fast as the wind鈥�
cho sona ri br貌ig听听听 鈥榓s happy as larry鈥櫶�
cho laghach ris an 貌r听听听 鈥榓s nice as pie鈥� [鈥榓s gold鈥橾
cho laghach riutsa听听听 鈥榓s nice as you鈥�

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