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CRIOMAG: Pàdruig Moireasdan (‘Feasgar’)

1. ’S ANN...: ‘It’s...’

Pàdruig:
“’S ann as dèidh dhomh an cùrsa a bha sinach (= sin) a dhèanamh a fhuair mi a’ chiad chàr agam, agus ’s ann air cost an Iar Alba a bha e.”
“It’s after doing that course (that) I got my first car, and it’s on the west coast of Scotland (that) it was.”
“Mura bheil misneachd aig daoine a bhith falbh aig an astar cheart no a bhith dìreach a’ slotadh a staigh air a’ mhotorway, ’s ann an uair sin a tha gnothaichean a’ fàs meadhanach cunnartach.”
“If people don’t have the confidence to go at the right speed or to just slot in on the motorway, it’s then that things get a bit dangerous.”

It’s... where? ’S ann.
’S ann air cost an iar Alba a bha an càr aige. ‘It’s on the west coast his car was.’
’S ann às na Hearadh a tha iad. ‘It’s from Harris that they are’ (They’re from Harris.) (Faic Prògram 7.)
’S ann san t-seòmar agadsa a fhuair mi iad. ‘It’s in your room I found them.’

It’s... when? ’S ann.
’S ann às dèidh dha an cùrsa a dhèanamh a fhuair e a’ chiad chàr aige. ‘It’s after doing the course (that) he got his first car.’
’S ann an-dè a dh’fhalbh iad. ‘It’s yesterday they left.’
’S ann anns a’ mhadainn a bhios sinn a’ falbh, chan ann feasgar. ‘It’s in the morning we’ll be leaving, not in the afternoon.’

Ceist: AN ANN?
An ann sna Crìochan a bha an càr? Chan ann, ach air a’ chost an iar. ‘ls it in the Borders the car was? No, on the west coast.’
An ann an-diugh a dh’fhalbh iad? Chan ann, ach an-dè – ’s ann an-dè a dh’fhalbh iad. ‘Is it today they left? No, yesterday – it’s yesterday they left.’

+ FAIC PRÒGRAM 7.

2. –AINN...: ‘I would...’

Pàdruig:
“Rinn mise am Pass Plus agus mholainn-sa sin cuideachd.” “I did the Pass Plus and I would recommend that too.”

MOL - ‘praise, recommend’: Mholainn seo dhut. ‘I’d recommend this to you.’
CAN - ‘say’: Chanainn gur e rud math tha seo. ‘I’d say this is a good thing.’
DÈAN - ‘do’: Dhèanainn barrachd obair leam fhìn. ‘I’d do more work on my own.’
GABH - ‘take’, TÒISICH - ‘start’: Ghabhainn trì cupannan cofaidh mus tòisichinn rud sam bith. ‘I would have three cups of coffee before I’d start anything.’

(+ FAIC PRÒGRAM 2 airson ‘We would’.)