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CRIOMAG: ‘Innealan Fèin-Sheirbhis | Self-Service Checkouts’ (Feasgar)
(Marion NicLeòid & Cathy NicDhòmhnaill)

1. Dol A DHÈANAMH | ‘going TO DO’

Marion:
“Bidh mise an còmhnaidh a’ bruidhinn ris a’ mhachine a tha siud: Dè a-nis a rinn mi ceàrr?! ’S bidh an supervisor: Chan eil duine a’ dol a bhruidhinn riut!””
“I’m always talking to that machine: What I have done wrong now? And the supervisor’s like: Nobody’s going to speak to you!”

“Nuair a bha mi anns na bailtean mòra chaidh mi a-steach a dh’iarraidh aodach.”
“When I was in the city I went in to get clothes.”

DOL A (‘going to’) + sèimheachadh (lenition): bh ch dh fh gh etc.

Chan eil duine a’ bruidhinn riut.
‘No-one is speaking to you.’
Chan eil duine a’ dol a bhruidhinn riut!
‘No-one’s going to speak to you.’

Tha iad a’ càradh nan rathaidean.
‘They’re repairing the roads.’
Cuin a tha iad a’ dol a chàradh nan rathaidean?
‘When are they going to repair the roads?’

Tha mi a’ cur nan cuimhne,...
‘I’m reminding them,...’
Tha mi a’ dol a chur nan cuimhne,...
‘I’m going to remind them,...’

Dè tha thu a’ dèanamh an-dràsta?
‘What are you doing just now?’
Dè tha thu a’ dol a dhèanamh a-nise?
‘What are you going to do now?’

A bheil iad a’ freagairt?
‘Are they answering?’
A bheil iad a’ dol a fhreagairt?
‘Are they going to answer?’

Tha iad a’ seinn òran ùr.
‘They’re singing a new song.’
Tha iad a’ dol a sheinn òran ùr.
‘They’re going to sing a new song.’

Tha iad a’ togail oifisean.
‘They’re building offices.’
Tha iad a’ dol a thogail oifisean.
‘They’re going to build offices.’

Le fuaimreag (vowel): DOL A DH’

Tha an teicneòlas ag atharrachadh.
‘The technology’s changing.’
Tha an teicneòlas a’ dol a dh’atharrachadh a-rithist.
‘The technology’s going to change again.’

Chan eil iad ag èisteachd.
‘They’re not listening.’
Chan eil iad a’ dol a dh’èisteachd rium.
‘They’re not going to listen to me.’

Nach eil thu ag ithe càil?
‘Aren’t you eating anything?’
Nach eil thu a' dol a dh’ithe càil?
‘Aren’t you going to eat anything?’

Tha mi ag obair.
‘I’m working.’
Tha mi a’ dol a dh’obair.
‘I’m going to work.’

Chan eil mi ag òl.
‘I’m not drinking.’
Chan eil mi a' dol a dh’òl.
‘I’m not going to drink.’

Tha sinn ag ullachadh airson a-màireach.
‘We’re preparing for tomorrow.’
Tha sinn a’ dol a dh’ullachadh.
‘We’re going to prepare.’

DOL, ach cuideachd CHAIDH, THÈID, DH’FHALBH etc. – gnìomhairean-gluasaid (any motion verb).

Bha i a’ dol a cheannach aodach.
‘She was going to buy some clothes.’
Chaidh Marion a cheannach aodach.
‘Marion went to buy some clothes.’
Thèid mi a dh’iarraidh aodach.
‘I’ll go (to) get some clothes.’
Dh’fhalbh iad a thogail na cloinne.
‘They went off to pick up the children.’

2. MURA bheil e... | IF it is NOT... (unless...)

Marion:
“Tha mi a’ smaoineachadh mura bheil agad ach dhà no trì rudan, agus tha mi a meanagadh dhà no trì rudan,... tha thu nas cliobhar a dhol tron a self-service.”
“I think if you only have (if you don’t have but) two or three things, and I mean two or three things,... you’re quicker going through the self-service [checkout].”

“Ach mura h-eil agad — ma tha grunn rudan agad ann am basgaid, ‘s gun tòisich a h-uile càil a th’ ann a’ dol ceàrr...”
“But if you don’t have / unless you have — if you have quite a few things in a basket, and everything starts going wrong,...”

Ma tha sin soilleir,...
‘If that’s clear,...’
MURA BHEIL (MURA H-EIL) sin soilleir,...
‘If that isn’t clear,...’
(Coltach ri: Chan EIL sin soilleir. ‘That isn’t clear.’)

Ma bha iad ceart,...
‘If they were right,...’
MURA ROBH iad ceart,...
‘If they weren’t right,...
(Coltach ri: Cha ROBH iad ceart. ‘They weren’t right.’)

Ma chaidh iad ann,...
‘If they went,...’
MURA DEACH iad ann,...
‘If they didn’t go,...’
(Coltach ri: Cha DEACH iad ann. ‘They didn’t go.’)

Ma chunnaic sibh an saideal,...
‘If you saw the satellite,...’
MUR(A) FACA sibh an saideal,...
‘If you didn’t see the satellite,...’
(Coltach ri: Chan fhaca sibh an saideal. ‘You didn’t see the satellite.’)

Mura robh iad ann cha robh iad fad air falbh.
‘If they weren’t there, they weren’t far.’
Mura bheil cùisean soilleir dhuibh, gheibh sibh barrachd eisimplerean air-loidhne.
‘If things aren’t clear to you, you’ll find more examples online.’