TACHARTAS A1/A2/B1 (DÙBH. ’25)
A1/A2/B1 EVENT (DEC. ’25)
Below you’ll find:
a.) A copy of the worksheets we used at this month’s A1/A2/B1 event. This is at the bottom of the page. Try the level that appeals to you!
and
b.) Our 2026 Christmas quiz (directly below)! 🎁
Try the quiz in the following order:
Listen to the recording only. Try to understand the questions and guess the answers! How many did you get right?
If there’s a question you’re just not getting, listen again, but this time read along in Gaelic (underneath the recording).
Still not getting it? Then read the English translation now, and listen to/read the Gaelic again. Now you’ll have it!
For more information on A1 (beginner), A2 (advanced beginner), B1 (early intermediate) and the higher levels, go HERE.
Nollaig Chridheil dhuibh uile! 🎄
Andy x
[Gàidhlig]
CUAIRT 1
1. Ciamar a chanas tu “Father Christmas” ann an Gàidhlig?
2. Cò chluich Harry anns an fhilm “Home Alone”?
3. Ciamar a chanas tu “Merry Christmas” ann an Gàidhlig?
4. Cia mheud taibhse a thadhaileas air Scrooge anns an sgeulachd “A Christmas Carol”?
5. Dè an dùthaich anns an do thòisich traidisean craobh na Nollaig?
6. Dè an dùthaich a chuireas an àireamh as motha de chraobhan na Nollaig gu dùthchannan eile? An e a. an Nirribhidh, b. an t-Suain, no c. Canada a th’ ann?
CUAIRT 2
7. Ciamar a chanas tu “Hogmanay” ann an Gàidhlig?
8. Dè an rìgh no a’ bhànrigh a chùm a’ chiad Teachdaireachd Rìoghail na Nollaig a chaidh a chraoladh?
9. Dè tha an abairt “Chlisg an t-anam asam” a’ ciallachadh? An e a. “I jumped for joy”, b. “My heart leapt into my mouth”, no c. “I lost it” (= I went berserk) a th’ ann?
10. Dè an linn anns an deach am facal ‘Xmas’ a chruthachadh? An e a. an 16mh linn, b. an 18mh linn, no c. an 20mh linn a bh’ ann?
11. Mas e “Latha Fhèill Pàdraig” a’ Ghàidhlig a th’ air “St. Patrick’s Day”, dè a’ Ghàidhlig a th’ air “Boxing Day”?
12. Anns an òran “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, dè an àireamh iomlan de ghibhtean a thèid a thoirt seachad? Agus tha mi ag iarraidh na h-àireimh ann an Gàidhlig 😁
RÈITEACHADH CO-SGÒIR (tie-breaker)
13. Dè an aois a bha Charles Dickens nuair a chaidh “A Christmas Carol” fhoillseachadh? ’S e an sgioba as fhaisge air an fhreagairt cheart a bhuannaicheas!
[English]
ROUND 1
1. How do you say “Father Christmas” in Gaelic?
2. Who played Harry in the film “Home Alone”?
3. How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Gaelic?
4. How many ghosts visit Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”?
5. Which country did the Christmas tree tradition start in?
6. Which country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees in the world? Is it a. Norway, b. Sweden, or c. Canada?
ROUND 2
7. How do you say “Hogmanay” in Gaelic?
8. Which monarch gave the first ever Royal Christmas Message that was broadcast?
9. What does the expression “Chlisg an t-anam asam” mean? Is it a. “I jumped for joy”, b. “My heart leapt into my mouth”, or c. “I lost it” (= I went berserk)?
10. In which century was the term ‘Xmas’ coined? Was it a. the 16th Century, b. the 18th Century, or c. the 20th Century?
11. If “Latha Fhèill Pàdraig” is “St. Patrick’s Day” in Gaelic, what’s the Gaelic for “Boxing Day”?
12. In the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, what is the total number of gifts that are given? And I want the number in Gaelic 😁
RÈITEACHADH CO-SGÒIR (tie-breaker)
13. How old was Charles Dickens when “A Christmas Carol” was published? The team closest to the correct answer wins!
[Freagairtean / Answers]
1. Bodach na Nollaig
2. Joe Pesci
3. Nollaig Chridheil
4. Ceithir - Jacob Marley, Taibhse Nollaig an Ama a dh’Fhalbh, an Latha an-Diugh agus an Ama ri Teachd
5. A’ Ghearmailt
6. c. Canada
7. Oidhche Challainn
8. Rìgh Seòras V, ann an 1932
9. b. My heart leapt into my mouth
10. a. an 16mh linn
11. Latha Fhèill Steafain
12. 364 – trì cheud, trì fichead ’s a ceithir no trì cheud, seasgad ’s a ceithir*
* ceud is lenited here because I was taught to lenite it after aon, dà, trì, ceithir and còig. Other tutors may teach otherwise, but this is the one I use.
13. 31 – aon deug air fhichead no trithead ’s a h-aon
