COINNEAMH SA GHEARRAN

FEBRUARY ’24 MEETUP!

[Gàidhlig]

Wow…tachartas dà-chànanach air leth soirbheachail eile a bh’ againn an-dè! 🙂 Thàinig 21 aoigh a-steach, an àireamh a bu mhotha a bh’ againn gu ruige seo aig tachartas Mheetup againn. Seo geàrr-chunntas.

Às dèidh dhan a h-uile duine an t-ionad a ruigsinn, thòisich mi le facal no dhà mun àite fhèin. An uair sin, rinn sinn warm-up beag ’s sinn a’ cur an aithne a chèile ann an Gàidhlig. Sgrìobhaidh mi an-còmhnaidh seantansan goirid, sìmplidh air a’ phàipear mhòr airson taic a thoirt dhan fheadhainn a bhios feumach oirre (Is mise…, Tha mi à…, Tha mi a’ fuireach…).

Às dèidh sin, chluich sinn a’ chiad gheama spòrsail a bh’ againn - geama nam mìosan Gàidhlig 🗓️ Feumar aideachadh gu bheil cleachdadh nam mìosan na phàirt làitheil de chànan sam bith. Mar sin, ’s e eacarsaich phractaigeach a bh’ anns a gheama seo 👍🏼 Ann an cuairt #1, dh’ionnsaich sinn na mìosan còmhla. Ann an cuairt #2, mheasgaich mi òrdugh nam mìosan gus faicinn cia mheud dhiubh a gheibheadh na h-aoighean ceart. Agus ann an cuairt #3, cha robh ach àireamhan nam mìosan fa leth ann - mar sin, bha aig na h-aoighean ri faicinn dè na mìosan air an robh cuimhne aca!

Aig an tachartas dhà-chànanach seo, bidh sinn an-còmhnaidh a’ dèanamh eacarsaichean-labhairt cuideachd, gus ar cuid Gàidhlig labhairt a chur gu feum 💬🗨️ Sin na rinn sinn mus do ghabh sinn fois. Chì thu sna dealbhan gu h-ìosal a’ cheist air an robh an còmhradh bonntaichte: “Càite a bheil thu a’ fuireach? Innis dhuinn ma dheidhinn!” Cuspair sìmplidh airson an deigh a bhristeadh 🧊

Ghabh sinn fois an uair sin, ’s mise a’ gabhail òrduighean ann an Gàidhlig a-mhàin 😉☕🍵 Bha tì, cofaidh, bùrn, teòclaid teth agus tì uaine rim faighinn, cuide ri briosgaidean, criospaichean agus greimeannan-bìdh eile. Fois air an robh a h-uile duine gu math airidh! Chùm sinn oirnn le geama spòrsail eile, agus an turas seo, ’s ann eacarsaich-èisteachd a rinn sinn 👂🏼 Chuir mi inneal Bluetooth air dòigh (dealbh #5 ⬇️) gus sia clàraidhean eadar-dhealaichte a chluich dhan a h-uile duine. Thòisich sinn le clàradh gu math sìmplidh, aig ìre A1, ach dh’fhàs iad na bu duilghe gus an d’ ràinig sinn an clàradh mu dheireadh, a bha aig ìre C2 😈😁 Bho chlàradh gu clàradh, bha aig na h-aoighean ceistean sìmplidh a fhreagairt mu na bha iad a’ cluinntinn. ’S ann bho SpeakGaelic, An litir bheag, na sreathan BBC Thuige Seo agus Prosbaig, agus Tobar an Dualchais a fhuair mi na clàraidhean a chleachd sinn. Abair gu bheil e math gu bheil farsaingeachd de chlàraidhean Gàidhlig ann!

Mu dheireadh thall, rinn sinn eacarsaich-labhairt eile, le bhith a’ cleachdadh na ceist “Dè bhios tu a’ dèanamh sa mhadainn?” mar bhun-stèidh a’ chòmhraidh. Chuir sinn crìoch air an fheasgar le bhith a’ sgaradh an t-seòmair ann an dà leth - an taobh clì airson cabadaich sa Bheurla, agus an taobh deas airson cabadaich sa Ghàidhlig. Aig 5f, bha sinn deiseil.

Bu toil leinn “Mòran taing” a ràdh dhan a h-uile duine a bha an làthair! Bidh sinn air ais an ath mhìos le tachartas dà-chànanach eile.

Suas leis a’ Ghàidhlig!
Andy + an sgioba agaibh @ An Lòchran xx

[English]

Wow…another very successful bilingual event at An Lòchran yesterday! 🙂 21 people came along, the biggest number we’ve had so far at our Meetup event. Here’s a wee summary.

After everybody had arrived at the centre, I started by saying a few words about An Lòchran itself. Following this, we did a wee warm-up by introducing ourselves to each other in Gaelic. I always write down some short, simple sentences on the board here, to help those who may find it useful (Is mise…, Tha mi à…, Tha mi a’ fuireach…).

Once that was done, we played our first fun game of the afternoon - the months in Gaelic 🗓️ It has to be said that using the months is a daily aspect of speaking any language. As such, this game was designed as a practical exercise 👍🏼 In round 1, we learned the months together. In round 2, I mixed up the order to see how many of them the guests would get right. And in round 3, the only things left were the numbers indicating each individual month - meaning that the guests had to see which months they could remember in Gaelic!

At this bilingual event, we always do some speaking exercises too, in order to put that side of our Gaelic to use 💬🗨️ And that’s what we did before we had a break. In the pictures below, you’ll see the question that our discussion was based on: “Càite a bheil thu a’ fuireach? Innis dhuinn ma dheidhinn!” An easy subject to break the ice with 🧊

We took a break then, with me taking orders in Gaelic only 😉☕🍵 There was tea, coffee, water, hot chocolate and green tea on offer, along with biscuits, crisps and other snacks. A well-earned break for everyone indeed! We carried on afterwards with another fun game, and this time, we did a listening exercise 👂🏼 I set up a Bluetooth speaker (pic #5 ⬇️) in order to play everyone six different audio clips. We kicked off with a very easy one, at A1 level, but they got more difficult as we worked our way up to C2 level 😈😁 With each audio clip, the attendees had to answer simple questions about what they were hearing. The recordings we used came from the series SpeakGaelic, An litir bheag, Thuige Seo and Prosbaig on the BBC, and Tobar an Dualchais (aka. Kist o’ Riches). Isn’t it cool that we’ve got a wide range of Gaelic recordings online!

Finally, we did another spoken exercise, using the question “Dè bhios tu a’ dèanamh sa mhadainn?” as a basis for the conversation. We brought the afternoon to an end by splitting the room into two halves - the left-hand side for speaking English, and the right-hand side for chatting in Gaelic. By 5pm we were finished.

We’d like to say “Mòran taing” to everyone who was there! We’ll be back next month with another bilingual event.

Suas leis a’ Ghàidhlig!
Andy + your team @ An Lòchran xx