COINNEAMH SAN DÙBHLACHD
DECEMBER ’23 MEETUP!
[Gàidhlig]
Am mìos sa chaidh, chuir sinn coinneamh na Gàidhlig all levels air bhonn aig An Lòchran airson an turas mu dheireadh ann an 2023. Bha timcheall air dusan an làthair, seo geàrr-chunntas beag de na rinn sinn!
Thòisich sinn leis an eacarsaich a nì sinn a h-uile triop, ’s sinn a’ cur an aithne a chèile ann an Gàidhlig. Às dèidh sin, chluich sinn geama air an robh Dè Tha Mi Ag Iarraidh? - geama a chluich sinn ann an dà phàirt. Ann am pàirt a h-aon, bha aig na h-aoighean ri tomhas dè air an robh mi a-mach am measg 6 rudan làitheil a bh’ air a’ bhòrd. Ann am pàirt a dhà, bha na h-aoighean fhèin a’ toirt tuairisgeul air dè bha iadsan ag iarraidh ’s iad a’ taghadh pìosan pàipear à poit air an robh dealbhan eadar-dhealaichte rim faicinn.
Air sàilleabh ’s gur e an Dùbhlachd a bh’ ann, b’ fheudar dhuinn bruidhinn mu dheidhinn biadh na Nollaig cuideachd 😉🎄 Agus sin na rinn sinn mar ath-eacarsaich ’s a h-uile duine ag obair ann am buidhnean beaga. ’S e Dè an seòrsa biadh as toil leat? a’ cheist air an robh i stèidhichte (dealbh #2 ⬇️).
Ghabh sinn fois fad an ath 15 mionaidean. Bha tì, cofaidh agus greimeannan-bìdh rim faighinn, ach tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig a-mhàin, gu follaiseach! ☕🫖🍪 Agus an uair sin, rinn sinn an eacarsaich a bu spòrsaile dhen latha - sgrìobh sinn sgeulachd bheag còmhla! Thòisich mise leis a’ chiad seantans, ach cha robh mi deiseil airson na lean e…
An-dè, ghabh mi an trèana gu Glaschu. Bha cus deoch orm, ach bha mi dòchasach. Bha e tràth sa mhadainn agus bha an t-acras orm.
Bha cailleach a’ coimhead orm agus chuala mi i ag ràdh, “Obh obh!” Bha drathais air mo cheann agus cha robh briogais orm. “Mo chreach!” ars a’ chailleach. “Carson a tha drathais air ur ceann?”[amsaa. 😁]
An nochd an sgeulachd againn an ath-dhoras ann an Comhairle nan Leabhraichean? Cò aig a tha brath…
Co-dhiù, chuir sinn crìoch air an tachartas le bhith a’ sgàradh an seòmar ann an dà phàirt - a’ chiad phàirt airson cabadaich sa Bheurla agus an dàrna leth airson cabadaich sa Ghàidhlig. Mus do rinn sinn sin, ge-tà, sgaoil mi tiop-ionnsachaidh a th’ air a bhith gu math cuideachail dhomh fhìn tro na trì bliadhnaichean ’s gu leth sa chaidh. Tha mi a-mach air dòigh-ionnsachaidh bhogaidh, agus seo na ceumannan ma tha ùidh agad:
Tadhail air learngaelic.scot;
2. Lorg video (no faidhle-fuaim) aig ìre rud beag nas àirde na do chuid Ghàidhlig-sa;
3. Èist iomadach turas ris a’ chiad 45 diog (10-15 tursan). Is dòcha gun tuig thu suas ri 30%;
4. Èist ris a-rithist, ach an turas seo, leugh an tar-sgrìobhadh Gàidhlig fon video cuideachd. Le bhith a’ lìonadh na beàrnan, is dòcha gun tuig thu suas ri 75% a-nis;
5. Ma tha rudeigin fhathast ann nach eil thu a’ tuigsinn, leugh an t-eadar-theangachadh gu Beurla -
a-nis, bu chòir dhut 100% a thuigsinn!6. OK, seo am pàirt neònach 😎 Bu chòir deagh chuimhne a bhith agad a-nis air a h-uile facal san 45 diog sin. Nise: nad cheann, smaoinich air suidheachadh anns a bheil thu fhèin nad neach a tha a’ bruidhinn sa bhideo. Dèan aithris dhen 45 diog sin, gus an urrainn dhut a h-uile rud a ràdh gu foirfe agus gu fileanta!
🎇 Seall sin - tha thu dìreach air bruidhinn sa Ghàidhlig gu fileanta fad 45 diog! 🎆
Tha mi ag aideachadh gur e dòigh-ionnsachaidh mì-chumanta a tha seo. Ach tha i feumail ann an iomadh seagh. Tha an t-uabhas de videothan agus de dh’fhaidhlichean-fuaim rim faighinn air learngaelic.scot, le diofar bhlasan agus mu dhiofar chuspairean. Gabhaidh an dòigh-ionnsachaidh seo a chleachdadh ’s tu ag ionnsachadh nad aonar, agus cha bhi thu an crochadh ri daoine eile. Gabhaidh a dhèanamh san ùine shaoir agad fhèin, a-rèir nam planaichean agad fhèin. Agus gu dearbh - bheir e buaidh dheimhinneach air do chuid Ghàidhlig 👍🏼
Nach fheuch thu fhèin e? A bheil e a’ còrdadh riut? No nach eil? Cuir fios thugainn le post-d gu info@anlochran.com.
Taing mhòr dhan a h-uile duine a bha aig a’ choinneimh, agus taing a-rithist do Riccardo a thog na dealbhan gu h-ìosal! 📸 Bidh sinn air ais san Fhaoilleach le tachartas all levels eile.
Suas leis a’ Ghàidhlig! 💪🏼
Andy agus an sgioba aig An Lòchran xx
[English]
Last month, we set up an all-levels Gaelic meetup at An Lòchran for the final time in 2023. About a dozen people attended, here’s a wee summary of what we got up to!
We kicked off with our usual exercise of introducing ourselves to each other in Gaelic. Following this, we played a game by the name of Dè Tha Mi Ag Iarraidh? (What Do I Want?) - a game we played in two parts. In part one, attendees had to guess which one of 6 everyday objects I was talking about. In part two, the attendees themselves had to describe different objects that were on pieces of paper pulled out of a jar.
Since it was December, we just had to talk about Christmas food as well 😉🎄 And that’s what we did in small groups as part of the next exercise. The question we based this around was Dè an seòrsa biadh as toil leat? (What sort of food do you like? - see pic #2 ⬇️).
We took a wee break for the next 15 minutes. We served tea, coffee and snacks, but only if people ordered in Gaelic, of course! ☕🫖🍪 And then, we did the most fun exercise of the day - we wrote a wee story together! I started us off with the first sentence, but I wasn’t prepared for what came next…
An-dè, ghabh mi an trèana gu Glaschu. Bha cus deoch orm, ach bha mi dòchasach. Bha e tràth sa mhadainn agus bha an t-acras orm.
Bha cailleach a’ coimhead orm agus chuala mi i ag ràdh, “Obh obh!” Bha drathais air mo cheann agus cha robh briogais orm. “Mo chreach!” ars a’ chailleach. “Carson a tha drathais air ur ceann?”[etc. 😁]
Will our story appear next door at the Gaelic Books Council? Who knows…
Anyway, we ended the day by splitting the room into two halves - one for chatting in English and the other for chatting in Gaelic. Before we did this, however, I shared a learning tip that has helped me a lot during these past 3½ years. I’m referring to an immersion method, and here are the steps if you’re interested:
Visit learngaelic.scot;
2. Find a video (or sound file) that’s slightly above your own level of Gaelic;
3. Listen several times to the first 45 seconds (10-15 times). You might understand 30% of it;
4. Listen to it again, but this time, read along using the Gaelic transcript underneath the video. Use it to fill in the blanks; you may now understand 75%;
5. If there are still bits you’re not understanding, read the English translation - now, you should be at 100%!6. OK, now for the weird part 😎 You should be able to remember all 45 seconds of this. Now imagine that you are the person talking in the video. Recite those 45 seconds, until you can speak them perfectly and fluently!
🎇 Check you out - you just spoke fluent Gaelic for 45 seconds! 🎆
I admit that this method is uncommon. But it’s also useful in many aspects. There are a ton of videos and sound files on learngaelic.scot, with various accents and about different topics. You can use this method when learning on your own, and you won’t be dependent on having others there to practice your Gaelic on. You can use this method in your own free time, according to your own timetable. And trust me - it will have a positive effect on your Gaelic 👍🏼
Will you give it a go? Let us know if you like it - or if you don’t - by emailing us at info@anlochran.com.
Big thanks to everyone who came to the meetup, and thanks once again to Riccardo who took the pictures below! 📸 We’ll be back this January with another all-levels event.
Suas leis a’ Ghàidhlig! 💪🏼
Andy and the team at An Lòchran xx
