TACHARTAS A1+ CÈIT. ’25

ALL-LEVELS EVENT MAY ’25

[English further below]

  An 11a latha dhen Chèitean, thill sinn dhan Lòchran airson tachartas Gàidhlig A1+ eile a chumail! ’S e sin tachartas do luchd-tòiseachaidh agus do luchd-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig.

  Thòisich sinn leis an aon eacarsaich ghoirid a nì sinn gach turas - le bhith a’ cur ann an aithne a chèile. An uair sin, leugh sinn teacsa Gàidhlig sìmplidh còmhla, ’s sinn ag eadar-theangachadh gu Beurla e, airson ’s gun tuigeadh a h-uile duine e. Aig ceann na h-eacarsaich seo, rinn sinn an aon sheòrsa de dh’eacarsaich, ach an rathad eile - bho Bheurla gu Gàidhlig 😁 ’S ann a dh’aona-ghnothach a lean sinn an t-òrdugh seo, leis gum feum daoine an cuid smuaintean (a tha ann am Beurla) a chur gu Gàidhlig airson seantansan a thogail sa chànan agus còmhradh a chumail sa chànan - aig fìor thoiseach an cuid ionnsachaidh, co-dhiù. Chì sibh an dà eacarsaich gu h-ìosal, am measg nan dealbhan 🖼️

  Mus do ghabh sinn fois, dh’fheuch sinn an uair sin ri còmhradh Gàidhlig a chumail ann am buidhnean beaga, ’s e stèidhichte air a’ cheist Innis dhomh beagan mu do dheidhinn fhèin! Dè an t-ainm a th’ ort? Cò às a tha thu? amsaa. Seo cothrom dhan a h-uile duine a’ chiad eacarsaich labhairteach (= a’ cur ann an aithne a chèile) fheuchainn dàrna turas. ’S ann tro bhith a’ dèanamh an aon rud iomadh turas a dh’fhàsas sinn gu bhith nar eòlaichean!

  Às dèidh fois tì is cofaidh, chluich sinn geama spòrsail eile air an robh Lìonaibh na Beàrnan! Sa gheama seo, bha sgeulachd ghoirid air an sgrìn agus bha aig na h-aoighean na beàrnan a lìonadh, airson an sgeulachd air fad a thuigsinn. A-rithist, chì sibh an sgeulachd fhèin - ’s cuid a dh’fhaclan air an toirt a-mach! - am measg nan dealbhan gu h-ìosal ⬇️ ’S e an turas agadsa a-nis 😉

  Chuir sinn crìoch air an fheasgar le eacarsaich-chòmhraidh eile, ’s i stèidhichte an turas seo air a’ cheist A bheil thusa a’ dol air saor-làithean am-bliadhna? Càite a bheil thu a’ dol? Innis dhuinn ma dheidhinn! Chleachd a h-uile duine abairtean leithid Ciamar a chanas mi…?, Duilich?, no Dè thuirt thu? ma bha duilgheadasan ann - seo deagh chleas airson an còmhradh a chumail ann an Gàidhlig agus a stiùireadh air falbh bho Bheurla.

Thug mi iomradh air an fharpais-sgrìobhaidh mhìosail againn do luchd-ionnsachaidh cuideachd. ’S e #sgrìobhi an t-ainm a th’ oirre, agus ’s e deagh chothrom a tha seo do luchd-ionnsachaidh air feadh an t-saoghail an cuid Gàidhlig a chur gu feum ann an suidheachadh cruthachail, sàbhailte. Tha riaghailtean a’ mhìos seo, agus a h-uile sgeulachd bho na mìosan sa chaidh, rim faotainn bhon cheangal gu h-àrd, ma tha ùidh agad! Seo a-rithist e: #sgrìobhi

Bu toil leinn Taing mhòr a ràdh dhan a h-uile duine a thàinig a-steach airson pàirt a ghabhail. Mòran taing dhuibh airson taic a chumail ris a’ Ghàidhlig, tha sinn an dòchas gun robh deagh spòrs agaibh uile! Chì sinn a dh’aithghearr sibh.

Andy, Dàibhidh agus an sgioba xx

[English]

  On Saturday 11th May, we returned to An Lòchran for another A1+ Gaelic event! That’s an event for beginners and learners, in other words.

  We kicked off with the same short exercise we do every time - by introducing ourselves. Then, we read a short and simple Gaelic text together, translating it into English so that everyone would understand it. After said exercise, we did a similar exercise but the other way round - from English to Gaelic 😁 This order of things was deliberate, as people will have to put their thoughts (which are in English) into Gaelic in order to construct sentences and get a conversation going in Gaelic - at the very beginning of their learning journey, anyway. Both exercises can be found below, among the pictures 🖼️

  Before we took a break, we tried a conversation starter in small groups, which was based on the question Innis dhomh beagan mu do dheidhinn fhèin! Dè an t-ainm a th’ ort? Cò às a tha thu? amsaa. (“Tell me a little about yourself! What’s your name? Where are you from?” etc.) This was an opportunity for everyone to have a second crack at the first spoken exercise (i.e. the round of introductions). As they say, the key to mastering anything is repetition!

  After a wee tea and coffee break, we played another fun game called Lìonaibh na Beàrnan! (Fill in the Gaps!) In this game, we had a short story up on the screen, and the guests had to fill in the blanks in order to make sense of the story. Again, you’ll find the story - with some of the words taken out! - among the pictures below ⬇️ Have a go yourself 😉

  We brought the afternoon to a close with another spoken exercise, this time based on the question A bheil thusa a’ dol air saor-làithean am-bliadhna? Càite a bheil thu a’ dol? Innis dhuinn ma dheidhinn! (“Are you going on holiday this year? Where are you going? Tell us about it!”) Everyone used expressions such as Ciamar a chanas mi…? (“How do I say…?”), Duilich? (“Sorry?”), or Dè thuirt thu? (“What was that?”) if they got stuck - this is a useful wee trick for keeping the conversation in Gaelic, and away from English.

I also referred to our monthly writing competition for learners. It’s called #sgrìobhi (a self-confessed rip-off of the #cleachdi hashtag 😁), and it’s a good opportunity for Gaelic learners around the world - not just in Glasgow - to practice using their Gaelic in a creative, safe setting. This month’s rules, and all previous stories that have won the competition, can be found under the above link if you’re interested in knowing more or taking part! Here it is again: #sgrìobhi

We would like to say a big Thank You! to everyone who came in to take part in the afternoon. Thank you all for supporting the Gaelic language, we hope you had a lot of fun! We’ll see you soon.

Andy, David and the team xx