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Posted: 30-Apr-2005, 08:36 AM
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Madainn mhath, a h-uile duine!
Good morning everyone!

Dé tha dol?
What's going on?

Chan eil móran an seo!
Nothing much here!

Fàilte air ais, a Ròs!
Welcome back Rose!

Bha mi gad ionndrainn!
I missed you!

Tha co-latha-breith aig mac mo pheathair an-diugh! (?)
Today is my nephew's birthday!

Tha e còig bliadhna a dh'aois.
He is five years old

Co-latha-breith sona dhuit, a Justyn!
Happy birthday, Justyn!

Tha i dorch fuar fliuch ann an Virginia an-diugh!
It is dark wet and cold in VA today!

Dé an coltas a tha air an aimsir far a' bheil sibh?
What is the weather like where you are?


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'S i Alba tìr mo chridhe. 'S i Gàidhlig cànan m' anama.
Scotland is the land of my heart. Gaelic is the language of my soul.
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Posted: 30-Apr-2005, 11:25 AM
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Bheag (³the little Letter²) will be broadcast on BBC Radio nan Gaidheal each
week, beginning on Monday 2 May at 1900.

Great news Wizard. I didn't know about this and we don't have too long to wait either. smile.gif I have a pocket sized mp3 player that holds about 60mb. I put Rory's letters onto it and take it everywhere i go. That way whenever i've got a spare moment i can listen to 'letter fo learners'. I get about 40 odd letters on it at a time. I've also put many of the letters onto CD so i can listen off-line at home.

Chaidh sinn dhan taigh-dhealbh a-raoir agus chunnaic sinn 'The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy'
We went to the cinema last night and we saw Hitchhikers.....

Chan eil e dona
It wasn't bad

Ach tha an leabhar nas fheàrr
But the book's better

Fàilte air ais a Rois. cool.gif
Welcome back Rosie.


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Posted: 30-Apr-2005, 11:29 AM
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Oh aye...
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Posted: 30-Apr-2005, 05:18 PM
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QUOTE (Cù Dubh @ 30-Apr-2005, 01:25 PM)
I've also put many of the letters onto CD so i can listen off-line at home.

Hallo a Chù!
Hello Cù!

Tha ceist bheag agam.
I have a small question.

I have a CD burner on my computer and would LOVE to download some of the letters to CD. How do you go about doing that? Can you download them straight from the site to CD? Or can you save them to your computer first? I've never tried to do it straight from the BBC site.
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Posted: 30-Apr-2005, 07:32 PM
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Hallo a h-uile duine!

Ciamar a tha sibh?

Tapadh leibh airson all the help and the welcome back.

Tha i griannach is blath an-duigh.
It is sunny and warm today.

I have been studying my Ghaidlig, but gosh! It is so hard for me to remember how to place things and where. Thanks for your patience and instructions, y'all.

Tha mi 'n dochas gu bheil latha math agaibh.
I hope you all have a good day.

Beanneachd
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Posted: 01-May-2005, 03:12 AM
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Here's how i do it...

Create a new folder somewhere on your computer. I put it on the desktop usually as it's easier to find.

Go to the litir do luchd-ionnsachaidh page. Each of Rory's letters has the number of the letter, 'EIST' and MP3 beside it.

RIGHT click the mouse over 'MP3' & select 'SAVE TARGET AS' when the grey box appears. Navigate the explorer to you've found the folder that you created earlier then click 'SAVE'

After the download has finished the MP3 file of the selected letter should be in your new folder.

I'd download about 20 letters and when they're all in you're folder you can burn them

I use Nero, but you may have a different burner. Anyway i put about 20 on each CD in audio format. That way they'll play on any cd-player. But if you have a cd-player that plays mp3 files you'll get a lot more letters onto one disk by burning them on in mp3 format.

Hope that help.

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Posted: 01-May-2005, 03:45 AM
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Móran taing, a Chù!
Thank you so much, Cù!

Now I can't wait to get home from work this evening so that I can start burning me some cds!
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Posted: 01-May-2005, 10:32 AM
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'S e do bheatha smile.gif
You're welcome

Gur math a thèid leat!
Good Luck!

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Posted: 02-May-2005, 09:10 AM
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Thank you so much!!!! I did it! I was only able get letter 1-16 on the first cd, but that is 16 more than I had! biggrin.gif

Nise feumaidh mi móran cds a ceannaich!
Now i must buy more cds!
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Posted: 02-May-2005, 11:16 AM
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Glè mhath. biggrin.gif
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Posted: 02-May-2005, 07:25 PM
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Feasgar math a h-uile duine!
Good evening everyone!

Ciamar a tha sibh?
How are you all?

Uill, bha latha fuar ann an Virginia an-diugh!
Well, it was a cold day in Virginia today!

Ghearr mi an fheur.
I cut the grass.

Cha toigh leam a' gearr an fheur!
I don't like cutting the grass!

'Se obair doirbh a th'ann!
It is hard work!

Tha (garradh?) mór agam.
I have a large yard.

Tha mi'n dochas gu bheil sibh gu math!
I hope that you are all well!
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Posted: 03-May-2005, 02:22 AM
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Hallo a h-uile duine!

Ciamar a tha sibh?

Tapadh leibh airson all the help and the welcome back.

Tha i griannach is blath an-duigh.
It is sunny and warm today.

I have been studying my Ghaidlig, but gosh! It is so hard for me to remember how to place things and where. Thanks for your patience and instructions, y'all.

Tha mi 'n dochas gu bheil latha math agaibh.
I hope you all have a good day.


Haidh CelticRose. Tha mi gu math tapadh leat...
Hi CelticRose. I'm fine thanks....

Ciamar a tha thu-fhèin an-diugh?
How are you today?

Nach tu a tha ag ionnsachadh tòrr!
What a lot you're learning

Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gu bheil thu a' dèanamh math dhà-rireabh. biggrin.gif
I think you're doing excellent

Madainn mhath a h-uile
Morning all.


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Posted: 03-May-2005, 06:25 AM
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Halò Wizard, ciamar a tha thu?

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Cha toigh leam a' gearr an fheur!
I don't like cutting the grass!

Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gum biodh e na b' fheàrr a sgriobhadh-
I think it would be better to write-

Cha toigh leam a bhith a' geàrradh an fheòir
After words like 'cutting', 'making', 'fixing', 'eating' etc. Any following definitive noun must go into the genitive. So you are literally saying 'cutting of the grass' - a' geàrradh an fheòir
opening (of) the door - a' fosgladh an dorais
Playing (of) the pipes - a' cluich na pioba

Dè do bheachd a Fhaileas? Am bheil sin ceart?
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Posted: 03-May-2005, 08:34 PM
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I think you are correct! My mistake! Thanks for the help, Cù!
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Posted: 04-May-2005, 02:25 AM
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An cuala tu an litir beag fhathast air RnG?
Did you hear the little letter yet on Gaelic Radio?

Tha e uabhasach math
It's really good

Tha Ruairidh a' bruidhinn uabhasach gu slaodach
Rory speaks very slowy

agus tha e furasda gu leòr a thuigsinn
and he's easy to understand.

Chan urrainn dhomh feithamh gus an t-seachdain seo tighinn a-nis! biggrin.gif
I can't wait until next week now!
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