Unit 7 - The weather – a good ice breaker
An Aimsir "The Weather"
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When commenting on the weather, the prepositional pronoun ann (in it) is very commonly used, sometimes – as in Unit 6 – with the assertive verb "is". Here are some examples. Note the use of the adjectives deagh and droch which, unusually in Gaelic, come before the noun they qualify. They also may cause lenition of the initial consonant in the noun – a sound change indicated by the inclusion of a letter "h" (see Unit 5).
- Tha an t-uisge ann.
- It’s raining.
- Tha là brèagha ann.
- It’s a beautiful day.
- ’S e là brèagha a th’ ann.
- It’s a beautiful day.
- ’S e là fuar a th’ ann.
- It’s a cold day.
- Tha droch shìde ann.
- The weather is bad.
- Tha deagh shìde ann.
- The weather is good.
You can hear a simple conversation about the weather by following Transcript 1 at the end of this unit.
