Unit 07 - The weather – a good ice breaker
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- Peter: Tha i àlainn an-diugh, Anna.
- It is beautiful today, Anne.
- Anna: Tha, gu dearbh. ’S e là teth a th’ ann.
- It certainly is. It is a hot day.
- Peter: Ach cha robh i teth anns a’ mhadainn. Bha i fuar.
- But it wasn’t hot in the morning. It was cold.
- Anna: Tha sin ceart. Tha i nas fheàrr a-nis.
- That’s right. It is better now.
- Peter: Tha i nas grianaiche na bha i anns a’ mhadainn.
- It is sunnier than it was in the morning.
- Anna: Agus nas blàithe.
- And warmer.
- Peter: Fada nas blàithe.
- Much warmer.
- Peter: An e àite blàth a th’ ann an Glaschu?
- Is Glasgow a warm place?
- Anna: Tha e nas blàithe na Reykjavik ach nas fhuaire na Madrid!
- It’s warmer than Reykjavik but colder than Madrid!
- Peter: Ach a bheil an t-uisge ann tric ann an Glaschu?
- But does it often rain in Glasgow?
- Anna: Chan eil uabhasach tric.
- Not very often.
- Anna: Tha sibh fhèin à Baile Atha Cliath. An e àite fliuch a th’ ann?
- You’re from Dublin. Is it a wet place?
- Peter: Chan e. Chan e àite fliuch a th’ ann idir.
- No. It’s not a wet place at all.
- Anna: A bheil Glaschu nas fliuiche na Baile Atha Cliath?
- Is Glasgow wetter than Dublin?
- Peter: Tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil.
- I think it is.
- Peter: Tha mi an dòchas gum bi i grianach an seo fad an fheasgair.
- I hope it will be sunny here all afternoon.
- Anna: Uill, chan eil sgòth anns an adhar a-nis.
- Well, there is not a cloud in the sky now.
- Peter: Chan eil. ’S e là math a th’ ann gun teagamh.
- No. It’s a good day without doubt.
