Unit 24 - The seaside
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- Seònaid: An toigh leat a’ mhuir, Iain?
- Do you like the sea, Iain??
- Iain: Is toigh l’. Tha mo bhràthair na iasgair.
- Yes. My brother is a fisherman.
- Seònaid: O, cha robh fios agam air sin.
- Oh, I didn’t know that.
- Iain: Seadh. Nuair a bha sinn òg bha bàta againn.
- Aye. When we were young we had a boat.
- Seònaid: Càite a bheil am bàta a-nise?
- Where is the boat now?
- Iain: Shìos aig a’ chala.
- Down at the harbour
- Seònaid: Carson nach tèid sinn don chala an-dràsta?
- Why don’t we go to the harbour just now?
- Iain: Glè mhath. Chan eil e fada co-dhiù.
- Very good. It’s not far anyway.
- Seònaid: Chan eil. Is tha mi a’ faighinn fàileadh na mara an-dràsta.
- No. And I am getting the smell of the sea just now.
- Iain: Fàileadh na mara. Feamainn a’ grodadh!
- The smell of the sea. Seaweed rotting!
- Seònaid: Ist! ’S e fàileadh math a th’ ann!
- Be quiet! It’s a good smell!
- Iain: Agus fàileadh a’ chala? Dè mu dheidhinn sin?
- And the smell of the harbour? What about that?
- Seònaid: Tha sin math cuideachd. Èisg is dìosail!
- That’s good too. Fish and diesel!
- Iain: Mmm. Is fheàrr leam fàileadh na feamann.
- Mmm. I prefer the smell of the seaweed.
- Seònaid: Ach tha fàileadh anns a’ chala a tha math.
- But there is a smell in the harbour that is good.
- Iain: Dè th’ ann?
- What is it?
- Seònaid: Fàileadh nan iasgairean!
- The smell of the fishermen
- Iain: Tha thu ri fealla-dhà a-nise!
- You are being silly now!
- Seònaid: Tha mi a’ ciallachadh - am fàileadh a tha dhiubh aig toiseach an là!
- I mean – their smell [the smell that is from them] at the start of the day!
- Iain: Uill, chan eil fàileadh math dhiubh aig deireadh an là!
- Well, they don’t smell good at the end of the day.
- Seònaid: A bheil do bhràthair aig muir an-dràsta?
- Is your brother at sea just now?
- Iain: Tha, ach bidh e aig port ann an còig mionaidean.
- Yes, but he will be in [the] port in five minutes.
- Seònaid: Ciamar a tha fios agad air sin?
- How do you know that?
- Iain: Tha mi a’ cluinntinn fuaim a’ bhàta.
- I am hearing the noise of the boat.
