Unit 32 - Talking about different times of the year
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- Mairead: An toigh leat an geamhradh?
- Do you like the winter?
- Iain: Is toil. Bidh mi a’ sgitheadh.
- Yes. I go [will be] skiing.
- Mairead: Nach eil am fuachd a’ cur dragh ort?
- Doesn’t the cold upset you?
- Iain: Chan eil idir.
- Not at all.
- Mairead: Is fheàrr leam blàths an t-samhraidh.
- I prefer the warmth of summer.
- Iain: Is toigh leam an samhradh cuideachd. Ach chan eil e an-còmhnaidh blàth!
- I like summer as well. But it’s not always warm!
- Mairead: Tha sin fìor. Agus tha na meanbh-chuileagan ann.
- That’s true. And there are [the] midges.
- Iain: Leis an fhìrinn innse, ’s e an t-earrach as fheàrr leam.
- To tell the truth, it’s spring I like best.
- Mairead: Tha an t-earrach math. Oir tha an aimsir a’ fàs nas blàithe.
- Spring is good. Because the weather is growing warmer.
- Iain: Agus tha na lusan a’ fàs.
- And the plants are growing.
- Mairead: Agus tha a’ chuthag ann.
- And the cuckoo is around.
- Iain: Is toigh leam òran na cuthaig.
- I like the song of the cuckoo.
- Mairead: Dè do bheachd air an fhoghar?
- What’s your opinion of the autumn?
- Iain: Is toigh leam am foghar cuideachd.
- I like autumn as well.
- Mairead: Tha am foghar math dha-rìribh.
- Autumn is fantastic.
- Iain: Ag ithe smeuran...
- Eating brambles [blackberries]...
- Mairead: Ach tha an aimsir a’ fàs nas fhuaire.
- But the weather is growing colder.
- Iain: Agus tha na h-oidhcheannan a’ fàs nas fhaide.
- And the nights are growing longer.
- Mairead: Tha. Cha toigh leam sin.
- Yes. I don’t like that.
- Iain: Ach – là grianach foghair – chan eil càil nas fheàrr.
- But – a sunny autumn day – there’s nothing better.
- Mairead: An e am foghar an ràith as fheàrr leat?
- Is autumn the season you like best?
- Iain: ’S e – ach is toigh leam a h-uile ràith.
- Yes – but I like every season.
