Unit 33 - Literature and Poetry
Sgrìobhadh "Writing"
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In this Unit we’ll look at the Gaelic for some of the various forms of writing you will encounter. Here, to start, are a few useful words:
- nobhail
- novel
- sgrìobhadh ficseanach
- fiction writing
- sgrìobhadh neo-fhicseanach
- non-fiction writing
- breugach
- lying, untruthful
- breug
- lie
- fianais
- evidence
- fìrinn
- truth
- macmeanmna
- imagination
- anns an fharsaingeachd
- in general
- dèan tomhas
- make a guess, estimation
- stòiridhean dìomhaireachd
- mystery stories
In transcript , Iain and Mairead are discussing the type of writing they most enjoy.
