蜜芽传媒

An do mhothaich sibh a-riamh mar a tha am facal fear air a dhol rudeigin boireann ann an cuid de sg矛rean? Tha mi a鈥� ciallachadh le sin, gum bi cuid ag r脿dh an fhear, an 脿ite am fear anns an tuiseal ainmneach. Mar eisimpleir 鈥� sin an fhear a bha mi a鈥� ciallachadh an 脿ite sin am fear a bha mi a鈥� ciallachadh. Uill, chan e rud 霉r a th鈥� ann. Bha e a鈥� tachairt anns na ceathradan dhen naoidheamh linn deug. Tha fhios a鈥檓 air sin, oir tha liosta aig Iain Foirbeis anns an leabhar aige Gr脿mar D霉bailt Beurla is G脿idhlig air a bheil 鈥淪eollairtean Gaelig Mi-cheart鈥� no Improper Gaelic Phrases agus tha an fhear ud 鈥� yon fellow, that man 鈥� nam measg.

Ach tha Foirbeis uabhasach 脿ilgheasach. Tha e ag r脿dh nach eil feagal ceart is gur e eagal a bu ch貌ir a r脿dh. Tha e m矛-thoilichte le D猫 mar a tha sibh? is bhrist e a chas an 脿ite bhris e a chas. Agus tha e ag r脿dh gu bheil e ce脿rr a bhith ag r脿dh char e a-null 鈥� is gur e chaidh e a-null a tha ceart. Ach buinidh na rudan seo do dhualchainntean na G脿idhlig. Agus nach eil beairteas againn nar dualchainntean?

脠istibh ri seo: 脌rdachdainn, cruinneachdainn, cinneachdainn, ceasnachdainn ... and the like are improperly used by vulgar speakers for 脿rdachadh, cruinneachadh, ceasnachadh etc. A-rithist, nach e rud dualchainnteach a tha sin? Agus fhad 鈥檚 a tha mi a-mach air dualchainntean, tha seo aige: The erroneous practice of pronouncing adh or eadh like ubh prevails to a great extent in Ross and Sutherlandshire; as bheirubh, chuirubh, chitu ... for bheireadh, chuireadh, chiteadh... Obh obh!

Air an l脿imh eile, nach robh Foirbeis ceart ann a bhith a鈥� cur s矛os air abairtean mar tha e dependigeag ort oir tha abairtean matha G脿idhlig ann airson sin. D猫 chanadh sibh fh猫in airson tha e dependigeag ort? Cuiridh mi na fuasglaidhean aig Foirbeis anns an dreach sgr矛obhte dhen Litir. Ch矛 sibh sin ann am P脿ipear Beag an Eilein Sgitheanaich, Observer Shruighlea no air l脿rach-l矛n Gh脿idhlig a鈥� BhBC.

Nise, bu toigh leam t貌imhseachan no dh脿 a chur mur coinneimh. Tha liosta de dh鈥檃bairtean Frangach aig Foirbeis, agus a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air an son rin taobh. Tha mi a鈥� dol a thoirt dhuibh na G脿idhlig is tha mi airson 鈥檚 gun can sibh d猫 an Fhraingis a th鈥� air gach abairt.

Seo a-nist iad: Ceann ri ceann. Ceann ri ceann 鈥� t锚te-脿-t锚te. Str脿c cr矛ochnachaidh. Str脿c cr矛ochnachaidh 鈥� coup de gr芒ce; Se貌mar uaigneach mn脿 uaisle. Se貌mar uaigneach mn脿 uaisle 鈥� boudoir. Gille-se貌mair. Gille-se貌mair 鈥� valet de chambre. Fear ionnsaichte. Fear ionnsaichte 鈥� savant. Dia 鈥檚 mo ch貌ir. Dia 鈥檚 mo ch貌ir 鈥� Dieu et mon Droit. Olc dh脿san a smaoinicheas air olc. Olc dh脿san a smaoinicheas air olc 鈥� honi soit qui mal y pense.

An robh sibh math orra? Bha. Tr猫s bien! Airson cr矛och a chur air an Litir, tha ceist agam dhuibh. D猫 a鈥� Gh脿idhlig a th鈥� air irony? 脤oranas, nach e? Ach 鈥檚 e sg猫igeach a bh鈥� aig Foirbeis. Tha e a鈥� sgr矛obhadh Is e Sg猫igeach figear anns am bheil neach ag r脿dh gu sg猫igeil, chan i a bheachd ach a ceart-chaochladh. Agus tha e a鈥� toirt eisimpleir 鈥� Their sinn ri giullan a dh矛ochuimhnicheas a leasan 鈥� 鈥淕u dearbh is c霉ramach thu!鈥� Beannachd leibh.

Faclan na Litreach: Iain Foirbeis: John Forbes; 脿ilgheasach: fussy, hard to please.

Abairtean na Litreach: air a dhol rudeigin boireann: has become somewhat feminine; anns an tuiseal ainmneach: in the nominative case; chan e rud 霉r a th鈥� ann: it鈥檚 not a new thing; anns na ceathradan dhen naoidheamh linn deug: in the forties of the 19th Century (ie the 1840s); tha fhios a鈥檓 air sin: I know that; gur e eagal a bu ch貌ir a r脿dh: that it is eagal that should be said; buinidh na rudan seo do dhualchainntean: these things belong to dialects; nach eil beairteas againn nar dualchainntean?: don鈥檛 we have riches in our dialects?; air an l脿imh eile: on the other hand; ann a bhith a鈥� cur s矛os air abairtean mar: in deriding phrases like; tha abairtean matha G脿idhlig ann: there are good Gaelic phrases; d猫 chanadh sibh fh猫in?: what would you say yourself?; P脿ipear Beag an Eilein Sgitheanaich: West Highland Free Press (鈥淪kye鈥檚 Little Paper鈥�); Observer Shruighlea: The Stirling Observer; l脿rach-l矛n Gh脿idhlig a鈥� BhBC: the 蜜芽传媒鈥檚 Gaelic website; bu toigh leam t貌imhseachan no dh脿 a chur mur coinneimh: I would like to present you with a puzzle or two; liosta de dh鈥檃bairtean Frangach: list of French phrases; agus a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air an son rin taobh: with the Gaelic equivalents adjacent; tha mi airson 鈥檚 gun can sibh d猫 an Fhraingis a th鈥� air: I want you to say what the French is for; an robh sibh math orra?: were you good at them?; is e Sg猫igeach figear anns am bheil neach ag r脿dh gu sg猫igeil, chan i a bheachd ach a ceart-chaochladh: Irony is a figure in which a person sneeringly utters the very reverse of what he thinks; their sinn ri giullan a dh矛ochuimhnicheas a leasan: we say to a boy who neglects his lesson; gu dearbh is c霉ramach thu!: you are very attentive indeed!

Puing-ch脿nain na Litreach: I asked you in the Litir to work out Gaelic alternatives for tha e dependigeag ort, an 鈥渋mproper Gaelic phrase鈥� according to John Forbes. The author gives three alternatives, each one subtly different from the next. For he depends on you we might say tha e ag earbsadh riut. For he is trusting in you we might say tha e a鈥� cur earbs鈥� annad. And for he is dependent on you, we might say tha e an crochadh riutsa. How did you get on? Here (with modern orthography) is Forbes鈥檚 comment on words like dependigeag 鈥� have a go at translating it (with Dwelly鈥檚 help) and see if you agree! 鈥淚s c霉is n脿ire facal Beurla a ghn脿thachadh ann an ciallairt G脿idhlig nuair a tha a鈥� Gh脿idhlig fh猫in a鈥� toirt facail fhreagarraich; tha an cleachdadh sg貌ideach seo a鈥� taisbeanadh m貌r-aineolais air taobh an fhir-labhairt. Is c貌ir do gach neach cumail gu dl霉th agus gu h-eagarra ris a鈥� chainnt anns a bheil e a鈥� labhairt no a鈥� sgr矛obhadh.鈥�

Gn脿ths-cainnt na Litreach: obh obh!: oh dear!