There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Rùintean (Resolutions). Let’s look at some of them again in context.
Am bi thu a’ dèanamh rùintean na Bliadhn’ Ùire?
Do you make New Year’s resolutions?
Bidh mi a’ dèanamh rùintean
I make resolutions
… aig a’ Bhliadhn’ Ùir.
… at New Year.
… gum bi mi a’ cumail riutha
… that I [will] keep them
… a’ dol a dhèanamh
… going to do
An–ath–bhliadhna
Next year
Chuir mi romham airgead a chaomhnadh
I decided to save money
… a tha dlùth rim chridhe
… that are close to my heart
Tha sin ionmholta.
That’s admirable [praiseworthy].
Lìonar beàrn mhòr le clachan beaga.
Great gaps can be filled with small stones [every little helps].
Dè na miannan a th’ agad …
What are your wishes …
… airson na bliadhna seo?
… for this year?
Bu mhiann leinn pìos fearainn a lorg.
We’d like to find a piece of land.
Chuir sinn romhainn taighean ùra a thogail
We decided to build new houses
Bu mhiann le comhairle coimhearsnachd na sgìre …
The area community council would like …
We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.