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Alba Nuadh

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Abairtean

Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about An drochaid eadarainn (The bridge between us). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

An Cuan Siar

The Atlantic Ocean

Eadar Gàidhealtachd na h-Alba agus Alba Nuadh

Between the Highlands/Gàidhealtachd of Scotland and Nova Scotia

… a tha co-ionnan

… that is alike/similar

… a dh’aindeoin sin

… despite that

… a thàinig a-nall

… came over

Co-ionnan

Same, similar

Na h-eilthirich agus an sliochd

The emigrants and their descendents

Aithnichidh tu na fuinn agus an stoidhle

You’ll recognise the tunes and the styles

Froilig-luaidh

Milling-frolic

Mar a theireadh iad

as they’d say

… a theagamh

… perhaps

An rud as iomraitiche

The most well-known one (thing)

Dannsa-ceum

Step-dancing

Dannsa Gàidhealach

Highland dancing

A-null a dh’Alba Nuadh

Over to Nova Scotia

Chaidh e à bith an seo an Alba

It died out here in Scotland

Cha mhòr

Just about

Deireadh an fhicheadamh linn

The end of the twentieth century

Chaidh iad a-null

They went over there

Thill iad a-nall an seo

They returned over (to) here

Às ùr

Anew, afresh

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.