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Tha solais a' bhaile a' priobadh

The city lights are twinkling

Let’s have a look at this discussion. By the end of this section, you will have learned some valuable phrases that you can use in lots of different conversations.

Seall! Tha solais a’ bhaile a’ priobadh. ‘S dòcha gum bithinn ag ionndrainn Dhùn Èideann. Look! The city lights are twinkling. Maybe I would miss Edinburgh.
‘S dòcha gu bheil e comasach beatha sho-sheasmhach a bhith agad sa bhaile-mhòr. Mar sin, tillidh mi don cheist a bh’ agam. Maybe it’s possible to have a sustainable life in the city. So, I will return to my question.
Dè a’ cheist a bha sin? What was that question?
Dè am baile-mòr as uaine, no as seasmhaiche, air an t-saoghal, saoil? What is the greenest, or most sustainable, city in the world, I wonder?
Chan eil fhios ‘am a bheil uaine agus seasmhach buileach co-ionann. Ach a rèir cuid de shlatan-thomhais, ‘s e Oslo a th’ ann … no Copenhagen … no Vienna! Bidh e ag atharrachadh gach bliadhna a rèir nan cuspairean-deuchainn. I don’t know if green and sustainable are quite the same thing. But according to some yardsticks, it’s Oslo … or Copenhagen … or Vienna! It changes every year according to the criteria.
Leugh mise an àiteigin gur e Melbourne a th’ ann am-bliadhna. I read somewhere that this year it’s Melbourne.
Bidh càileachd (an) èadhair cudromach, mar a bhios prìomh chosnaidhean a’ bhaile cuideachd. Feumar smaoineachadh air cò às a tha an t-airgead a’ tighinn! Air quality will be important, as will the town’s main occupations. We have to think about where the money is coming from!
Cuiridh mi geall gum biodh an co-dhùnadh ag amas air a’ cheist seo: an fheum càr a bhith agad sa bhaile-mhòr? I bet the decision would focus on this question: do you need to have a car in the city?
Agus cuiridh mise geall gur i freagairt na ceist: chan fheum! Bidh na bailtean-mòra ud sònraichte math a thaobh còmhdhail agus planadh siubhail. And I bet the answer to the question is: you don’t (need)! These cities will be particularly good in terms of transport and travel planning.
Ach tha toglaichean gan togail ann am priobadh na sùla a-nis. Am bi na bailtean-mòra sin sàr-mhath air planadh thaighean? But buildings are going up (being built) in the blink of an eye now. Are these cities extremely good at planning housing?
Shaoilinn gum bitheadh iad eòlach air dealbhadh baile! I’d imagine they’d know about town planning/design!
Ciamar a bhios iad a’ làimhseachadh sgudail, truilleis is òtrachais ge-tà? How do they handle rubbish, waste and sewage though?
‘S e ceist (agus co-fharpais) eile a tha sin! That’s another question (and another competition)!