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08/05/2006

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An Litir Bheag 52

Seo agaibh liosta de dh鈥檉haclan. D猫 th鈥 annta? An R霉d, An Tarbh, C脿raid, A鈥 Chr霉bag, An Le貌mhann, An 脪igh, Am Meidh, An Nathair-nimhe, Am Boghadair, An Gobhar, Fear-gi霉lain B霉irn agus Na h-Iasgan.

Th脿inig an liosta 脿 Eilean Bhe脿rnaraigh 鈥 Be脿rnaraigh M貌r. Tha sin air taobh siar Le貌dhais. Nochd iad ann an leabhar 霉r an-uiridh. Bha am fear a chuir am fiosrachadh ri ch猫ile na iasgair. Seo an liosta a-rithist. An R霉d, An Tarbh, C脿raid, A鈥 Chr霉bag, An Le貌mhann, An 脪igh, Am Meidh, An Nathair-nimhe, Am Boghadair, An Gobhar, Fear-gi霉lain B霉irn agus Na h-Iasgan.

鈥橲 e a th鈥 annta comharraidhean dhen Chrios-n猫imhe. Tha sin a鈥 ciallachadh 鈥渢he signs of the zodiac鈥. Comharraidhean dhen Chrios-n猫imhe. Cia mheud comharra a th鈥 ann? A bheil fios agaibh? Am bi sibh a鈥 leughadh nan 鈥渞ionnagan鈥 anns a鈥 ph脿ipear-naidheachd?

Tha d脿 chomharra dheug ann uile gu l猫ir. D脿 chomharra dheug. Agus seo iad, leis a鈥 Bheurla cuideachd: An R霉d no an r霉da 鈥 Aries, the ram, An Tarbh 鈥 Taurus, the bull, C脿raid 鈥 Gemini, the twins, A鈥 Chr霉bag 鈥 Cancer, the crab, An Le貌mhann 鈥 Leo, the lion, An 脪igh 鈥 Virgo, the virgin, Am Meidh 鈥 Libra, the scales, An Nathair-nimhe 鈥 Scorpio, the scorpion, Am Boghadair 鈥 Sagittarius, the archer, An Gobhar 鈥 Capricorn, the goat, Fear-gi霉lain B霉irn no Uisge鈥 Aquarius, the water carrier agus Na h-Iasgan no na h-脠isg 鈥 Pisces, the fishes.

鈥橲 e an t-ainm a th鈥 air an leabhar Muir is T矛r. Tha beul-aithris ann. Agus tha fiosrachadh ann. Tha e mu dheidhinn na mara, na t矛re is nan speuran. 鈥橲 e am fear a chruinnich am fiosrachadh Se貌ras Chaluim She貌rais no Se貌ras MacLe貌id nach maireann.

Faclan is abairtean

Faclan is abairtean: seo agaibh liosta de dh鈥檉haclan: here is (for you) a list of words; r霉d/r霉da: ram; tarbh: bull; c脿raid: twins, couple; cr霉bag: crab; le貌mhann: lion; 貌igh: virgin; meidh: scales; nathair-nimhe: scorpion; boghadair: archer; gobhar: goat; fear-gi霉lain b霉irn: water carrier; iasgan (more commonly 猫isg): fishes; Be脿rnaraigh M貌r: Great Bernera; nochd iad ann an leabhar 霉r an-uiridh: they appeared in a new book last year; bha am fear a chuir am fiosrachadh ri ch猫ile na iasgair: the man who collated the information (鈥減ut the information together鈥) was a fisherman; 鈥檚 e a th鈥 annta X: what they are is/are X; comharraidhean dhen Chrios-n猫imhe: the signs of the zodiac; cia mheud comharra a th鈥 ann?: how many signs are there?; am bi sibh a鈥 leughadh nan 鈥渞ionnagan鈥 anns a鈥 ph脿ipear-naidheachd?: do you read the 鈥渟tars鈥 in the newspaper?; d脿 chomharra dheug: twelve signs; mu dheidhinn na mara, na t矛re is nan speuran: about the sea, the land and the heavens; 鈥檚 e am fear a chruinnich am fiosrachadh: the man who collected the information is [called]; Se貌ras Chaluim She貌rais: George, son of Calum [who was] son of George.

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