Listening to spoken Gaelic will help you to understand and use the language. This interview on the subject of travel includes vocabulary relating to country names, weather and temperature.
Samantha has been asked to contribute to a travel feature on a radio programme. She is interviewed by the presenter about her recent holiday. Listen to what she has to say and answer the questions which follow.
Iapan. There is no letter 'j' in the Gaelic alphabet. Some words beginning with 'j' in English begin with 'i' in Gaelic, eg Iameuga, 'Jamaica' and Ierusalem, 'Jerusalem'.
Question
How does she describe this country?
Colourful and busy.
Dathach agus trang. Dathach comes from dath the Gaelic for 'colour'.
Question
What interesting fact does Samantha share about the country?
It has some of the world's largest cities.
Tha cuid de na bailtean as motha san t-saoghal ann an Iapan.