Unit 22 - Growing plants and vegetables
"Anns a’ Ghàrradh "
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There are three words commonly used for “g” in Gaelic. Lios (as in Lios Mòr, the island of Lismore, which is as fertile as its name suggests), leas, a dialectal variant of lios, common in the north, and à. The last actually means a wall, usually of drystone construction, but has also come to mean what is contained within such a structure – ie a garden. In this unit, we shall concentrate on the word à as meaning a garden.
Here is some vocabulary to get you started:
- gardening
- gardener
- plant
- plant, herb, weed
- vegetables
- carrots
- cabbage(s)
- cabbages
- ìٳԲ
- ڱù
- flowery
Before you get started, note the use of the adverb -ì. This means “iԻ”. It is also used after an adjective as a strengthener, for emphatic effect. You will hear it regularly in conversation.
Now listen to Seònaid and Iain who are out in the garden.
