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Episode 108 – Both Sides Now – The Gàidhlig Bits

Wow. This was a humdinger of an episode! (I use humdinger here for Àdhamh, who does love our Southern colloquialisms.) Too bad we have to wait SIX MONTHS to find out what happens next.  We really must think of some ways to pass the time.  I already have a post in the works on the aforementioned Southern colloquialisms, but I will do my best to also come up with some ways to make sure we don’t lose the Gàidhlig we have picked up over the last 8 episodes.

Speaking of picked up Gàidhlig, how many of you were able to understand most, if not all, of the Gàidhlig this week? Pat yourselves on the back!

7:25 Jamie to Hugh Munro

Madainn mhath – Good morning

Slàinte – health/cheers!

a charaid – friend

18:55 Fight with the Grants

Dougal says something at the end of the fight, but I can’t decipher it.

Angus:  Tulach Ard – Mackenzie war cry

19:52 Jamie to Claire after the fight with the Grants

gràidh – love

23:22 Teaching Claire to fight with a knife

taing dhut – thank you

 sgian-dubh – literally a dark blade

33:45 Scene with the deserters

mo graidh – my love

Mo nighean donn – my brown haired lass

37:35 Jamie to Dougal when leaving for Horrocks meeting

Sèo – Here.

Well, that’s it. I hope you have enjoyed picking through the Gàidhlig with me for these last 8 weeks. I can’t wait to see what the next half season brings us in April.  Stay tuned to the blog as I’m leaving for a two-week trip to Scotland on Thursday night.  I plan to post from over there as time permits and I can promise lots of pictures. And, you just never know who I might run into!

Updated 9/25/14 – Episode 107 – The Wedding – The Gàidhlig bits

Well, isn’t it nice to be back to an episode with some Gàidhlig? Oh, and that little other matter of a certain couple getting married. 😉

While there wasn’t a great deal of Gàidhlig dialogue this week, we did get some great new words as well as repeats of some old favorites. Dare I hope that some of you are starting to recognize and understand some of the more common words and phrases?

11:48 Jamie to Rupert and Angus when they barge in (Thanks to Janice!)

Amadain – Fools

A-mach á seo! – Out of here!

21:01 Jamie to the tavern wench when she gives him food

Taing dhut – Thanks

23:03 Jamie to Claire (We’ve all been waiting for this one!)

Mo nighean donn – My brown-haired lass

34:39 Jame to Claire when she admits to drinking the day of the wedding

Slàinte – health, cheers

39:38 Jamie and Claire’s Blood Vow at the wedding (confirmed by Àdhamh)

‘S tu smior de mo chnàimh, na mo chuislean ‘s tu ‘n fhuil

Bheir mi dhut-sa mo chorp, gum bith ‘n dithis mar aon

Bheir mi dhut-sa slàn m’ anam, gus an crìochnaich ar saoghal

Literal English translation (colloquially the same as in the book)

You are the marrow in my bones and the blood in my veins

I shall give you my body, that the two might be one

I shall give you whole my soul, until our world ends

45:55 Jamie to Claire after uh hem…

Tha mi ‘n dùil sgàin mo chridhe  – I reckon my heart will burst (colloquial)  I am in expectation that burst will my heart (literal)  (confirmed by Àdhamh)

 

 

Updated 9/10/14 Episode 105 – Rent – The Gàidhlig bits I could decipher

OK. This week’s episode was just chock full of dramatic Gàidhlig speeches. Unfortunately, many of these words I have not yet covered in my beginning Gàidhlig lessons on Speaking Our Language.  However, I’m going to do my best and luckily friends are making some contributions as well. This post will likely be updated later in the week as I get some confirmations from higher sources. 🙂

In Camp teasing Willie

3:11 Ned Gowan explaining to Claire

Cuir do mhogan nad phiuthar – Trust me that phiuthar is sister. The rest would make me blush to type. 😉

Dougal congratulating Murtagh on his wrestling victory

Sin u fhéin – hard to translate literally but is congratulatory. Something like ‘there, yourself).

8:53 Angus to others after giving Claire the rabbit

Seallaibh oirre – look [y’all] on her, i.e. look at her

Wool waulking

13:50 Beginning the waulking

Leader to women:

Bheil sibh deiseal – Are you ready?

Women answer:

Tha – Yes.

Be sure to note Gàidhlig singer Fiona Mackenzie in this scene. Fiona tweeted this picture of her in costume:

14:00 Singing

Couldn’t catch much of the Gàidhlig other than “Mo Nighean Donn Hò Gù” which is the song they sing. I can’t help but include a clip I took this summer while visiting the Gaelic College in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is of a waulking demonstration where we sang a version of this same song.

Here is a more traditional version.

14:49 Refreshment

Slàinte mhath – Good health/Cheers! (one of my favorites because I always recognize it.)

First Tavern Visit

20:00 Dougal’s speech

Teàrlach – Charles

Sasannaich – English (plural)

Second Rent Collecting

20:29 Ned to renters

taing dhut – thanks to you

Ciamar a tha sibh fhéin – How are you?

Torcall – Torquil (It’s a proper name)

Second Tavern 

33:00 Dougal speech

Guma fada beò Stiùbhart – Long live the Stuart.

Ris a clann – to the clan (Thanks to Lori)

Breaking Camp

38:44 Jamie to others

Madainn mhath – Good morning. (another good one to have in your pocket)

Dougal’s speech after finding the men on the crosses

41:10 Dougal addressing people in the tavern

Still awaiting confirmation on this. Stay tuned!

Breakfast in the Inn

46:18 Men eating and insulting Claire

Tha gu dearbh – Yes, indeed

Sgliùrach shalach – filthy slut

Outlander Episode 103 – The Way Out – The Gàidhlig Bits I Could Decipher

Before I start into the Gàidhlig translations—of which there weren’t that many this week—let me take a moment to commemorate this post as my 100th since I began this blog in February. When I first started GreatScot, I really wasn’t sure if anyone else was going to be as interested in the Gàidhlig language and culture as I was. I’m happy to say that as of tonight, the blog has topped over 54,000 page views, and 24,oo0 of those have been since mid-July. So I guess I’m not the only person interested. Thanks for following along with me!

Hall Entertainment

18:07  Letitia to Hamish

I think she says something with ‘seinn’ and  ‘tu air’ in it. Seinn is sing. (Thanks to Lori for helping with this one)

18:10 Colum to Hamish

I think Colum says something with ‘gu bràth’ meaning forever.

Geillis’ House

42:47 Jamie to Geillis

Mòran taing dhut – Thank you

At the pillory

43:56 Jamie to the tanner’s lad

a bhalach – lad    (Pronunciation link. It won’t sound exactly the same as in this context it begins with ‘bh’ which is pronounced as a ‘v’ sound)

At the Stable

51:20 Jamie to Claire

Caileag nam Mìorbhail =  “The Lass o’ the Miracle”

 I promise to keep working on teasing out some more of the Gàidhlig this week or at least throwing myself on Àdhamh’s mercy for help. 🙂

Updated 8/18/14 Outlander Episode 102: Castle Leoch – The Gàidhlig Bits I Could Decipher

OK. This episode was a bit harder to decipher (and I had company, so I couldn’t run it back and listen again as much yet). With only the Punishment Scene clip to do some prep work on, this first post is going to be a bit light until I watch again a few times, but here is what I have so far.

As always, these are my best guesses unless tagged confirmed by Àdhamh.

By the way, did anyone else hear the lovely strains of Loch Lomond in the score while Dougal is play sword fighting with Hamish? I love what Bear McCreary is doing!

 

Arrival at Leoch

4:06  Mrs. Fitz to the returning Highlanders

Sin sibh – There you all are! (Confirmed by Àdhamh)

Bandaging Scene

14:46 Jamie to Claire during the bandaging scene

a gràidh  – love  (I’m sure it’s just a general endearment, right? 😉 ) (Àdhamh doesn’t remember for sure but thinks it likely)

 

It’s not Gàidhlig but I love the way Gary Lewis says Rhenish at dinner! Makes me want a bottle.

Kitchens

31:27  Mrs. Fitz muttering to herself

Mo chreach ‘s a thàinig – oh my ruin, a colloquialism for ‘aw naw’ (Àdhamh confirmed)

Stables

33:07 Not getting much of this scene at all, but I think Jamie says:

Gabh air do shochair – Take it easy! (Thanks to @SeonagAnna on Twitter)

a gràidh – love (but to the horse or to Claire? Who knows?) (Àdhamh says Sam likes to use this word. His favorite, remember. 😉)

33:18 Auld Alec to Jamie

a leisgean òglaich – lazy young man (Thanks to Drldeboer)

37:25 Jamie to Old Alec

a bhodach – old man

Punishment Scene

45:54 Jamie to stop Leoghaire’s punishment

Stadadh  a-nis – Stop now.

46:35 Jamie when he makes everyone laugh

Didn’t catch all of the Gàidhlig words but it included:

Agus geall crìochnaich air an fheasgar bhriagh seo  – And I’ll promise you a far better end to this lovely evening (Confirmed by Àdhamh)

 46:48 Colum to Jamie when deciding to allow the switch in punishment victims

Seumas Ruadh – Red Jamie (Confirmed)

46:58 Jamie to Colum when choosing fists over the strap (All confirmed by Àdhamh)

Ràibeart – Rupert

Dùirn – fists

Strac – strap

OK. That’s what I have after the first couple of viewings. If I pick out anything more, I’ll be sure to let you know!