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Tha diofar fhaclan ann am Beurla airson sweets. Confectionery, candies, sweeties鈥� Is tha an aon rud f矛or ann an G脿idhlig. Bidh cuid a鈥� cleachdadh facal a th脿inig bhon Bheurla 鈥� suiteis. Ann an 脿iteachan eile, canaidh iad si霉cairean. Ann an sg矛re Ghe脿rrloch, canaidh iad carbhaidhean. Canaidh daoine 鈥� 鈥渁n gabh thu carbhaidh?鈥�

A-rithist, 鈥檚 e a th鈥� ann an carbhaidh facal a th脿inig bhon Bheurla 鈥� bho carroway. Bhiodh s矛l a鈥� charbhaidh mar shi霉cairean do mhuinntir na sg矛re o shean. Nach eil sin na chomharra air an atharrachadh mh貌r a th脿inig air an t-saoghal!

Tha e furasta gu le貌r tuigsinn mar a th脿inig am facal si霉car air sweetie, oir tha iad milis. O shean, bhiodh daoine air a鈥� Ghaidhealtachd uaireannan ag 貌rdachadh si霉cairean bho na bailtean m貌ra aig deas. 鈥橲 e sin a rinn ministear a bha seo turas. Dh鈥櫭瞨daich e si霉cairean 脿 Glaschu tro fhear de muinntir a choitheanail, aig an robh b霉th bheag anns an sg矛re, ach nuair a dh鈥檉heuch am ministear na nochd ann am poca aig an doras aige, cha b鈥� e si霉cairean a bh鈥� annta idir ach p矛osan de dh鈥檃lum! Chan eil blas math sam bith air alum, agus cha robh am ministear toilichte.

Bha fear na b霉tha air a n脿rachadh agus bha e airson tiodhlac a thoirt don mhinistear. Airson comhairle, chaidh e a dh鈥檌onnsaigh br脿thair a鈥� mhinisteir. Nise, bhiodh am br脿thair a bha seo ri 脿bhachd, agus thuirt e ri fear na b霉tha gur e a bu ch貌ir dha dh猫anamh botal de dh鈥檜isge-beatha a thoirt don mhinistear. 鈥橲 e uisge-beatha gun dath a bhiodh ann, stuth a chaidh a dh猫anamh sa mhonadh gun fhiosta do na g猫idsearan.

鈥橲 e sin a rinn fear na b霉tha. Chaidh e a ch猫ilidh air a鈥� mhinistear aig a鈥� mhansa. Ach leis gu robh e rudeigin di霉id agus m矛-chinnteach mu shunnd a鈥� mhinisteir, dh鈥檉h脿g e am botal air an stairsnich. Bha am ministear d貌igheil gu le貌r agus thill fear na b霉tha don stairsnich airson am botal fhaighinn. Thug e a-staigh e, agus l矛on e gloinne airson a鈥� mhinisteir.

Ge-t脿, gun fhiosta dha, bha am br脿thair air a bhith aig an d貌ras fhad 鈥檚 a bha esan a-staigh. Dh鈥檉halamhaich e am botal agus l矛on e le s脿l e. Agus nuair a chuir am ministear a鈥� ghloinne gu bhilean .. uill .. cha do ch貌rd e ris! Dh鈥櫭╥gh e na faclan seo, a chaidh a chuimhneachadh mar sheanfhacal 鈥� Is miosa seo nan t-alum! Is miosa seo nan t-alum. Ma dh鈥檌theas sibh rudeigin m矛-bhlasta, faodaidh sibh sin a r脿dh!

鈥橲 e sin suiteis, si霉cairean is carbhaidhean. Ach d猫 a鈥� Gh脿idhlig a th鈥� air confectioner is confectionery? Uill, airson sin, feumaidh sinn smaoineachadh air a鈥� Gh脿idhlig airson a鈥� bhuadhair, sweet. Tha sin st猫idhichte air an fhacal airson honey. 鈥橲 d貌cha gum bi fios agaibh gur e mel a th鈥� air honey ann an Laideann. Tha faclan Beurla mar mellifluous agus melliferous a鈥� tighinn bhon Laidinn.

Ann an Ros an Iar, 鈥檚 e mel a th鈥� air honey cuideachd ann an G脿idhlig. Canaidh daoine meileis airson sweet. Ach, anns a鈥� chuid mh貌ir dhen Ghaidhealtachd, 鈥檚 e mil a chanas daoine, agus milis. Agus tha na faclan airson confectionery is confectioner a鈥� tighinn 脿s a sin 鈥� m矛lseanachd airson confectionery agus m矛lseanaiche airson confectioner.

An l脿 an-diugh, ma chanas sibh gun toigh leibh m矛lsean, tuigidh daoine gu bheil sibh a鈥� bruidhinn mu dessert no pudding, na rudan milis a ghabhas daoine mar ph脿irt de dhiathad. Uill, tha a h-uile c脿il a tha seo gam fh脿gail acrach. Tha mi a鈥� falbh airson p矛os te貌claid fhaighinn. Mar sin leibh an-dr脿sta.

Faclan na seachdaine: Ge脿rrloch: Gairloch; dh鈥櫭瞨daich e: he ordered; tiodhlac: present; dh鈥檉halamhaich e: he emptied; s脿l: salt water; m矛-bhlasta: of bad flavour; buadhair: adjective; Laideann: Latin; Ros an Iar: Wester Ross; diathad: meal; acrach: hungry; te貌claid: chocolate.

Abairtean na seachdaine: an gabh thu carbhaidh?: will you take a sweet? (Gairloch dialect); bhiodh s矛l a鈥� charbhaidh mar shi霉cairean do mhuinntir na sg矛re o shean: carroway seed would be like sweeties to the people of the area in the old days; nach eil sin na chomharra air an atharrachadh mh貌r a th脿inig air an t-saoghal?: isn鈥檛 that a mark of how the world has changed?; bho na bailtean m貌ra aig deas: from the cities down south; bha fear na b霉tha air a n脿rachadh: the shopkeeper was ashamed; airson comhairle, chaidh e a dh鈥檌onnsaigh br脿thair a鈥� mhinisteir: for advice, he went to the minister鈥檚 brother; bhiodh am br脿thair a bha seo ri 脿bhachd: this brother was a bit of a joker; gur e a bu ch貌ir dha dh猫anamh: what he ought to do; stuth a chaidh a dh猫anamh sa mhonadh gun fhiosta do na g猫idsearan: stuff that was made on the hill without the knowledge of the excisemen; chaidh e a ch猫ilidh air X: he went to visit X; di霉id agus m矛-chinnteach mu shunnd a鈥� mhinisteir: shy and uncertain of the minister鈥檚 disposition; dh鈥檉h脿g e am botal air an stairsnich: he left the bottle on the doorstep; cha do ch貌rd e ris: he didn鈥檛 enjoy it; an l脿 an-diugh, ma chanas sibh gun toigh leibh m矛lsean: these days, if you say that you like 鈥渕矛lsean鈥� (ie dessert); mar sin leibh an-dr脿sta: cheerio just now.

Puing-ghr脿mair na seachdaine: Nuair a dh鈥檉heuch am ministear na nochd ann am poca aig an doras aige, cha b鈥� e si霉cairean a bh鈥� annta: when the minister tried what appeared in a bag at his door, they were not sweets. The relative pronoun na is an extremely useful device in Gaelic. It means 鈥�(all) that which鈥� or 鈥�(all) those which鈥� and can therefore be used when one is talking about the contents of something eg thug e dhomh na bha aige de shuiteis anns a鈥� phoca (he gave me all the sweets he had in the bag); bha mi toilichte leis na bh鈥� agam de luchd-taic anns a鈥� bhaile sin (I was pleased with what I had of supporters in that town); leis na th鈥� ann de dh鈥檜isge air Mars, tha d貌chas ann gun t猫id daoine a dh鈥檉huireach ann (given what exists of water on Mars, there is hope that people will go and live there); leis na th鈥� aice de dh鈥檃irgead anns a鈥� bhanca, cha shaoileadh tu gum i cho sp矛ocach (given what she has of money in the bank, you wouldn鈥檛 think she would be so mean); leis na chosgas peatral a-nise, 鈥檚 e c脿r beag a cheannaicheas mi an ath-thuras (given what petrol now costs, it鈥檚 a small car I鈥檒l buy next time).

Seanfhacal na seachdaine: Is miosa seo nan t-alum!: this is worse than the alum (said of a food or drink with an exceptionally bad flavour).