Fluent Fiction - Irish: A Summer Day's Unexpected Chaos and Lessons in Imperfection
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Bhí sé lá breá samhraidh i mbaile átha cliath, agus bhí an teach mór lán le gártha, gáire, agus boladh deas barbeque.
En: It was a fine summer day in Dublin, and the large house was filled with laughter, shouts, and the pleasant smell of barbecue.

Ga: Bhí Fiona i mbun na hullmhúcháin.
En: Fiona was in the middle of preparing everything.

Ga: Bhí a teach ollmhór lán le ballaí geala agus fuinneoga móra.
En: Her enormous house was filled with bright walls and large windows.

Ga: Sa chlós mór, bhí fearais imeall, troscán clainne, agus ar ndóigh an t-iarann ghrill.
En: In the big yard, there were garden tools, family furniture, and of course, the grilling iron.

Ga: Bhí gach duine ag caint agus ag ithe go fonnmhar.
En: Everyone was chatting and eating eagerly.

Ga: Ach bhí rud amháin nár imigh as a braistint: Sparky.
En: But there was one thing she couldn't ignore: Sparky.

Ga: Bhí an madra ag rith timpeall agus ag déanamh praiseach den chlós.
En: The dog was running around and making a mess of the yard.

Ga: Thosaigh Fiona ag cur damhna ar an grill. Bhí an beagáin amuigh ann. Bhí na píosaí feola go maith agus te.
En: Fiona started putting the food on the grill. The meat pieces were good and hot.

Ga: Ach, gan choimead, thit sí isteach sa chás díreach ar a haghaidh.
En: But without carefulness, she fell right into the situation face-first.

Ga: D’éirigh Sparky contúirteach, beagnach mar dheildhiní, ag leapatróg ag na píosaí feola go brónach.
En: Sparky became dangerous, almost delirious, constantly pawing sadly at the pieces of meat.

Ga: “Tá tú ag cur isteach orm, Sparky!” a deir Fiona, ag iarraidh an grill a choimead ó lámha an madra.
En: "You're bothering me, Sparky!" Fiona said, trying to keep the grill away from the dog's reach.

Ga: Ðárlaigh sinritheach, chonaic aice teistean brostú dar ná é ag dul i ngleic leis.
En: In a dramatic turn of events, she saw a frantic rush to deal with it.

Ga: Bhreáthnigh Liam aici, chuir steip diúl ar a aghaidh, ach tusa shíl siar.
En: Liam was watching, with a concerned look on his face, but you would have thought otherwise.

Ga: “Tá gné aici faoi,” arsa Liam, ag caoineadh géarchor na suíomh.
En: "She's got something about her," said Liam, lamenting the crisis of the moment.

Ga: Bhí an raic ann.
En: It was chaos.

Ga: Sparky ag tiúna gáirí agus Fiona ag iarraidh an t-ord a choimeád.
En: Sparky was wagging his tail while Fiona tried to maintain order.

Ga: Fuair sí Sionnach go barrspriocach di agus ghlaoigh air.
En: She found the leash and called him.

Ga: Rinne an madra ionradh ar an gclós.
En: The dog charged into the yard.

Ga: “Sin é, Sparky! Seo geansaithe, áit i ag suim agat?”
En: "That's it, Sparky! This jumper, are you interested in it?"

Ga: Bhí an madra ag rith chuig an gcluasán, ach díreach sa nóiméad sin, léim sé isteach sa linn.
En: The dog ran towards the leash, but just at that moment, he jumped into the pool.

Ga: Bhris torann mór amach.
En: A loud noise broke out.

Ga: Thosaigh gach duine ag gáire go fríomhar agus bhí Fiona ag magadh go cipíní céanna.
En: Everyone started laughing wildly, and Fiona was joking just as heartily.

Ga: Tháinig an teannas amach go mór.
En: The tension eased greatly.

Ga: Bhí Fiona ag tógáil an suíomh leis.
En: Fiona was taking control of the situation.

Ga: Bhí na seastáin ordanáilte ar siúl.
En: The stands were in orderly motion.

Ga: Agus thart timpeall, bhí scíth aige gemeneise s’éilimid, ag gá sin oscailte.
En: And all around, there was a respite that generally comes, laughing openly.

Ga: “Bhuel,” a dúirt Fiona féin, “ní mór dúinn a bheith ag súil leis an neamhfhoirfeacht. Tá suíomh den scoth.”
En: "Well," Fiona said, "we have to expect imperfection. The place is excellent."

Ga: D’fhéach sí thart ar a clann, ag moladh leis na boinn béithe, agus ba iomaí easpa gurbh’í le haghaidh sí.
En: She looked around at her family, appreciating the comforting presence, and realized missing out on perfection wasn't so bad.

Ga: Ag deireadh an lae, d’fhoghlaim Fiona rud mór.
En: At the end of the day, Fiona learned something big.

Ga: Ní bheadh gach rud foirfe.
En: Not everything would be perfect.

Ga: Agus bhí sin ceart go leor.
En: And that was perfectly alright.

Ga: Bhí lán-chomh cheithre linn a saol i lán féin foirfe.
En: Their life was completely perfect as it was.

Ga: Sin deireadh an scéil.
En: That's the end of the story.


Vocabulary Words:

• laughter: gáire
• pleasant: deas
• barbecue: barbeque
• windows: fuinneoga
• yard: clós
• grilling iron: iarann ghrill
• chatting: caint
• eagerly: go fonnmhar
• ignore: nár imigh as a braistint
• pices: píosaí
• carefulness: choimead
• delirious: mar dheildhiní
• pawing: ag leapatróg
• dramatic: sinritheach
• concerned: cuir steip diúl
• lamenting: ag caoineadh
• crisis: géarchor
• chaos: raic
• leash: Sionnach
• charged: ionradh
• interested: suim agat
• jumped: léim
• eased: ag tógáil
• control: ordann
• respite: ag scíth
• imperfection: neamhfhoirfeacht
• appreciating: moladh
• presence: boinn béithe
• realized: b’é le haghaidh sí
• perfectly: lán cheithre