Fluent Fiction - Irish: Aisling's Unforgettable Encounter: Sheep, Cliffs, and Laughter
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Bhí Aisling agus í in airde ar a bhicicil, ag baint taitnimh as an lá álainn ar na hAillte Mhóire.
En: Aisling was up on her bicycle, enjoying a beautiful day at the Cliffs of Moher.

Ga: Bhain an fharraige gheal galála síoda as a súile agus bhí na héin ag ceol sa spéir gorm.
En: The bright sea dazzled her eyes, and the birds were singing in the blue sky.

Ga: Bhí Aisling ar saoire, agus bhí an lá foirfe.
En: Aisling was on vacation, and the day was perfect.

Ga: D’éirigh Aisling, thóg sí a backpack agus shuigh síos ag obair ar cheann de na haillte.
En: Aisling got off, took her backpack, and sat down to work at one of the cliffs.

Ga: Bhí rudaí suimiúla aici sa backpack – leabhair, ceamara, ceapachán agus buidéal uisce.
En: She had interesting things in her backpack – books, a camera, a notebook, and a bottle of water.

Ga: Ach d’imigh an ghaoth, agus sceith sí ar a bheith lint.
En: But the wind picked up, and she accidentally let herself doze off.

Ga: Dhúisigh sí go tobann.
En: She woke suddenly.

Ga: Bhí an backpack in aice na haillte!
En: The backpack was near the edge of the cliff!

Ga: Bhí sí buartha.
En: She was worried.

Ga: Chuaigh sí i dtreo an backpack, ach roimh go bhféadfadh sí é a bhaint amach, chonaic sí rud aisteach.
En: She went towards the backpack, but before she could reach it, she saw something strange.

Ga: Bhí caoirigh ag teacht suas an cnoc!
En: Sheep were coming up the hill!

Ga: Bhí siad fiosrach.
En: They were curious.

Ga: Bhí na caoire ag brú isteach ina dtimpeall ar an backpack.
En: The sheep crowded around the backpack.

Ga: Tóg caitheamh anuas orthu, dhurst caora amháin agus thug sé an backpack féin. Thosaigh láithreach siúl amach leis!
En: One sheep even took the backpack itself and began walking away with it!

Ga: Bhí caoine na gcaoirigh fós ag tabhairt Aisling.
En: The bleating of the sheep was still drawing Aisling.

Ga: Bhí sí ag gáire.
En: She was laughing.

Ga: Tuig sí nach mbeidh sí in ann a thógáil an backpack ar ais go maith go héasca.
En: She realized she wouldn't be able to easily get the backpack back.

Ga: Thosaigh na caoirigh ag paráid suas agus síos an cnoc le gach rud Aisling.
En: The sheep started parading up and down the hill with all of Aisling's things.

Ga: Amadán spraíúil!
En: Silly fun!

Ga: Rith Aisling i ndiaidh na gcaoirigh, ag gáire agus ag brostú.
En: Aisling ran after the sheep, laughing and hurrying.

Ga: Faoi dheireadh, thit an backpack ón gcaora agus thosaigh sé ag rolladh síos an cnoc.
En: Eventually, the backpack fell from the sheep and started rolling down the hill.

Ga: Tabhair caora anois ag seasamh siar, ag amhrasanaigh.
En: The sheep now stood back, bewildered.

Ga: Gabh Aisling ar ais ar an backpack.
En: Aisling caught up to the backpack.

Ga: Faoi dheireadh, bhí gach rud aici.
En: At last, she had everything.

Ga: D’éirigh Aisling agus siúl amach, gach rud slán agus sábháilte.
En: Aisling stood up and walked away, everything safe and sound.

Ga: Bhí turas iontach aici.
En: She had an amazing trip.

Ga: Na caoirigh fós ag féachaint agus ag bleatáil taobh thiar di, cosúil le gárdaí.
En: The sheep were still watching and bleating behind her, like guards.

Ga: Bhí sé gníomh dá shaol nach ndéanfaidh sí dearmad ar choíche.
En: It was an adventure she would never forget.

Ga: Críoch!
En: The end!


Vocabulary Words:

• bicycle: bicicil
• enjoying: ag baint taitnimh
• dazzled: bain galála
• vacation: saoire
• perfect: foirfe
• work: obair
• interesting: suimiúla
• bottle: buidéal
• wind: ghaoth
• doze off: lint
• suddenly: go tobann
• worried: bhuartha
• strange: aisteach
• sheep: caoirigh
• hill: cnoc
• curious: fiosrach
• crowded: brú isteach
• bleating: caoine
• parading: paráid
• bewildered: amhrasanaigh
• everything: gach rud
• safe and sound: slán agus sábháilte
• trip: turas
• still: fós
• like: cosúil le
• guards: gárdaí
• adventure: gníomh
• never forget: ní dhéanfaidh sí dearmad
• books: leabhair
• camera: ceamara