Fluent Fiction - Irish: Coat Confusion: A Pub Night To Remember
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Lá fuar geimhridh a bhí ann, agus bhí na scamaill liatha ag crochadh go trom sa spéir.
En: It was a cold winter's day, and the gray clouds hung heavily in the sky.

Ga: Sa teach tábhairne áitiúil, áit a raibh tine mhór lasta, bhí an teas ag teacht i gcroíthe na gcuairteoirí.
En: In the local pub, where a roaring fire was lit, the warmth was seeping into the hearts of the patrons.

Ga: Bhí Seán, Aoife, agus Cillian ann, agus iad go léir bailithe timpeall an tine ag roinnt scéalta agus ag gáire go croíúil.
En: Seán, Aoife, and Cillian were there, all gathered around the fire, sharing stories and laughing heartily.

Ga: Bhí Seán ina shuí go compordach ina chathaoir, agus é ag ísliú a ghloine beorach.
En: Seán was comfortably seated in his chair, taking small sips of his pint.

Ga: Aoife, a bhí ina suí in aice leis, ag caint go bríomhar faoi scéal grinn a tharla di an lá roimhe.
En: Aoife, seated next to him, was animatedly recounting a funny incident that happened to her the day before.

Ga: Cillian, ar an taobh eile den tine, bhí ag féachaint orthu agus ag sú na gréine óna shúile glic.
En: Cillian, on the other side of the fire, watched them and soaked in the sun's rays with his clever eyes.

Ga: Tháinig deireadh leis an oíche agus bhí sé in am don triúr a mbealach féin a dhéanamh abhaile.
En: As the night came to a close, it was time for the three of them to make their way home.

Ga: D'ardaigh Seán anuas óna chathaoir agus chuaigh sé chun a chóta a phiocadh suas, ach bhí dearmad déanta aige.
En: Seán stood up from his chair and went to pick up his coat, but he made a mistake.

Ga: Rinne sé botún mór, óir phioc sé suas cóta Aoife gan dabht a bheith air.
En: He made a big blunder, as he picked up Aoife's coat without realizing it.

Ga: Chuir Aoife glaoch air.
En: Aoife called out to him.

Ga: "Ó, Seán, an bhfuil tú cinnte gurb é sin do chóta?
En: "Oh, Seán, are you sure that's your coat?"

Ga: " Ach bhí Seán ró-láidir sa chaint chun éisteacht.
En: But Seán was too engrossed in the conversation to listen.

Ga: Chuir sé a lámh i bpóca an chóta agus níor aimsigh sé aon rud dá chuid féin ann.
En: He put his hand in the coat pocket and found nothing of his own.

Ga: Bhí smál air.
En: He was embarrassed.

Ga: Thosaigh sé ag triail a chur ar an gcóta, ach bhí sé ró-bheag.
En: He attempted to put on the coat, but it was too small.

Ga: Bhí Aoife ag stánadh air le héadóchas agus í ag smaoineamh conas a d'fhéadfadh sé meascadh a dhéanamh dá cóta féin.
En: Aoife looked at him in disbelief, wondering how he could mix up his own coat.

Ga: Tharraing aird Cillian, a bhí anois ag cur thar maoil le gáire.
En: Cillian, who was now laughing uncontrollably, drew Seán's attention.

Ga: "An bhfuil tú ag iarraidh cabhrú leis an gceist?
En: "Do you want help with the matter?"

Ga: " a dúirt sé leis féin agus é ag seoladh súil ar Seán.
En: he said to himself, sending a glance at Seán.

Ga: D'fhéach Seán suas air, a aghaidh dearg le náire.
En: Seán looked up at him, his face red with embarrassment.

Ga: D'fhéadfá smaoineamh gur las sé suas cosúil leis an tine a bhí acu níos luaithe.
En: You could think he had lit up like the fire they had earlier.

Ga: "Feicim anois é," arsa Seán go mall.
En: "I see it now," said Seán slowly.

Ga: "Ní hé seo mo chóta.
En: "This is not my coat."

Ga: "Le cabhair ó Aoife, shleamhnaigh sé amach ón gcóta beag bídeach.
En: With help from Aoife, he slipped out of the small snug coat.

Ga: Rug Aoife greim ar a cóta féin, á chur uirthi go cúramach.
En: Aoife grabbed her own coat and carefully put it on.

Ga: D'fhéach sí ar Seán, a bhí anois ag cuardach a chóta féin.
En: She looked at Seán, who was now searching for his own coat.

Ga: Le gáire binn, thug sí comhairle dó, "B'fhearr duit a bheith cinnte an uair seo!
En: With a sweet laugh, she advised him, "You better be sure this time!"

Ga: "Chuardaigh Seán go géar agus, faoi dheireadh, d'aithin sé a chóta crochta ar an mballa.
En: Seán searched closely, and at last, he identified his coat hanging on the wall.

Ga: Bhí sé faoiseamh mór air, agus chuir sé air go réidh.
En: He felt relieved and composed himself.

Ga: Bhreathnaigh sé ar Aoife agus ar Cillian, agus scaoil gáire uaidh.
En: He looked at Aoife and Cillian, and let out a chuckle.

Ga: Bhí an teannas scaipthe, agus anois bhí an scéal greannmhar mar chuid dá gcuimhní coiteanna.
En: The tension was broken, and now the humorous story was part of their shared memories.

Ga: Le croíthe éadroma agus gáire fós leo, d'fhág Seán, Aoife, agus Cillian an teach tábhairne.
En: With light hearts and lingering laughter, Seán, Aoife, and Cillian left the pub.

Ga: B'é an teagmháil súgartha sin leis an gcóta an críoch foirfe ar oíche nach ndéanfaí dearmad uirthi go héasca.
En: The lighthearted interaction with the coat was the perfect end to a night they would not easily forget.

Ga: Bhí an dóigh a chomhoibrigh siad le chéile chun an chonspóid a réiteach ag léiriú an chairdis a bhí eatarthu.
En: The way they worked together to resolve the conflict showed the friendship between them.

Ga: D'fhánfaidh an scéal faoi Sheán agus cóta Aoife mar nath ruaig agus gáire acu ar feadh i bhfad.
En: The story of Seán and Aoife's coat would remain a running joke and laughter for a long time.


Vocabulary Words:

• It: Sé
• cold: fuar
• winter's: geimhreadh
• day: lá
• clouds: scamaill
• hung: crochadh
• heavily: go trom
• sky: spéir
• pub: teach tábhairne
• roaring: lasta
• fire: tine
• warmth: teas
• seeping: ag teacht i
• hearts: croíthe
• patrons: cuairteoirí
• comfortably: compordach
• chair: cathaoir
• pint: gloine beorach
• animatedly: go bríomhar
• recounting: ag rá
• funny: grinn
• incident: scéal grinn
• happened: a tharla
• before: roimhe
• watched: bhí ag féachaint
• soaked in: ag sú
• sun's: na gréine
• rays: súile
• clever: glic
• closed: deireadh