Vocabulary: The Autumn Briathrachas: Am Foghar

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Learn Gaelic words and phrases about autumn. The weather turns colder and wetter, and the darkness closes in on us earlier in the day but the autumn also brings many delights.Ionnsaich briathrachas Gàidhlig mu Fhoghar. Bidh an aimsir a’ tionndadh nas fhuaire ’s nas fliche, agus bidh an dorchadas a’ teannadh oirnn nas tràithe san latha ach ’s iomadh tlachd a thig an cois an fhoghair.

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English	Gàidhlig
autumn	foghar	<))
the autumn	am foghar	<))
in the autumn	as t-fhoghar	<))

The autumn is a remarkable season for the trees ’S e ràith shònraichte a th’ anns an fhoghar airson nan craobhan

English	Gàidhlig
tree	craobh	<))
deciduous tree	craobh sheargach	<))
horse-chestnut, conker	geanm-chnò	<))
oak tree	craobh-dharaich	<))
pine tree	craobh-ghiuthais	<))

The leaves change colour Bidh dath nan duilleagan ag atharrachadh

English	Gàidhlig
leaf	duilleag	<))
gold-coloured, auburn	òr-bhuidhe	<))
(brown) red, rust-coloured, ginger	ruadh	<))

One of the autumnal months (An Dàmhair, October) is named after an animal (damh, stag) ’S ann air beathach (damh) a tha fear de mhìosan an fhoghair (An Dàmhair) air ainmeachadh

English	Gàidhlig
deer	fiadh	<))
stag	damh	<))

And some creatures prepare for the winter Agus bidh cuid a bheathaichean a’ deisealachadh airson a’ gheamhraidh

English	Gàidhlig
hedgehog	gràineag	<))
squirrel	feòrag	<))
hibernation	cadal-geamhraidh	<))

It is a busy time for farmers ’S e àm trang a th’ ann dha tuathanaichean

English	Gàidhlig
harvest	buain	<))
scarecrow	bodach-ròcais	<))

People look forward to big seasonal events Bidh daoine a’ dèanamh fiughair ri tachartasan mòra na ràithe

English	Gàidhlig
Oidhche Shamhna	Hallowe'en	<))
bonfire	cruach-theine	<))

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