VOCABULARY STORY 263 LET'S PARTY! WITH GAELIC

Tha mi dòchasach.

A bheil sin trite?

Seadh, tha mi air tuairmeas a dhèanamh mu mheudachd olc an t-saoghail;

nithe a chuireas eagal agus uamhas air.

Bidh mi a’ cleachdadh frugality a tha is dòcha na bhrosnachadh sgrùdaidh.

Tha an co-aontachd ag ràdh Let’s Party!

‘S e duine dòchasach a th’ annam.

A bheil sin sgìth?

Seadh, smaoinich mi thairis air farsaingeachd olc an t-saoghail;

nithe a chuireas eagal agus uamhas orra.

Bidh mi a’ cleachdadh smeòrach a tha is dòcha na bhrosnachadh prìomhadail.

Canaidh a’ mhòr-chuid de dhaoine Let’s Party!

I’m an optimist.

Is that trite?

Yes, I’ve speculated about the magnitude of the world’s evils;

things that incite dread and intimidate.

I practice frugality which is probably a vestigial impulse.

The consensus says Let’s Party!

I’m a hopeful person.

Is that tiresome?

Yes, I’ve thought over the scope of the world’s evils;

things that cause fear and overawe.

I practice thrift which is probably a primitive impulse.

The majority of people say Let’s Party!