There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Sìde nan seachd sian (Extremely rough weather).. Let’s look at some of them again in context.
a’ dol am miosad
getting worse
teothachd
temperature
an tèid … an teothad …?
will … get hotter …?
a’ dol an teothad
getting hotter
sìde nan seachd sian
extremes of weather, rough weather, terrible weather [weather of the seven elements]
an deach … am flichead …?
did … become wetter …?
Oifis na Sìde
Meteorological Office (Met Office)
a’ dol an truimead
getting heavier
gaoth is gaillinn is gèiltean
wind and storms and gales
Fòghnaidh na dh’fhòghnas!
Enough is enough! (‘What will suffice will suffice!’)
cùis eagail
scary matter
gun deach … am feabhas
that … got better
Cha deach an àrainneachd am feabhas buileach
The environment didn’t improve/recover completely
luchd-saidheans
scientists
aiteal
a glimpse
leigheas na cruinne
the world healing (the healing of the world)
We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.