Fluent Fiction - Irish:
Love Baked with Flour: A Valentine's Day Cookie Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Ga: Thar sneachta, i gcábán beag te, bhí in airde croíthe.
En: Over the snow, in a small warm cabin, hearts were uplifted.
Ga: Bhí Niamh agus Eoin ag iarraidh iontas a chruthú do Lá Fhéile Vailintín.
En: Niamh and Eoin were trying to create a surprise for Lá Fhéile Vailintín.
Ga: "Is breá le Gráinne brioscaí," arsa Niamh, "Déanaimis iad mar bhronntanas speisialta.
En: "Gráinne loves cookies," said Niamh, "Let's make them as a special gift."
Ga: "An tine te, ag crathadh amach teas, bhí ag cur atmaisféar cluthar sa chábán.
En: The warm fire, radiating heat, was creating a cozy atmosphere in the cabin.
Ga: Bhí an chistin lán le plúr, ime, agus torthaí triomaithe.
En: The kitchen was full of flour, butter, and dried fruits.
Ga: Ach bhí Niamh agus Eoin in ann níos mó ná cistine cócaire beirt amhrasach ná ealaíontóirí cistine.
En: Yet, Niamh and Eoin were more like two dubious cooks than kitchen artists.
Ga: Chuir Eoin miotalach ar an oigheann agus thosaigh sé ag scríobadh an t-oideas.
En: Eoin set the oven to heat and began jotting down the recipe.
Ga: "Tá sé seo éasca," a dúirt sé go muiníneach.
En: "This is easy," he said confidently.
Ga: Ach ansin, bhuail a lámh an mála plúir agus tháinig sciath bán ar fud na cistine.
En: But then, his hand bumped the flour bag and a white cloud spread across the kitchen.
Ga: "Feicim," a dúirt Niamh, ag gáire.
En: "I see," said Niamh, laughing.
Ga: Agus mar sin thosaigh a gcrúthú féin.
En: And so, they began their own creation.
Ga: Rinne siad meascán de rud ar bith a bhí ar fáil—siúcra in ionad salainn, uachtar in ionad bainne.
En: They mixed whatever was available—sugar instead of salt, cream instead of milk.
Ga: "Tá a fhios agam nach bhfuil sé foirfe, ach b’fhéidir go mbíonn ádh orainn," arsa Niamh.
En: "I know it's not perfect, but maybe we'll get lucky," said Niamh.
Ga: Agus ansin, d’imigh an t-oigheann.
En: Then, the oven was ready.
Ga: Bhí siad ag tnúth go mór le toradh a n-eachtra.
En: They eagerly awaited the outcome of their adventure.
Ga: D’fhéach siad isteach ar na brioscaí nach raibh cosúil leis na cinn a bhí san oideas, ach bhí rud éigin speisialta fúthu.
En: They looked inside at the cookies that didn't resemble the ones in the recipe, but there was something special about them.
Ga: Nuair a tháinig Gráinne, chonaic sí an chistin nach raibh socraithe cosúil le plean, ach bhí aigne ionúin ann.
En: When Gráinne arrived, she saw the kitchen that didn’t look like the plan, but there was a loving spirit there.
Ga: "Cad a tharla anseo?
En: "What happened here?"
Ga: " a d'fhiafraigh sí, ag gáire.
En: she asked, laughing.
Ga: "Ní brioscaí clasaiceacha iad," arsa Eoin, "ach tá siad lán de ghrá.
En: "They're not classic cookies," said Eoin, "but they're full of love."
Ga: "Rinne siad taitneamh leis na brioscaí lumpy, ach álainn.
En: They enjoyed the lumpy but beautiful cookies.
Ga: Bhí Gráinne chomh buíoch agus chomh sásta go raibh daoine ag iarraidh rud éigin speisialta a dhéanamh di.
En: Gráinne was so grateful and happy that people wanted to do something special for her.
Ga: "Is iad seo na brioscaí is fearr riamh!
En: "These are the best cookies ever!"
Ga: " arsa sí.
En: she said.
Ga: Agus sa deireadh, thuig Niamh go dtugann an croí níos mó bransta ná an fhoirfeacht.
En: In the end, Niamh understood that the heart gives more flavor than perfection.
Ga: Agus thuig Eoin go ndéanann foighne cócaireacht níos éifeachtaí ná a bheith deifir.
En: And Eoin realized that patience makes cooking more effective than rushing.
Ga: Le chéile, bhí an cábán lán gáire agus grá ar Lá Fhéile Vailintín.
En: Together, the cabin was full of laughter and love on Lá Fhéile Vailintín.
Vocabulary Words:
- uplifted: in airde
- cozy: cluthar
- dubious: amhrasach
- recipe: oideas
- confidently: go muiníneach
- bumped: bhuail
- spread: sciath
- laughing: ag gáire
- awaited: ag tnúth le
- outcome: toradh
- adventure: eachtra
- resemble: cosúil
- grateful: buíoch
- imperfect: nach bhfuil foirfe
- patience: foighne
- flour: plúr
- butter: ime
- dried fruits: torthaí triomaithe
- creating: ag cruthú
- substitute: in ionad
- classic: clasaiceacha
- inspired: ionúin
- cloud: sciath
- eagerly: ag tnúth go mór
- lumpy: lumpy
- bronntanas: gift
- irrelevant: nach bhfuil cosúileacht
- ealaíontóirí: artists
- perfect: foirfe
- Lá Fhéile Vailintín: Valentine's Day