Fluent Fiction - Irish: Science Triumphs Over Tradition: Aoife's Winter Breakthrough
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.com/ga/episode/2024-12-18-08-38-19-ga

Story Transcript:

Ga: Bhí an sneachta ag titim go bog as an spéir a luaithe agus a thosaigh an scéal seo.
En: The snow was falling gently from the sky as this story began.

Ga: Bhí Aoife, cailín óg atá lán de chumhacht agus cruthaitheacht, ag féachaint tríd an bhfuinneog saotharlainne rúnda i gcúl na scoile.
En: Aoife, a young girl full of power and creativity, was looking through the window of the secret laboratory at the back of the school.

Ga: Bhí a hintinn sáite i saothar a bhí dírithe ar an taispeántas eolaíochta atá ar siúl sa scoil an tseachtaine chéanna.
En: Her mind was absorbed in a project meant for the science exhibition happening at the school that same week.

Ga: Bhí Aoife paiseanta faoi na réitigh eolaíochta a bhíiteach aici.
En: Aoife was passionate about the scientific solutions she was working on.

Ga: Ach, i dteaghlach ina mbronnadh níos mó aird ar spóirt, bhí rud éigin le cruthú aici.
En: But, in a family that gave more attention to sports, she had something to prove.

Ga: Bhí tuismitheoirí Aoife lán bródúil as cluichí peile na mbráithre, ach bhí Aoife ag iarraidh a léiriú go raibh a cuid sláinte eolaíochta chomh tábhachtach céanna.
En: Aoife's parents were filled with pride for her brothers’ football games, but Aoife wanted to demonstrate that her scientific endeavors were equally important.

Ga: Mar a tharla sé, bhí Cillian, a hiomaitheoir is mó, tar éis tionscadal dochreidte a chur le chéile freisin.
En: As it happened, Cillian, her biggest rival, had also put together an incredible project.

Ga: Eolas neamhoifigiúil a bhí á scaipeadh faoin tionscadal nua-aimseartha a chruthaigh Cillian.
En: Unofficial information was spreading about the modern project that Cillian had created.

Ga: Ba léir go raibh an chomórtas fíochmhar.
En: It was clear that the competition was fierce.

Ga: Bhí am ag sleamhnú ó Aoife mar gheall ar ullmhúchán an Nollaig sa teach.
En: Time was slipping away from Aoife due to the Christmas preparations at home.

Ga: Bhí a lan rudaí san aire atá dírithe ar mhamaí agus an t-aon rud atá aici féin ná an scéal seo.
En: So many things were focused on her mom, and the only thing she had was this story.

Ga: Déanann sí cinneadh fiú a n-oícheanta a chaitheamh sa seomra comhtháite na scoile, rud a bhí toirmiscthe, ach b'í an t-aon seans a bhí aici.
En: She made the decision to even spend her nights in the school's integrated room, which was forbidden, but it was her only chance.

Ga: Nuair a bhí an seomra sa dorchadas, bhogfá ar fógra é allais uirthi, í ar an aird ar trealamh ríthábhachtach.
En: When the room was in darkness, you could see perspiration on her forehead as she focused on the critical equipment.

Ga: Lá amháin, rinne sí fionnachtain.
En: One day, she made a discovery.

Ga: Bhí súile Aoife mór, a cloigeann ag rith le ríméad.
En: Aoife's eyes were wide, her mind running with excitement.

Ga: Tá sí oscailte chun í féin a chur in iúl sa saotharlann sin.
En: She was ready to express herself in that laboratory.

Ga: Ach bhí sí i mbaol go ngabhfaí í.
En: But she was in danger of being caught.

Ga: Tháinig an lá mór d'aois, an taispeántas eolaíochta.
En: The big day came, the science exhibition.

Ga: Bhí Aoife ann, ag seasamh lena tionscadal críochnaithe, a óid dháréag thaighde criochta uirthi.
En: Aoife was there, standing with her completed project, her twelve-page research completed.

Ga: Nuair a tháinig na moltóirí, bhí áthas orthu lena fionnachtain.
En: When the judges came, they were delighted with her discovery.

Ga: D'fhógair siad Aoife mar an buaiteoir.
En: They declared Aoife the winner.

Ga: Ag an gceiliúradh, bhí a teaghlach ann.
En: At the celebration, her family was there.

Ga: Comhghairdis á thabhairt.
En: Congratulations were given.

Ga: D'admhaigh siad í ar deireadh, a cuid eolaíochta, agus ní raibh sí ina pointe lag ar feadh na tí.
En: They finally acknowledged her, recognizing her scientific accomplishments, and she was no longer the weak point in the family.

Ga: Sin é an uair a thuig Aoife rud amháin.
En: That’s when Aoife understood one thing.

Ga: Bhí muinín nua aici as a hintinn eolaíochta.
En: She had newfound confidence in her scientific mind.

Ga: Bhí a ceannaireacht cruthaithe.
En: Her leadership was proven.

Ga: Agus bhí a fhios aici anois go raibh aird le fáil óna teaghlach, ní gá go mbeadh cúrsaí spóirt ar na mallaibh.
En: And she knew now that attention could be gained from her family without sports being the main focus.

Ga: B'fhéidir an Nollaig seo, go mbeadh níos mó ná trealamh spóirt faoin chrann.
En: Perhaps this Christmas, there would be more than sports equipment under the tree.

Ga: B'fhéidir go mbeadh rud éigin eile ann, mar mheaisíní a d'úsáid sí sa saotharlann rúnda.
En: Perhaps there would be something else, like the machines she used in the secret laboratory.

Ga: Tá Aoife múinte.
En: Aoife was content.

Ga: Tá a croí folláin.
En: Her heart was healthy.

Ga: Bhí an fonn ar eolas aici anois.
En: She knew the desire now.

Ga: Bhí sé curtha in iúl dá teaghlach, is cuma cad eile a bhí le teacht i dtíortha sneachta.
En: It had been expressed to her family, no matter what else came in snowy lands.


Vocabulary Words:

• gently: go bog
• laboratory: saotharlann
• absorbed: sáite
• passionate: paiseanta
• endeavors: sláinte
• rival: iomaitheoir
• fierce: fíochmhar
• slipping: sleamhnú
• forbidden: toirmiscthe
• perspiration: allais
• critical: ríthábhachtach
• discovery: fionnachtain
• wide: mór
• danger: baol
• caught: ngabhfaí
• exhibition: taispeántas
• judges: moltóirí
• delighted: áthas
• congratulations: comhghairdis
• confidence: muinín
• acknowledged: d'admhaigh
• leadership: ceannaireacht
• attention: aird
• demonstrate: léiriú
• modern: nua-aimseartha
• celebration: ceiliúradh
• healthy: folláin
• desire: fonn
• machines: meaisíní
• snowy: sneachta