Tha mi ag iarraidh: "I want"
Tha: "is" (used here as "am")
mi: "I"
ag iarraidh: "wanting" or "want"
donut ithe: "to eat a donut"
donut: "donut" (the same as English)
ithe: "to eat"
ach: "but"
tha tinneas an t-siùcair orm: "I'm diabetic" (literally " diabetes is on me")
tha: "is" (used here as "have")
tinneas: "illness" or "disease"
an t-siùcair: "of sugar" (diabetes is often referred to as "sugar illness")
orm: "on me" (used to indicate that someone has an illness)
So, the full sentence "Tha mi ag iarraidh donut ithe ach tha tinneas an t-siùcair orm" means "I want to eat a donut but I have diabetes."
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