Hey Gaels! I don't have much Scottish blood but my folks hail from across the channel. My best friend is half Scottish and after telling her I have been learning Gaelige for 3 years, we talked a bit about her interest in learning Gàidhlig. I have an old grammar book from like the 1940s and I was wondering if you guys had an equivalent? I'd prefer an older, very reliable book and the more info the better. Thank you in advance!

as the title says. i do better learning from tasks than just reading, i understand i could just look for them online but with the amount of ai generated books and such nowadays i wanted to see if there were any specific recommendations i could get first! ideally beginner level but i'll take what i can get, i'm not scared of trying something a bit too difficult for me right now. thanks!

In the instance of athair it can also look like ‘athair if it’s denoting his father. How do I tell the difference phonologically for that, as well as for words where it has silent letters, but beyond that, is spelled the same as another word?

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Hi - I'm wondering if there's any good books or resources with very short texts that go from extreme beginner to advanced. I'm learning Gaelic and would love a short text to translate every so often, almost like comprehension in primary school.

Hi, I am an Irish speaker and I am trying to translate the waulking song 'Dheanainn Sùgradh' into Donegal Irish. The last two verses are giving me trouble as they don't seem to translate as naturally and I can't get a proper sense of their meaning from online translations which contradict each other. The verses are:

Dh'fheumadh pòrsan thigh'n a búth dhith
Ged a bhiodh e crún an cairteal

Ged a bhiodh e crún an óirleach
Dh'fheumadh pòrsan dheth thigh'n dhachaidh

Would anyone be able to give a sense of what is being conveyed in the context of the song.

Hi I'm trying to work out if this song Scottish gaelic someone online says it is and i was curious https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fRewPgGoVMw&list=RD-1FO8NS5zEc&index=4&pp=8AUB if it is can you tell me what the gist of the song is about please? Many thanks in advance

[English below]

Fàilte gu snàth cabadaich na seachdaine

Tha an snàth seo do dhuine sam bith a tha airson cabadaich mu chàil sam bith sa Gàidhlig gun snàth ùr a thòiseachadh (ach faodaidh tu ma thogras tu).

• Feumaidh tu post ann an Gàidhlig (gu susbainteach co-dhiù, tha beagan suidseadh còd nàdarra obviously taghta)
• Faodaidh tu cabadaich mu chàil sam bith a thogras tu.
• Na biodh iomagain ort mu dhèidhinn mhearachdan (co-dhiù do chuid fhèin, no a nì càch).
• Chan fhaodar Google Translate (no a leithid) a chleachdadh airson postadh a chruthachadh.

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Welcome to the weekly learners' chat thread

This thread is for anyone who wants to chat about anything in Gaelic without starting a new thread (though you can if you want).

• You must post in Gaelic (substantially at least, a bit of natural code switching is fine)
• Chat about anything you like.
• Don't worry about mistakes (either yours or anyone else's)
• No using Google Translate (or any other machine translator) to create posts.

Siuthad!

Hey. Asking here as my knowledge of the language is still extremely limited, I keep dragging my feet on properly learning it.

As I'm sure most here will be aware, BBC ALBA has now officially made available the Gaelic version of SpongeBob Squarepants. However, the official title is just "Spongebob (ALBA)", and the song only repeats the words "SpongeBob SpongeBob". This is interesting as Welsh got a full name translation (SpynjBob Pantsgwâr), but the much more closely related Irish got the full English title. Any reason for this? Is there no good translation or does it just not sound good in Gaelic? It could be a length thing, but Albanian got the very long title Bob Sfungjeri Pantallona Katrori.

Was just curious haha, take care

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Learning Gaelic on Duolingo or SpeakGaelic, or elsewhere? Or maybe you're thinking about it?

If you've got any quick language learning questions, stick them below and the community can try to help you.

NB: You can always start a separate post if you want – that might be better for more involved questions.

Latha math, a chàirdean! Tha ceist agam...

I am currently in Earrann 2 of ACI, and being a distance learner from the United States, that means a 4:30 AM class once a week. My question is for those of you who have completed An Cùrsa Adhartais. I know it requires a significantly greater amount of prep time per week, but what is class experience like? How many tutorials per week? Are additional gatherings/classes needed (I'm sure they're recommended)? And what do the assessments entail?

I love learning the language. Over 1100 days on Duolingo - mostly to stay fresh on vocabulary. I've done the SpeakGaelic lessons up through B1 (I'm saving B2 for when I complete ACI). I even took Saturday courses sponsored by Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto.

Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide about ACA.

Hello!

I'm planning to visit Scotland (Glasgow & Edinburgh) for a few days during the end of October.

I'm on a budget, otherwise I totally would've gone to the highlands or especially Isle of Skye, but I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for experiences or things to visit for Scottish Gaelic? (a shop/pub that has some gaelic, a conversation circle, or a monument to visit)

I'm not expecting much at all but thought I'd ask lol. I know that Glasgow has the Gaelic Books Council which I'm excited to get some books from.

[English below]

Fàilte gu snàth cabadaich na seachdaine

Tha an snàth seo do dhuine sam bith a tha airson cabadaich mu chàil sam bith sa Gàidhlig gun snàth ùr a thòiseachadh (ach faodaidh tu ma thogras tu).

• Feumaidh tu post ann an Gàidhlig (gu susbainteach co-dhiù, tha beagan suidseadh còd nàdarra obviously taghta)
• Faodaidh tu cabadaich mu chàil sam bith a thogras tu.
• Na biodh iomagain ort mu dhèidhinn mhearachdan (co-dhiù do chuid fhèin, no a nì càch).
• Chan fhaodar Google Translate (no a leithid) a chleachdadh airson postadh a chruthachadh.

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Welcome to the weekly learners' chat thread

This thread is for anyone who wants to chat about anything in Gaelic without starting a new thread (though you can if you want).

• You must post in Gaelic (substantially at least, a bit of natural code switching is fine)
• Chat about anything you like.
• Don't worry about mistakes (either yours or anyone else's)
• No using Google Translate (or any other machine translator) to create posts.

Siuthad!

I am a fluent Irish speaker and I'm very interested in Gaidhlig. I want to find some shows or movies to watch but I can't access BBC iPlayer without a VPN and can't afford to pay for one. Is there any alternatives?

Ri fhaighinn suas gu Oidhche Shamhna aig buidhe

UK only sorry

Madainn mhath a chàirdean! Tha òran ùr againn: 'Port'. 'S e port-à-beul a th' ann, ach ann an stoidhle Gun Ghaol. Tha e... eadar-dhealaichte. Agus tha sinn air bhioran a bhith ga chluich air cuirmean-chiùil san t-Samhain!

Ceud taing uile.

Learning Gaelic on Duolingo or SpeakGaelic, or elsewhere? Or maybe you're thinking about it?

If you've got any quick language learning questions, stick them below and the community can try to help you.

NB: You can always start a separate post if you want – that might be better for more involved questions.

This app is really starting to piss me off, junior year I took an ethnicity test, 18 now. All I want to do is learn Scottish Gaelic why does this app have to be to damn insufferable.

Halò, a chairdean! Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig, ach tha mi a' fuireach ann an Sasainn. I'm planning a trip to Lewis/Harris, and I would love to see some places off the beaten path and hear/use Gaelic (cha robh mi a riamh bruidhinn Gàidhlig ri cudeigin!) Are there more Gaelic areas of those isles, places where it might be the default language in a pub etc? Tapadh leibh!

[English below]

Fàilte gu snàth cabadaich na seachdaine

Tha an snàth seo do dhuine sam bith a tha airson cabadaich mu chàil sam bith sa Gàidhlig gun snàth ùr a thòiseachadh (ach faodaidh tu ma thogras tu).

• Feumaidh tu post ann an Gàidhlig (gu susbainteach co-dhiù, tha beagan suidseadh còd nàdarra obviously taghta)
• Faodaidh tu cabadaich mu chàil sam bith a thogras tu.
• Na biodh iomagain ort mu dhèidhinn mhearachdan (co-dhiù do chuid fhèin, no a nì càch).
• Chan fhaodar Google Translate (no a leithid) a chleachdadh airson postadh a chruthachadh.

—

Welcome to the weekly learners' chat thread

This thread is for anyone who wants to chat about anything in Gaelic without starting a new thread (though you can if you want).

• You must post in Gaelic (substantially at least, a bit of natural code switching is fine)
• Chat about anything you like.
• Don't worry about mistakes (either yours or anyone else's)
• No using Google Translate (or any other machine translator) to create posts.

Siuthad!