topcat(The most tip top) Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 World class M9Nobody tell him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 59 minutes ago, ThatBoyRonaldo said: Pronunciation is quite hard isn't it. I'm doing Duolingo but second guessing myself - on the 'food' module and I can't help but pronounce idir as basically 'eejit' with a soft t, and is the sound at the end of 'biadh' supposed to be a g sound? That's what it sounds like when the guy says it. Idir is a very very soft r. Adh is a g , i rhyme it pretty close to hug. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 13 hours ago, MixuFixit said: Tha mi tinn a-nis Obh obh, a bheil cnatan ort? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 23 hours ago, MixuFixit said: Chan eil mise cho dona an-diugh Cò as a tha sibh? Tha mi à Dùn Èideann Tha mi à Dùn Deagh. Uill, tha mi à Inbhir Ghòbharaidh, tha sin baile beag faisg air Dùn Deagh. A bheil thu a' fuireach ann an Dùn Èideann fhathast? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobot Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) You quite often hear co-dhiù for “anyway” or ok ma-thà for “right then” or seadh for a general “yes, ok, aye”. Haven’t watched DIY le Donnie for a while but it’s good. One of my mates who’s a (Gaelic speaking) joiner reckoned he picked up lots of decent tips from the programme! Donnie was in the trailblazing band Na h-Oganaich with his sister Mairead. Well worth looking up, although it’s only a modern remake of their older stuff that’s easily available “Canan nan Gàidheal” is a bit of an anthem. The story behind it and the bard Murdo MacFarlane (the Melbost Bard) is probably still on iPlayer and well worth watching. Edited December 22, 2019 by Snobot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobot Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I see it’s being repeated in the new year (8th Jan) so will be on iPlayer again https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nshzm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I watched the latest one but couldnt pick that up. If you can be arsed saying which episode it was and roughly when i would be happy to look it up on iPlayer. As snobot says co-dhiù, ma-thà and seadh are all important wee link words. Seadh in particular is a great one if you dont understand what is being said. Its Gaelic for nod and agree. Sin e and sin agad e are nice wee phrases just to mean you agree or are positively acknowledging what some has said Tha mi a' dol leat - i am going with you - I agree. You can also just say aye and alright too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 I quite like aigh, aigh and sin thu fhèin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) Nollaig Chrìdheil a chairdean. Tha mi an dòchas gum bi Santa math dhuibh Edited December 24, 2019 by invergowrie arab 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Prepositional pronouns are really important. They can seem daunting at first but they make sense when you start to use them. There are hundreds of them but the examples below should get you seeing the patterns. Air = on Aig = at Ann = in Aig + mi = agam Air + mi = orm Ann + mi = annam Aig + thu = agad Air + thu = ort Ann + thu = annad Aig + sibh = agaibh Air + sibh = oirbh Ann + sibh = annaibh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 3 hours ago, ThatBoyRonaldo said: I'm on weather - cannot for the life of me get the difference between sgothach, gaothach, ceothach and reothadh to stick. Skye is Eilean a Cheò - Misty Isle, 's toil leam reòiteag - i like ice cream I walked up Sgòr Ghaoithe on a really windy day so that reminds me why it is called that. Other people suggest visualisation so every time you say the word think of a picture of what its like. Thats how i eventually got sgothach to stick. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I hope you are all picking the Duolinguo back up again after Christmas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 hours ago, MixuFixit said: Still on it but it's a bit of a slog getting past pets, clothes and weather. Chan eil peataichean agam so i always find that sort of thing boring but its good practice for your aig pronouns 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 And pets always has me double thinking. Cù is not a coo but a dog and bò is a cow (and a banking app) https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-irish-for-bo-4912321-Dec2019/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I've passed the 2nd checkpoint (our of 4) so I am, according to Duolingo, 50% fluent in Gaelic? Certainly doesn't feel like it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 37 minutes ago, Kejan said: Cù is not a coo but a dog and bò is a cow Unless its a bà not to be confused with caorach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobot Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I finished it yesterday but have a few years in the bank already so I can’t really say how it would be as a complete beginner. It’s excellent in many ways, spelling, accents etc. It is more like a gateway into the language than a means to an end in itself. There are grammar notes available which look helpful - things like the vocative case, lenition etc must be pretty hard to fathom at first. https://duome.eu/tips/en/gd Co-dhiù, cumaibh oirbh a chàirdean! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charon Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: Finding it a real slog to get through clothes/pets/weather. Still every time I am in the booze aisle and see a bottle of Glayva I think what a silly name for a drink. It is. Edinburgh shite, so not from the Heelins or the 'Gale tacht'. Lol Your looking at the same shite area that brought you McEwans Have some non Gaelic language decent shit. Plenty of proper Gaelic at the concerts mind. Edited January 21, 2020 by charon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Just saw there are intensive weekend courses running on the 22-23rd feb and 16-17th feb in Cluny. www.gaeliccourses.com 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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