learning gaelic

[O'Callaghan]

I can't really speak either, but, for example, Irish = Gaelige (with the terminal e voiced), whereas Scots Gaelic = Gaelidh (with the dh pronounced like th). So, even if they can largely understand eachother, some of the differences are apparently fairly basic.

[Profane James]

The LearnGaelic website is very useful, LOTs of lessons...
Here's my pile:


I would recommend the 'colloquial Scottish Gaelic' due to the great website with corresponding audio files for the lessons...

[DerekvG]

The LearnGaelic website is very useful, LOTs of lessons...
Here's my pile:


I would recommend the 'colloquial Scottish Gaelic' due to the great website with corresponding audio files for the lessons...

Hello Profane James
can you provide referecen on colloquial Scottish Gealic and the website please
Derek

[Profane James]

Hello Profane James
can you provide referecen on colloquial Scottish Gealic and the website please
Derek

Sure! Although it is probably best in context of listening along with the book lessons:

http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/te...guage/scot.php

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Colloquial-Sc.../dp/0415206774

[sailorruss]

First the kilt. Now Scottish Gaelic. I'm in deep now! LOL

[Damion]

Not sure what's in it, but there is a graphic novel in gaidhlig:



It's also available in English and Scots.

[javankrona]

I have both versions. Only started to use the a little as I’m still working to understand proper pronunciation; so audio is helping most right now, but the graphic novel will help with more common phrasing.

Not sure what's in it, but there is a graphic novel in gaidhlig:



It's also available in English and Scots.

[neloon]

I can't really speak either, but, for example, Irish = Gaelige (with the terminal e voiced), whereas Scots Gaelic = Gaelidh (with the dh pronounced like th). So, even if they can largely understand eachother, some of the differences are apparently fairly basic.

Sorry, but Scots Gaelic is "Gàidhlig" in Scots Gaelic - pronounced Gaallik .

Ailean

[jthk]

I can't really speak either, but, for example, Irish = Gaelige (with the terminal e voiced), whereas Scots Gaelic = Gaelidh (with the dh pronounced like th). So, even if they can largely understand eachother, some of the differences are apparently fairly basic.

The Irish word for their native language (Gaeilge) varies between regions. The Munster folks say, Gaelainn and the Donegal folks often say "Gaeilic" but Connacht may say Gaeil-ige. Anyway. Lovely stuff all around.

Jonathan

[OC Richard]

I was lucky in that the University I attended offered a course in Scots Gaelic.

Not that one can attain any semblance of fluency from such, but it served as a great introduction.

We used Speaking Our Language.

Our teacher wasn't a Native Speaker. He was a Welsh speaker who subsequently learned both Irish and Scots Gaelic. He evidently was fluent enough- many's the time I heard him conversing with Native Gaelic Speakers.

In any case it seems to me that given enough hard work and motivation one can become pretty good.

Case in point was the enthusiastic young man who came to me for uilleann pipe lessons. While he was doing that he was Skyping regularly with a Native Irish Speaker in Connemara. As soon as he finished school here he moved to Ireland, to the Gaeltacht, and AFAIK has been there ever since. According to his Skype teacher he was fluent when he arrived.

Yes both Irish and Scots Gaelic are plagued (if that's the right word) with numerous dialects, and hard (arbitrary?) choices have to be made as to which dialect will be taught.

English certainly suffers from this. I've known a number of foreigners who learned British English back home, moved here to the USA, and often found themselves having a hard time understanding what we were saying.