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Posted: 15-May-2008, 06:39 AM
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Fàilte ort!

Welcome!

And don't worry about being slow, each to their own pace. And a little Gaelic is still better than none biggrin.gif


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Posted: 16-May-2008, 04:24 PM
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Tha Gun Chleoc ceart! biggrin.gif

Gun Chleoc is right!

Bit by bit.

Beag air bheag, as the BBC Beginners Gaelic site says...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/foghlam...beag_air_bheag/


Just in case you don't know the site yet. smile.gif

Dìreach mas e 's nach eil thu eòlach air an làrach-lìn mar-thà!


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Posted: 16-May-2008, 09:57 PM
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Wouldn't that be "mura bheil thu eòlach air..."?
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bradan 
Posted: 29-May-2008, 03:17 PM
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It's just the assertive verb for the emphatic form- if it's the case that you don't know...

I suppose it's a contracted version of something like: mas e an rud is nach eil....

'mura' would just be 'if you don't know'.

I imagine it's the same sort of structure as: o chionn 's gu bheil, airson 's gu bheil, if that helps.
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Posted: 30-May-2008, 12:51 AM
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Thanks, I didn't know that form yet. So far, I can only do emphatic structures with main clauses. wink.gif
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Posted: 30-May-2008, 10:03 AM
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Mar a thuirt mi mu thràth - 's beag orm gràmar laugh.gif 'S dòcha gum bi sibh eòlach air an t-seanfhacal - "An t-ionnsachadh òg, an t-ionnsachadh boidheach". Uill tha mi a' smaoineachadh gur e seanfhacal glic a tha sin. Gu mi-fhortanach dhomh-sa cha do dh' ionnsaich mi-fhìn Gàidhlig aig glùin mo mhàthar agus tha feum agam air puingean gràmar 's rudan eile mar sin a dh' ionnsachadh. Ach chan eil e furasta dhomh, chan eil e furasta... rolleyes.gif
De a th' ann ann an "emphatic structure" co-dhiù?
Cùmaibh suas an deagh obair! smile.gif


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Posted: 31-May-2008, 01:48 PM
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Emphatic structure?

Tha mòran dhiubh ann, tha mi a' smaoineachadh, ach tha a' mhòrchùid dhiubh ag obrachadh leis 'is' seach no barrachd air 'bi', agus mar sin 's e òrdugh eile a th' ann (rud beag mar seo! wink.gif )

Tha mi an dùil gum bi thu gan cleachdadh ceart gu leòr, ach nach bi thu a' smaoineachadh man dèidhinn. ('S beag orm.., 's dòcha...)

Is truagh sin..
Nach math a rinn thu
Is toil leam...
Mas e do thoil e
Is dòcha gu bheil...
Is beag an t-iongnadh gu bheil...
'S urrainn dhomh...

agus a h-uile 's ann construction

'S ann toilichte a tha e an sin
'S ann an sin a tha e toilichte
'S ann ag obair a tha e
(agus: Is esan a tha toilichte an sin, nach e?)

Seo cuid a tha a' tighinn a-steach orm an-dràsta. Tha mi cinnteach gum bi liostaichean gun chrìoch ann, 's dòcha anns an eadar-lìon. smile.gif



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Posted: 31-May-2008, 05:12 PM
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Posted: 01-Jun-2008, 01:07 AM
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Chi mi, tha sin gu math soilleir. Tha mi a' tuigsinn gu dè tha sibh a' ciallachadh a-nis. Taing mhòr. thumbs_up.gif
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I'm not sure if the offer is still good or not but I'm game! I'd love to learn Gaelic and I'm pretty good with languages (have studied latin, spanish, italian)! biggrin.gif
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Posted: 05-Mar-2009, 02:04 AM
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Tha mise ann fhathast

I'm still around


Where do you want to start?
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Posted: 18-Dec-2009, 09:42 AM
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here is another one for us beginners its a free download that uses flash cards as well as voice to help you learn, once you mastered it or before you can pay to upgrade for additional word lists as well as participate in their forum. just remember dont cheat the program it will only cheat yourself. http://www.byki.com/fls/FLS.html


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Posted: 02-Jan-2010, 01:59 PM
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Halo a-huile!!

Is mise Eric. Is fuirich am Cusick an ann Washington State, USA. Tha mi Gaelighe ionnsaichach. Tha mi do Mull an 2012 siubhal dochas agam.

Sorry for my lousy gaelic but I am trying to get this down.. smile.gif Any help is MUCH appreciated.

Tapadh Leat mo Caraidh!!

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Posted: 04-Jan-2010, 06:03 AM
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Halò agus fàilte ort! biggrin.gif

Tha mi an dòchas gun còrd Muile riut.
I hope you will like Mull.

The name of the language is Gàidhlig, Gaeilige is Irish. You have to be careful when surfing the web, there are a lot of online phrase books out there that mix both languages and are full of mistakes. wink.gif

For valid learning links look here: http://www.foramnagaidhlig.net/
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Posted: 01-Feb-2010, 08:36 AM
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Mo chreach! Chi mi nach d' rinn mi tadhal oirbh airson bliadhna gu leth. Ciamar a tha sibh? Tha e rud beag sàbhach fhathast an-seo nach eil? Am faod mi faighneachd cia mhead neach-ionnsachaidh a th' ann? Co-dhiù, tha e math a bhith air ais biggrin.gif
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