How are you CelticRose? Are you still learning Gaelic? ...Hope so.
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| Posted by: Danann 08-Jun-2004, 01:40 PM |
| I'm sorry I didn't get this up yesterday. But here's the much anticipated Scottish lesson! 1. Greetings Halò (haloo) Hello Madainn mhath (Mahteen vah) Good morning Feasgar math (Fayskuhr mah) Good afternoon or good evening 2. Plesantries FORMAL (use this when speaking to someone older, someone you don't know well, someone respected, or a group) Ciamar a tha sibh? (kay-muhr ah ha shiv) How are you? Tha mi gu math. (ha meh goh mah) I'm well Ciamar a tha sibh fhèin? (kay-mhur ah ha shiv hein) How are you yourself Tha mi gu math, tapadh leibh. (ha me goh ma, tahpuh leev) I am well, thank you. INFORMAL (use this when speaking to someone younger, someone close to you, someone the same age) Ciamar a tha thu? (kay-muhr ah ha oo) How are you? Tha mi gu math. (ha meh goh ma) I'm fine/well Ciamar a tha thu fhèin? (kay-mhur ah ha oo hein) How are you yourself. Tha mi gu math, tapadh leat. (ha me goh ma, tahpuh lat) I am well, thank you. Other answers to how are you... Tha mi sona (ha meh sona) I am happy Tha mi blàth (ha meh blah) I am hot Tha mi fuar (ha me fu-ar) I am cold Tha mi pòsta (ha meh pousta) I am married 3. Good byes Mar sin leibh. (mar sin leev) goodbye (formal or plural) Mar sin leat. (mar sin lat) goodbye (informal) |
| Posted by: CelticRose 09-Jun-2004, 02:13 PM |
| Tapadh leibh! Danann! (Thank you)! |
| Posted by: greenldydragon 14-Jun-2004, 08:10 AM |
| Madain Mhath Reminds me of spanish with the informal and formal... Ciamar a tha sibh? Tha mi gu math. And to copy CelticRose Tapadh leibh |
| Posted by: Cù Dubh 25-Jun-2004, 02:11 PM |
| Halò CelticRose, ciamar a thu an diugh? A bheil thu ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig fhathast? Tha mi 'n dòchas gu bheil. How are you CelticRose? Are you still learning Gaelic? ...Hope so. |
| Posted by: WizardofOwls 25-Jun-2004, 06:26 PM |
| Here are a few more useful phrase for you! Gabh mo leisgeul - (gahv mo layshkul) Excuse me or, formally Gabhaibh mo leisgeul (gahvee mo layshkul) Tha mi duilich - (ha me doolikh) I am sorry Fàilte! - (Fahl-chu) Welcome! Mas e do thoil e - (mah shay doh holl ay) Please or, formally Mas e ur toil e (mah shay oor tull ay) 'Se do bheatha - (shay doh vay-ha) You're welcome or, formally, 'Se ur beatha (shay oor bay-ha) |
| Posted by: CelticRose 28-Jun-2004, 07:21 PM |
| Hello Cu Dubh! I am sorry I have not had time to study the Gaelic! I have had family crises and been dealing with that...............this has been a month from H**** because of that. Hopefully things will calm down now and I can do what I need and want to do. Hope this finds you doing well! Mar sin leat! Rose |
| Posted by: Cù Dubh 29-Jun-2004, 06:23 AM |
| I'm truly sorry to hear that CelticRose. I hope the worst of your troubles are over now & that things will be on the up & up from now on. Beannachd leat. |
| Posted by: CelticRose 29-Jun-2004, 03:31 PM |
| Tapadh leibh, Cu Dubh! Ciamar a tha thu fhein? |
| Posted by: Cù Dubh 30-Jun-2004, 03:25 AM |
| Chan eil adbhar a bhith a' gearan, tapadh leat No need to complain thanks, CelticRose Tha an t-uisge ann fad na seachdain an-seo. It has been raining all week here. Alba ann am meadhan an t-samhraidh... Scotland in the middle of Summer... ...Cò dh' iarradh a bhith ann an àite sam bith eile? ...Who would want to be anywhere else?  |
| Posted by: CelticRose 30-Jun-2004, 12:14 PM |
| I want to be in Scotland now! I am planning my trip for next September! Woo hoo! |
| Posted by: CelticRose 30-Jun-2004, 12:16 PM |
| This first lesson is the same thing that Danann did, I think. but here goes: Lesson I ciamar a tha sibh? (formal) how are you? (kaymuhr uh ha shiv) ciamar a tha thu? (informal) how are you? (kaymuhr uh ha oo) Tha gu math Fine (Ha gu mah) Glè mhath Very well (Glay vah) Tapadh leibh (formal) Thank you (Tahpuh leeve) Tapadh leat (informal) Thank you (Tahpuh leht) Ciamar a tha sibh fèin? (formal) How are you yourself? (Kaymuhr uh ha shiv fayn) ciamar a tha thu fhèin? (informal) B] how are you yourself? ( kaymuhr uh ha oo hayn) [B]Madainn mhath Good morning ( Mahteen vah ) Feasgar math Good afternoon or good evening ( Fayskuhr mah ) Tha i brèagha It's lovely ( ha ee breea-uh) Tha i fliuch It is wet ( Ha ee flewch) Tha i fuar It's cold ( Ha ee foouhr ) An-diugh Today ( Uhn jooh ) |
| Posted by: CelticRose 30-Jun-2004, 12:18 PM |
| LESSON 2 Tha i glè bhrèagha an-diugh. It's very beautiful today. ( ha ee glay vreea-uh uhn jooh ) Is mise .... I am ... ( Iss mishuh ) ainm name ( ehnehm ) Dè an t-ainm a th' oirbh? (formal) What is your name? ( jay uhn tehnehm uh huhruv ) Dè an t-ainm a th' ort? (informal) What is your name? ( jay uhn tehnuhm uh hawrst ) seo ... This is ... Here is ... ( shawh ) Seo an duine agam This is my husband ( shawh uhn duhnyuh ackuhm ) Seo a' bhean agam This is my wife ( shawh uh vehn ackuhm ) Seo an nighean agam This is my daughter ( shawh uhn nyeeuhn ackuhm ) Seo am mac agam This is my son ( shawh uhm machk ackuhm ) |
| Posted by: Cù Dubh 01-Jul-2004, 09:32 AM | ||
One of the things to remember about Gaelic is that there is no verb 'to have'. So instead of saying 'i have something' in Gaelic one of the ways of expressing ownership is to say it is 'at you' aig - at agam - at me agad - at you (informal) agaibh - at you (formal) aige - at him aice - at her againn - at us aca - at them for example:- tha cù agam - I have a dog. Or literally - a dog is at me tha cat agad - You have a cat - A cat is at you tha càr aige - He has a car tha mac aca - They have a son tha taigh aig Mairi - Mary has a house and so on. |
| Posted by: Danann 01-Jul-2004, 11:06 AM |
| On the same line, notice that the noun is the final thing... usually you say everything about the noun first before you tell what its about. so literally you are saying "a house Mary has." |
| Posted by: CelticRose 01-Jul-2004, 05:18 PM |
| LESSON 3 Càit a bheil sibh a' fuireach? Where do you live? ( kaatch uh vayhl shiv uh foohruch ) If you are talking to a child, or a close friend, you use thu: Càit a bheil thu a' fuireach? - Where do you live? Càit a bheil thu a' fuireach? Where do you live? ( kaatch uh vayhl oo uh foohruch ) To say I live or I stay, you say: Tha mi a' fuireach ... - I live Tha mi a' fuireach ... I live ... ( haa me uh foohruch ) Anns a' bhaile in the town ( ahwns uh vahluh ) Air an dùthaich in the country ( ayhr uhn dooheech ) The Gaelic word for street is sràid - street sràid, Sràid a' Bhanca street, Bank Street ( sraahtch ) The Gaelic word for road is rathad rathad, Rathad na h-Eaglaise road, Church Road ( rahuht ) Dè an seòladh a th' agaibh? What's your address? ( jay uhn shawhlugh uh hackuhv ) When asking a close friend or a child their address, you say: Dè an seòladh a th' agad? - What's your address Dè an seòladh a th' agad? What's your address? ( jay uhn shawhlugh uh ackuht ) Dè an àireamh fòn a th' agaibh? What is your phone number? ( jay uhn aahruhv foehn uh hackuhv ) If you are asked your address or phone number, you will need to know some numbers! Here are the numbers zero to five in Gaelic; neoni - zero neoni, aon, dhà, trì, ceithir, còig zero, one, two, three, four, five ( nehwnee, aohn, ghaa, tree, kayhuhr, kohyk ) If you want to say that you live at a specific address you say: Tha mi a' fuireach aig 3 Sràid na Bànrigh - I live at 3 Queen Street sia, seachd, ochd, naoi, deich six, seven, eight, nine, ten ( sheeah, shehchk, awchk, nuhy, juhych ) You may also want to use a number higher than ten. For the numbers 11-19, just use the basic numbers followed by the word deug e.g.: aon deug - eleven Not that the number 12 is the only number from 11-19 that doesn't follow the above rule. For the number 12, h is added to the word deug to make dhà dheug - twelve (ghaa yeeuhk aon deug, trì deug, fichead eleven, thirteen, twenty ( aohn jeeuhk, tree jeeuhk, feechuht ) You may also want to use a number higher than ten. For the numbers 11-19, just use the basic numbers followed by the word deug e.g.: aon deug - eleven trì deug - thirteen fichead - twenty Not that the number 12 is the only number from 11-19 that doesn't follow the above rule. For the number 12, h is added to the word deug to make dhà dheug - twelve (ghaa yeeuhk). aon deug, trì deug, fichead eleven, thirteen, twenty ( aohn jeeuhk, tree jeeuhk, feechuht ) |
| Posted by: Cù Dubh 01-Jul-2004, 11:54 PM | ||
If it's ok to add some further points to your lessons Celticrose. Can i say that 'sibh' the formal version of 'you' is not only used in formal situations, but when talking to more than one person. So although 'Thu' is indeed informal & used when talking to a friend or a child, if you were talking to a group of children/friends 'sibh' would be used. eg:- Càit' a bheil thu a' fuireach? (talking to a child/friend) Càit' a bheil sibh a' fuireach? (talking to ones parents, elder, stranger, official etc) Càit' a bheil sibh a' fuireach? (Talking to children/friends) |
| Posted by: CelticRose 02-Jul-2004, 12:10 AM |
Oh thank you, Cu Dubh! I have been getting all this information from a Gaelic site so not sure how accurate it all is. Thank you so much for your input! I just hope brain dead me remembers it all, if not, you can knock me on the head and tell me otherwise, eh?!  |
| Posted by: Ladybug1258 02-Jul-2004, 06:30 AM |
| I've heard in various places that Gaelic is disappearing. I hope this isn't true. It would be a shame to lose a language that has been around for so long to no longer be heard in it's lilting tones from the tongues of it's native people. I'm glad to see that someone is interested in learning it. Perhaps it will begin a trend to keep that part of the ancient world alive by preserving a language spoken by a very old and very proud country! |
| Posted by: Danann 02-Jul-2004, 07:15 AM |
| Its our hope for that as well. That's one reason that we plan to touch on all the Gaelics. |
| Posted by: Cù Dubh 02-Jul-2004, 11:03 AM | ||
Suis leis a' Ghàidhlig! - Up with Gaelic!
Some further points from lesson 2- In Gaelic when you ask someone's name you are literally saying 'What the name which is on you' Ort - On you (informal) Oirbh - On you (formal) Air - On him/On it Oirre - On her/On it Oirnn - On us Orra - On them So we can have phrases like:- Dè an t-ainm a th' ort? - What's your name? (informal) Dè an t-ainm a' th air? - What's his/it's name? Dè an t-ainm a th' oirre? - What's her/ it's name Dè an t-ainm a th' air an duine sin? - What's that man's name? |
| Posted by: CelticRose 02-Jul-2004, 03:52 PM |
| Thanks so much, Cu dubh! |