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Posted by: stcelia 20-Sep-2005, 01:16 PM
Hello,
Can anyone suggest a good way to learn Gaelic, perhaps online, or a recorded course or radio course you know of?

Lacking speakers of the language here in Ohio, I'm looking for suggestions.

Thank you!
Pam

Posted by: Aaediwen 20-Sep-2005, 05:28 PM
The Gaelic forums here smile.gif

Posted by: WizardofOwls 20-Sep-2005, 06:37 PM
Fàilte, stcelia!

Firstly, I'd like to welcome you to CR! You've found one of the best sites on the net in my humble opinion. The music is wonderful, and the people are some of the nicest you'll find anywhere! So make yourself at home!

Now, on to your question...As Aaediwen pointed out, we have a forum here dedicated to the Celtic Languages, so feel free to drop in and check it out. My question is.. which Gaelic are you learning? There are 3: Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic and Manx Gaelic. I am learning Scottish Gaelic myself and would be glad to offer what little I know to help. There are other more experienced speakers in the Celtic Languages forum so please drop in and say hi!

Welcome to the CR family! smile.gif

Posted by: Raven 22-Sep-2005, 12:48 PM
I had a CD on Irish Gaelic that was quite helpful, plus I was able to make better use of my drive time as a result. thumbs_up.gif

Mikel

Posted by: Faileas 22-Sep-2005, 05:07 PM
lFailte, Scelia smile.gif


Great to see you new on our little family ( wink.gif ) here on CR smile.gif. I have been a member now for nearly three years and still like coming her wink.gif. I wonder whether Wiz has been talking about me, when he mentioned "more accomplished gaelic speakers" ... angel_not.gif . I would recommend bbc.co.uk/alba/ and there Beag air bheag. They give a pretty good idea where to start and a whole load of useful links. But just pop in a few forums further down and we can discuss this in all its due length smile.gif. Failte ort a-rithist rolleyes.gif thumbs_up.gif

Posted by: WizardofOwls 22-Sep-2005, 06:23 PM
QUOTE (Raven @ 22-Sep-2005, 02:48 PM)
I had a CD on Irish Gaelic that was quite helpful, plus I was able to make better use of my drive time as a result. thumbsup.gif

Mikel

RAVEN!!!!!

Is that my good buddy Raven???? I'm so excited to see you I could just....

w00t2.gif

Whew! That was hard work! biggrin.gif

WELCOME BACK my friend! I have missed you so much! I hope you hang around for a while!

I didn't know that you were learning the Irish! Good for you! How far have you gotten with it?

Well, better go for now. WONDERFUL to see you again! I feared we'd lost you for good! smile.gif So glad to be proven wrong!

Take care and God bless!

Posted by: Raven 23-Sep-2005, 10:31 AM
HI Allen

I have not actually had time to use my CD for about a year now I guess. I have a few phrases that I can pull out to impress people tongue.gif

I started playing guitar at this Spanish speaking church on Sunday nights and giving group guitar lessons so the Gaelic had to fall by the wayside as Spanish was more urgent.

I have had a lot of interest in it for some time, but I keep a pretty hectic schedule, with the band playing over 100 shows per year, working on 3 brand new CD projects that we plan to release over the next 16 Months and keeping my full time day job in addition.

It would really be helpful to me at this time to us the CD's that I have along with some written support (which I have never had for these particular CDs) to help me remember, read and understand.

As with everything that I do these days it seems like I am always multi-tasking. Mostly when I am on this board, I am on the phone on hold with a customer and there are just times when I can't make that work either.

I'll be around off and on, it's good to see you again wink.gif and thanks for your help with the translation for our new CD

All the best

Mikel

Posted by: CelticRose 12-Dec-2006, 01:07 AM
hello all. I am back, wanting to learn the Gaelic again. Not sure where to start at this point, but the very beginning as a refresher course.

thanks all!

Posted by: WizardofOwls 12-Dec-2006, 06:58 PM
Well, hello there, dear! it's good to see you back! i've been away for a while myself and jsut getting back in the swing of things. I am ashamed to say that I have let my Gaelic studies go for a while too, and am in need of getting started again. Right now, my main problem is motivation. With all of the bad things going on in my life just now, I find it difficult to concentrate on any one thing and stick to it. Hopefully soon though! sad.gif

Posted by: Rindy 12-Dec-2006, 09:22 PM
Halo Wizard! I hope you start it up again soon. When you can. And something easy I am way rusty.. I do miss it. I must ask this question- is it time for Hot Chocolate and snow? Did you get any this year so far? I will have to think of you on my first sip of the season. Hope all is going well for you.

Slainte a charaid

Posted by: GunChleoc 17-Dec-2006, 09:51 AM
'S math ur faicinn ann a sheo! Dh'fhàs an roinn seo ro mharbh... sad.gif
It's good to see you here! This section became too dead

Posted by: Roberto Phoenix 17-Dec-2006, 06:34 PM
On a recent trip to the twin cities I talk with one of the salespeople for the Rosetta Stone language learning CD programs. She said while Irish is not currently being offered they do get alot of requests for it. She emailed my reguest to the company and I'm now on their mailing list. If and when I hear something I'll post it. If they can do a Hebrew language CD they should be able to do Gaelic-no matter which version.

Posted by: GunChleoc 18-Dec-2006, 12:13 AM
If you can't get a course on CD, why not try on of the online courses, like http://www.taic.btinternet.co.uk/Leasain.htm or http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/

Posted by: CelticRose 18-Dec-2006, 05:53 AM
I told myself after the first of the year I would get back into the Gaelic. I find it most helpful in my 18thc (Jacobite 1746) group I am involved in, but I am very behind and bone dry in it all.

so hope the Gaelic will all start up again after the first of the year when we all have settled down from the holidays. Looking forward to learning again and more. Thanks, Allen! smile.gif


Posted by: Rindy 28-Dec-2006, 06:23 PM
Hi Wizard, ok help me out here my dearest friend....... How do you say this in Scottish Gaelic

Happy which I think is Sonas, New Year?????

I can't find it in my little dictionary that has been taped a zillion times. I would really appreciate it if you'd help me out here. Please-

I will owe ya a cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows....


Slainte

Posted by: GunChleoc 30-Dec-2006, 12:42 PM
Bliadhna Mhath Ùr.
Year good new.

math lenites because bliadhna is feminine.

Do you need pronunciation hints?

Posted by: CelticRose 30-Dec-2006, 03:53 PM
Wow! I found my notebook with all my notes where we were all studying it really hard back then.

Thanks! GunChleoc, I found Happy New Year to be the same as what you posted and pronounced "bleenae vah oohr."

Hope that helps, Rindy!

Posted by: GunChleoc 31-Dec-2006, 08:43 AM
How about we resurrect the Conversational Gaelic thread?

What I've been posting with Cù Dubh probably should have gone into the advanced thread, but we can return it to its original purpose.

Dè ur beachd-san? What do you say?

Posted by: CelticRose 31-Dec-2006, 12:54 PM
Oh that would be terrific, GunChleoc! thumbs_up.gif You and Cu Dubh can also chat in the advanced thread as well, so we don't slow you both down. But if you don't mind helping us who are having to brush up again, that would be great.

Tapadh leib agus chi mi a dh' aithghearr sibh
Thank you and see you soon.

(hope I didn't mess that up already) unsure.gif

Posted by: GunChleoc 01-Jan-2007, 11:54 AM
Just a missing h in leibh and a missing accent in chì. Can you type accents?

Bidh e math bruidhinn riut!
It will be good talking to you!

And if Cù Dubh ever shows up again, we'll he happy to move over to the advanced thread, I'm sure! smile.gif

Posted by: CelticRose 07-Jan-2007, 03:20 AM
hallo Gun! Thank so much for the lesson . I have a terrible time with lentition.

I think I will just keep threads as they are and talk to you here and there. Hope Cu Dubh returns! Do you speak the Gaelic fluently?

Not any reason for it here in the states, but I am a 1745 Jacobite re-enactor and trying to learn as much as I can when educating American folks about history and our ancestors and how they may have spoken.

I am not able to do accents for some reason.

moran taing, Ros

Ok, we will start from here, eh?


Posted by: GunChleoc 07-Jan-2007, 03:49 AM
OK ma-thà biggrin.gif

Chan eil Gàidhlig fileanta agam fhathast.
I don't speak Gaelic fluently yet.

Tha mise às a' Ghearmailt agus tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig oir tha e a' còrdadh rium gu mòr.
I'm from Germany and I am learning Gaelic because I like it very much.

And don't worry about the lenition too much, it just takes some time getting used to, and we all make mistakes wink.gif

Tha mi an dòchas gum bi thu a' sgrìobhadh mòran ann a sheo!
I hope you will be writing a lot here!

OK, I think that's enough for you to digest now. If you have any questions to what I posted, out with them!

Posted by: CelticRose 09-Jan-2007, 03:23 PM
Hallo gun! Ciamar a tha thu fhein an-duigh?
Hello Gun, How are you today?

Tha i briagha an Arizona.
It is beautiful in Arizona

De seorsa side ath'agaibh?
What kind of weather you have?

(sorry my pc won't do accents here)

tapadh leat for your help (not sure how to say the latter)

You speak excellent English for being in Germany. I have several friends in Germany and they speak excellent English as well.

I just have to tell you this. Your birthday is the exact same day as mine, but you are 20 years younger. My birthday is April 13 as well. How wierd is that?!

Tioraidh an drasda
bye for now

Posted by: GunChleoc 10-Jan-2007, 12:49 AM
Tha mi gu math, tapadh leat
I'm well, thank you

Bha i gu math gaothach ach cha robh i fuar an-raoir.
It was quite windy but not cold last night.

I would have used dè seorsa sìde a th'agad, because you also said ciamar a tha thu and not ciamar a tha sibh.

And I think that would be

Tapadh leat airson do chuideachaidh. or

Tapadh leat air do shon cuideachaidh.

air is a compound conjunction (air + son). son is a noun, so it has to be followed by the genitive, turning cuideachadh into cuidechaidh. Then you have lenition from do = your. I'm not exactly sure right now where it goes. Both positions for do are possible, but the meaning is changed.

Any why do everybody's Birthdays show up without the possibility of hiding them sad.gif

No matter, I lied on it anyway just to be on the safe side biggrin.gif

Posted by: morgana_l_f 10-Jan-2007, 10:12 AM
QUOTE (Faileas @ 22-Sep-2005, 04:07 PM)
I would recommend bbc.co.uk/alba/ and there Beag air bheag. They give a pretty good idea where to start and a whole load of useful links.

On the BBC Alba site, I found a super- fun area. It's called Collin and Cumberland and is so funny and also a great way to learn. Its based on a television show. You can catch the episodes there. They also have some great games that teach you the language.

Posted by: GunChleoc 10-Jan-2007, 03:39 PM
Yes, great idea! I used those games when I started out, they're good for learning some basic vocabulary and expressions, and they're fun.

Posted by: CelticRose 12-Jan-2007, 01:53 PM
Hallo a-huine!

Tapadh leat a rithist for your help!
Thank you again for your help.

I can see you are very advanced and the more Gaelic I learn the more confused I get! unsure.gif biggrin.gif It is a very difficult language for me to learn. At one time I spoke fluent Spanish (forget that now) because of the area I live in and I did pretty well with French too (forgot that too) What you don't use, you lose.

Tha an t-uisge ann an Arizona.
It is raining in Arizona.

We need the rain bad!

sorry about the revealing of your birthday. I think the reason why it is revealed is because we have young people come into these sites and we have to make sure you are not a minor for certain threads we may have. If you want it hidden, you may want to check with the administrator (MacFive) to see if that can be done. I am pretty sure it can be, but I can always be wrong! But do tell the truth to him! tongue.gif

De tha do?
What's going on?

Chan eil moran an seo
Nothing much here!

Le meas!
Best wishes!

Posted by: GunChleoc 14-Jan-2007, 03:16 AM
Asking the age for registration is always done. No worries about revealing it, it was already revealed in my profile wink.gif

Chan eil an t-uisge ann ann an Hamburg an-dràsda.
It is not raining in Hamburg right now.

Bha an t-uisge ann an-dè co dhiù, agus tha i stoirmeil.
It was raining yesterday though, and it is stormy.

Chan eil mòran a' dol an-seo nas motha.
There isn't much going on here either.

Bha mi a' leughadh leabhar an-dè fad an latha.
I was reading a book all day yesterday.

And bouts of confusion are natural, just give it time until it clears up smile.gif

Cùm ort!
Continue!

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