At the request of CelticRose, this thread will be a place for beginners to try out their Gaelic or to learn a little Gaelic! I am not going to go into any heavy discussions on grammar or anything like that here. The intention of this thread is just to get you speaking some Gaelic.
I thought we could start out be introducing ourselves!
The way to introduce yourself in Gaelic is to say Is mise... followed by your name. This is pronounced "Iss mish-uh." Typically, in conversation, this is reduced to jsut 'S mise which is pronounced "smish-uh."
My name, Allen, in Gaelic is spelled Ailean (pronounced "Ah-lun".) So to say "I am Allen," I would say: 'S mise Ailean.
Now if I wanted to say where I live I would say "Tha mi a' fuireach ann an..." followed by the place where I live. This is pronounced "Haa mee uh foo-roch awn un.."
So I would say: Tha mi a' fuireach ann an Wytheville, Virginia!
Now if the place you live in begins with a b, f, m, or p you would say ann am instead of ann an. For instance, if I lived in Baltimore, I would say Tha mi a' fuireach ann am Baltimore.
Okay! Anybody care to give it a try?
--------------------
Slàn agus beannachd, Allen R. Alderman
'S i Alba tìr mo chridhe. 'S i Gàidhlig cànan m' anama. Scotland is the land of my heart. Gaelic is the language of my soul.
Roughly translated, that means something like "That was good of you"
Tapadh leat , Stoirmeil!
Here's something else to try. Let's ask someone how they are. To do that in Gaelic you would say Ciamar a tha thu? (Kimmer a ha oo)
In response you might say:
Tha mi gu math (Haa mee goo maa) I am well Tha mi glé mhath (Haa mee glay vaa) I am very good Meadhannach math (May-un-ock maa) Middling well Chan eil mi gu math (Chan yell mee goo maa) I am not well Gu math bochd (Goo maa bock) Pretty poor
Then, after you answer, you might want to say:
Ciamar a tha thu fhein? (Kimmer a ha oo hayn) or How are you yourself?
So:
Ciamar a tha thu???
This post has been edited by WizardofOwls on 12-Feb-2005, 08:57 PM
Tha i soilleir, grianach, blàth ann an Virginia an diugh! It is clear and sunny and warm in Virginia today!
Here is how you would say "What kind of weather do you have?": Dé seòrsa sìde a th'agaibh ?
Or, you could say "What's the day like outside?": Dé 'n coltas a th'air an là a-muigh?
Some Gaels when referring to weather as it (it is cold) use 'e' - it (masculine), others use 'i - it (feminine). Either is acceptable. I tend to use i.
Ciamar a tha thu?tha mi meadhannach math. `S mise Steven. Tha mi a` fuireach ann an Hermiston,Oregon.
I,m looking forward to learning more I have books on scots gaelic but it is muvh easier to learn if others are able to help. so again Tapadh leibh. do you know were I might find names? my gaelic to english dictionary dose not include names.
Unfortunately, none of those names are of Gaelic origins so there are no Gaelic equivalents. The best I can give you would be the renderings of those names used in the Gaelic Bible.
Anna - Anna Joshua - Iosua Steven - Stèphen
For Stephanie, I'll have to ask around on a couple of Gaelic lists I subscribe to. I'll see what I can come up with for ya!
S'mise Rose. Tha mi a' Arizona! Tha mi traveling to Alsea, Oregon in June to visit family who live there. I have never been to Oregon and very excited to see your state. Se do bheatha to meet you.
Hallo a-huile duine!
Allen or others, feel free to correct any of my Gaelic, ok?