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
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DRAGON BLESSING
May dragons bring you wealth and guard your treasures May they banish darkness and enlighten you May female dragons grant you inner power May the Dragon Queen neutralize your enemies May Dragon Spirits give you power over Elementals May weather dragons bring rain at your request May Ti'amat effect the changes you command May Ishtar grant you Dragon Power May Ishtar grant you Dragon Power
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.
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)
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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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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 )
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