Conversational Gaelic, For Beginners

Oh goodness! I really need to catch up!

Thanks for opening this back up and letting us who have been behind get back into whatever level we are in!

Is mise, Ros. Tha mi a' fuireach ann an Arizona, USA.


tioraidh an drasda -- bye for now

Ros

Madainn mhath, Ciamar a tha thu Ros?


's mise Fraoch.
I am Heather

Tha me a fearach Texas ach tha i teth a-muih an-diuh.
I live in Texas and it is hot outside today.


I hope I got this correct it's been awhile since I've been to class. My friend Jonquele has a study group but my son has soccer. Aiden comes first.

Since you live in America try ACGMA. It is a society for the advancement of gaelic and has study groups forming all over America. I'll try to find their website for you.

Tha mu duillich thisn't written in gaelic but it would take too long.


Mar sin leat

Madainn mhath Ros


Tha mi duillich
Sorry, I have the correct website for you.

An Comunn Gàidhealach Ameireaganach
http://www.acgamerica.org/


mar sin leat:

Halò Fhraoich agus fàilte ort!
Hello Heather and welcome!

'S math duine ùr fhaicinn an-seo.
It is good to see somebody new here.

Tha mise a' fuireach anns a' Ghearmailt.
I am living in Germany.

Thòisich mi nam Ghàidhig ionnsachadh timcheall dà bhliadhna air ais.
I started learning Gaelic about two years ago.

Cuine a thòisich thusa nad Ghàidhlig ionnsachadh?
When did you start learning Gaelic?

Some orthography notes: a-muigh, an-diugh. Everything else is correct as far as I can see

Ciamar a tha an t-sìde anns na Stàitean Aonichte? Tha i grianach an-seo.
How is the weather in the US? It's sunny here.

Hallo a h-duile duine! Tha mi duilch to not be so active. I am very lax in my Gaelic right now but thanks to you all I am trying to keep in touch and with it.

Failte, corgiwoman! It is great to have you here!

Latha math agaibh!

Ros

Halo is ciamar a tha sibh?

Tha mi direach air a thachairt air an fhòram seo fhad 's a bha mi ag èisteachd ri Celtic Radio - deagh larach-lìn!

'S toil leam na h-òrain Ghàidhlig agus tha mi an còmhnaidh toilichte nuair a tha iad a' cluiche òrain G. air an Radio seo.

Ach tha mòran òrain Albannach cuidachd a tha a' còrdadh rium.

Dè seorsa ciùil a tha a' còrdadh ribhse?

Uill, gu leòr airson latha!

Bi mi ur faicinn a-rithist, tha mi 'n duil!

bradan

Feasgar math; ciamar a tha sibh

Bha i an t-uisgeachan an-raoir ach tha i fuar a-nochd.
It was raining last night but is cold tonight.

Tha mi gaidhlig deag bliadhnaichean agam.
I have ten years of gaelic on me. literal trans.


Tha mi ceither leabhraichean gaelic seo agam. Ach; Chan eil mi càil faigh a-mach.
I have four gaelic books. But I can't find anything.

Mo mac Aiden cluidh ball-còise a h-uile di-ciadain.
My son Aiden will play futball/soccer every Wednesday.

Feel free to correct any mistakes. I need the help.

oidhche math

Fàilte ort, a bhradain! Is toil leamsa ceòl Gàidhlig cuideachd

'S math d' fhaicinn fhathast bho àm gu àm, a Ros!

OK, here's my best attempt - no guarantees!

Bha an t-uisge ann an-raoir...

I don't know how you say that literally, I'd say

Thòisich mi air Gàidhlig ionnsachadh deich bliadhna air ais.
Tha mi nam Ghàidhlig ionnsachadh os cionn deich bliadhna.

deich = ten
deug = -teen

Tha ceithir leabhraichean na Gàidhlig agam, ach chan urrainn dhomh càil sam bith lorg ann.
Tha ceithir leabhraichean na Gàidhlig agam, ach chan fhaigh mi lorg càil sam bith ann.

faigh a-mach = find out
lorg = find
faigh = get

those words aren't always easy to translate

Cluichidh Aiden mo mhac ball-coise a h-uile Di-Ciadain.

Nise, tha mi an dòchas nach d' rinn mi fhìn cus mearachdan!
Now I hope I didn't make too many mistakes myself

Oidhche mhath

Feasgar math Ciamar a tha sibh GunChleoc?


tapadh leat for your help.

Do you know of a good online dictionary? I am definitly going to try and find a big gaelic dictionary at the Irish festival this year.


Oidhche math

Tha gu dòigheil, tapadh leat!
I'm fine, thank you

BTW if you address me with sibh, you will have to use leibh, not leat.

And it's oidhche mhath, oidhche is feminine

The online dictionaries I use are Stòr-dàta Briathrachais Gàidhlig, Briathrachan beag and Faclair nan Gnàthasan Cainnte.

As paper dictionaries I recommend the Teach Yourself Gaelic Dictionary if you can't spend much money. If you want to have the whole works, get The Essential English-Gaelic Dictionary by Angus Watson and The Gaelic-English Dictionary - Am Faclair Gaidhlig-Beurla by Colin Mark. Especially the Colin Mark is a treasure trove.

Feasgar math, Ciamar a tha sibh h-uile


Tha mi faclair gaelic talc-ùr agam. Bha e òrdugh an t'seachdain seo. Tha mi
[I][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkBlue]I have a new gaelic dictionary. I ordered it last week. I purchased it at Borders.
ceannach aig on Borders an-diugh.

Here are the fada codes for scottish gaelic


[SIZE=7][B][COLOR=Crimson]À alt 0192 à alt 0224
È alt 0200 è alt 0232
Ì alt 0204 ì alt 0236
Ò alt 0210 ò alt 0242
Ù alt 0217 ù alt 0249

Help! Can someone fix this mess. We need an edit post button mas e ur toil e!

gabh mo leisgeul! Tha mi ionnsachaidh air seo forum.
Excuse me! I am learning on this forum.

Hallo!

'S mise Lori.

Tha mi a' fuireach ann an Oklahoma.

Can I still join the class even though you've been going quite a while already? I'm trying to learn on my own and not doing very good at staying with it. I promise to read the entire thread and make notes if you all will let me join in...please?

Tapadh leat.

@Heather: Tha pùtan ro-sheallaidh ann.
There's a preview button.

agam already contains mi (aig+mi), so you say Tha faclair ùr agam. Cheannaich mi e aig Borders an-diugh. or: Cheannaich mi aig Borders an-diugh e - I bought it at Borders today.

I don't know how you say it was the order of the week. Expressions like that are often quite different in another language.

Dè am faclair a cheannaich thu? Which dictionary did you buy?


@Lori: Fàilte ort! Welcome!

'S mise GunCleoc agus thòisich mi nam Ghàidhlig ionnsachadh timcheall dà bhliadhna air ais.
I'm GC and I started learning Gaelic about two year ago.

Chan eil clasaichean ann far a bheil mi a' fuireach.
Where I'm living there are no classes.

A bheil tidsear agad, a Lori? Do you have a teacher, Lori?


Please feel free to post any questions, I'll try to answer as best I can and not make too many mistakes. For questions I can't answer you can try http://www.noclockthing.de/foramnagaidhlig/

Feasgar math, Ciamar a tha sibh h-uile?

I hit the ad reply button by mistake sorry! I was once on a forum last year and it had the preview post plus edit post.


I reread some of my sentences for corrections. the first sentence I will consult a gaelic friend on. I have a good chart but the flash cards are best for verbs.

last week is an t'seachdain seo chaith.
buying A'ceannachd
aig =being somewhere
aig on taigh at the house etc.
Tha mi aig an taigh
I am at the house
Tha mi faclair ùr agam.
I have new dictionary The Essential Gaelic-English Dictionary $20 US
possessive pronouns
agam
agat etc
Found a chart for Am/Time it's a bit long sorry

An t-seachdain seo
This week

An-diugh / A-nochd
Today / Tonight

An-dè / A-màireach
Yesterday / Tomorrow

An-raoir / An ath-oidhche
Last night / Tomorrow night

A' bhòn-dè / An-earar
The day before yesterday / Day after tomorrow

A' bhòn-raoir / An treas oidhche
The night before yesterday / Night after tomorrow

An t'seachdain seo chaith / An t-seachdain seo tighinn
Last week / Next week

An miosa seo chaith / An ath mhiosa
Last month / Next month

An uiridh / An ath bhliadhna
Last year / Next year

A' bhòn uiridh / Bliadhna ri tighinn
The year before last/ Years to come

O chionn fada / An nois/ An-dràsda
Long ago/ Now / Just now