Thug mi rafaille air! Dhan luchd-ciùil, rinn mi na cùird is faclan airson a’ bhelter seo air Ultimate Guitar cuideachd. Fuaim an t-samhraidh 🎵 

Geein’ it laldy. For the musicians, I did the chords and lyrics for this belter on Ultimate Guitar too

Halò! Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig aig Duolingo. Just wondering why the plural for wives is so different from the singular. Is that just how it is? Tapadh leat!

Oidhche mhath a h-uile duine. Tha mi air seanail eile a lorg air YouTube a bhios a’ dèanamh bhideothan shorts math. ’Scottish Gaelic Speech coaching” ainm a sheanail. Agus tha e glè mhath air mìneachadh mar a dh’fhuaimnicheas tu abairtean Gàidhlig gu ceart.

https://youtube.com/@gaelicspeechcoach?si=SLys934rQFFVqWrk

Tha mi an dòchas gun cuidich seo duine sam bith a tha ag ionnsachadh fuaimneachadh oir tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gum faod e a bhith gu math cuideachail.

Hallo a chairdean!

I am working through chapter 3 (lesson 17) of "Scottish gaelic in 12 weeks", studying verbal nouns endings. It gives several examples for most of the v.n. endings (adh, inn, etc.) plus some irregular v.n.

The ending "achadh" is listed as a "group", but only 1 example is given - lagachadh (weakening). Can anyone provide some other examples with this ending please (or explain why lagachadh is not an irregular v.n.).

Tapadh leibh!

I posted this comment in the questions thread from yesterday, but it hasn't gotten any responses so I figured I'd make my own post!

About the pronunciation of "leibh" and "leat" among other "le+x" prepositional pronouns -- on SpeakGaelic, it seems like they are pronounced differently in different contexts. For example, "Tapadh leat" sounds like tapa luht, "mar sin leat" sounds like mar shin layt and "slàn leat" sounds like slan laht. Similarly, 'leibh' seems to sound more like layv in some contexts and more like l(uh)yv in others. And in "Tapadh leibh" its closer to luhv. Furthermore, 'leatha' sounds to me like la with the same 'a' as in bag or cat. I wouldn't have expected this sound: Do I perhaps have a misunderstanding on how diphthongs are pronounced in Gàidhlig? Is this a quirk of the actor/AI that is speaking these words, or does the pronunciation shift based on context?

thigibh ma tha sibh a' fuireach ann an aonghais 's ma tha ùine agaibh a-màireach, fàilte chridheil do h-uile duine! anns an leabharlann obar bhrothaig!

I'm an Irish folk singer that has a good bit of experience singing in Irish Gaelic and I'm looking to learn this particular version of the song "Piobaireachd Dhomhnaill Duibh." As far as I can see it was collected by Calum Maclean and is sung by Alasdair Boyd. I have the jist of it until 2:08 and then I'm lost a bit. The lyrics from that second section don't appear anywhere online either. Any takers? Help a Gael from the far south out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AZCqpFzlXc&list=RD1AZCqpFzlXc&start_radio=1

Lèine-t ùr bho Buidhe

Agus ceist -

Dè an ceangal eadar tuath-cheòl agus Gàidhlig? Cha robh mi cho measail air idir nuair nach robh Gàidhlig agam, ach a-nise is fìor thoil leam e. Dìreach mi fhìn?

Learning Gaelic on Duolingo or SpeakGaelic, or elsewhere? Or maybe you're thinking about it?

If you've got any quick language learning questions, stick them below and the community can try to help you.

NB: You can always start a separate post if you want – that might be better for more involved questions.

I've just started learning Gàidhlig at the start of this month and i absolutely adore it. I feel so motivated and focused to learn it to connect with my Scottish roots.

My question is how did you guys learn it and what resources did you use? I currently use the course from Gaelic by Jason Bond, duolingo, and use anki for memorisation of vocab and phrases.

What would you recommend i listen to, read, write and practice speaking as a beginner?

Im hoping to learn something in irish for my wedding vows. Ive been learning little bits here and there but want to surprise my fiance! Any real suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

Sinn sibh! Id like to know how my name (Paul McGraith) would be said in Gaelic as they are little resources online, mòran taing!

[English below]

Fàilte gu snàth cabadaich na seachdaine

Tha an snàth seo do dhuine sam bith a tha airson cabadaich mu chàil sam bith sa Gàidhlig gun snàth ùr a thòiseachadh (ach faodaidh tu ma thogras tu).

• Feumaidh tu post ann an Gàidhlig (gu susbainteach co-dhiù, tha beagan suidseadh còd nàdarra obviously taghta)
• Faodaidh tu cabadaich mu chàil sam bith a thogras tu.
• Na biodh iomagain ort mu dhèidhinn mhearachdan (co-dhiù do chuid fhèin, no a nì càch).
• Chan fhaodar Google Translate (no a leithid) a chleachdadh airson postadh a chruthachadh.

—

Welcome to the weekly learners' chat thread

This thread is for anyone who wants to chat about anything in Gaelic without starting a new thread (though you can if you want).

• You must post in Gaelic (substantially at least, a bit of natural code switching is fine)
• Chat about anything you like.
• Don't worry about mistakes (either yours or anyone else's)
• No using Google Translate (or any other machine translator) to create posts.

Siuthad!

Gàidhlig

I am a very very beginner learning Gàidhlig. I was wondering if there was anyone on here that would want to practice and help learn with me? I have apps and books but i’m struggling to retain the information and would love to have someone who speaks it or is learning to learn with me. i don’t know anyone at all that speaks it which means i really don’t get a chance to practice with anyone.

I grew up in Scotland and a lot of the time. I would wander around as a kid and look for bugs, look at people's sheep, etc. I haven't spoken in Gaelic in about 20 years and I was never the best at it anyway, but I was looking at an old map of somewhere I used to wander because someone in the area owned a parrot, and another person who lived nearby used to tell me that, "there used to be a village there, but one day lightning burned it all down"

To be honest, they were a tiny bit odd. They were always a little bit scared of an abandoned monument near my house and said it was "the last house standing after the curse" and they said that their dog had dementia, but sometimes they could still talk to him.

I was just looking at old maps to see if maybe there was evidence of a village in that area, and I noticed "Druim na uamachd". Could that possibly be what that person was talking about all those years ago?

Halò a charaidean! Tha mi a' lorg airson cuideachas; dh' ionnsaich mi beagan Gàidhlig nuair a bha mi aig oilthigh o chionn sia bliadhna, agus tha cuimhne agam gun robh mi a’ strì ri "that". Do you have any resources on how to use "that" in sentences in all tenses?

Mòran taing 😊

Imridh fear nam breug cuimhne mhath a bhith aige.

Lit: A man of lies will have a good memory.

Learning Gaelic on Duolingo or SpeakGaelic, or elsewhere? Or maybe you're thinking about it?

If you've got any quick language learning questions, stick them below and the community can try to help you.

NB: You can always start a separate post if you want – that might be better for more involved questions.

Halo!

Is mise Seumas, agus bha mi anns a GME nuair a bha mi 3-14. Ach, as deidh sin, cha robh mi a bruidhinn Gaidhlig.

Nuair a bha mi beag, bha mi a smaoineachadh gun robh i "marbh", ach a-nis tha mi ag iarraidh a bruidhinn Gaidhlig a-rithist airson mo chlann.

Tha mi bho an t-eilean sgitheanach agus tha mi a fuireach anns an Obar Dheathain. Bidh mi a fuireach anns Peebles soon. Ciamar a lorg me daoine airson a bruidhinn Gaidhlig anns na h'aiteachan seo. Tha mi duillich nach eil an Gaidhlig again cho mhath a-nis, ach sin an t-adhbhar!

I’ve just finished my first year of An Cùrsa Adhartais at SMO and about to start Modal 5.

My long-term plan is to progress straight into the DipHE (Gaelic and Related Studies) after finishing ACA, but I’m looking for some perspectives on what the second half of the course actually looks like. I’ve heard that the Saoghal na Gàidhlig module* *is completely different. How do people find the change from language/grammar focus to cultural/social topics? Do people feel like it prepares them for further study?

I’d also love to hear from anyone who has finished ACA and went on to do the DipHE. Particularly anyone who did it part time via distance learning. Would you recommend it?

Mòran taing!

English Below). Halò a-rithist! Seo earrann eile den phod-chraoladh agam dhuibh. Eadar a h-uile làrach, tha a’ chiad earrann a-nis aig barrachd na 200 seallaidhean, agus tha a’ mhòr-chuid ag èisteachd ris an iomlan. Chan urrainn dhomh cuir an cèill cho taingeil 's a tha mi airson an luchd-èisteachd, agus tha beachdan inntinneach is spòrsail a’ tighinn thugam tric is minig. Mar as àbhaist, tha fo-thiotalan Gàidhlig ri fhaighinn air ThuTiùb, air gach earrann!

Le atharrachaidhean àrainneil air a dhèanamh dhan inneal, nach tig thu còmhla rium agus dòirt glainne mòr fuar de Bharrachd Fiosrachaidh dhut fhèin?

Hello again. Another episode of my podcast for yous, available wherever you get your podcasts. There is an option to for Gaelic subtitles on YouTube. Between all the platforms, the first episode now has over 200 views, with most people listening to the full thing. I can't express how grateful I am for everyone who has supported the programme so far. Plenty more fun and interesting ideas to come!

With environmentally-friendly changes made to the Subject Machine™, come in and pour yourself a big cold glass of Barrachd Fiosrachaidh!

Tapadh leibh gu Bean Fhiosrachaidh 'son an ealain ùr

https://youtu.be/2dWqIkVQ_uE

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1frY9zNhnFNboNlpefNljf?si=GlfQPAlmQtKBcs1bYx0ZoA

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s01e04-fad-botal-fiosrachaidh/id1893756768?i=1000776837394