r/gaidhlig

Hàlo!

I’m a 25y/o Gaelic learner from New Zealand, and it’s pretty lonely out here! I love this language, and it’d be awesome to connect with other speakers/learners so I can keep the love alive and use the language in my day to day life.

Does anyone know of any small-ish, active Gaelic group chats or online communities? I’d be keen to connect with people individually too (email, messaging, whatever works) 🤎🍂🪶

I’d say I’m at an upper beginner level. I could maybe carry a conversation, but nothing too fancy of course.

Mòran taing!

(I’m sorry if this isn’t the right place for this post! I don’t use Reddit very much whoops)

Hi guys! I'm currently learning other languages, so I haven't been learning Scottish Gaelic. However, I'm getting an important ring now and have the option to engrave it. I want to put "Because I can." in Scottish Gaelic- I don't trust Google Translate. Can anyone help with the translation, please? Thank you so much!

Hello everyone!

I’m just coming on here to ask if anyone has any recommendations on how to learn gaidhlig? I’ve been using Duolingo, but just wondered if anyone has any other recommendations?

I really want to learn the language as I believe it’s important to keep our language alive, but nobody around me speaks it.

Many thanks in advance!

Halò a chàirdean! I have some absolutely massive news for the Gaelic community. I emailed the children’s content team at MG ALBA to ask about mainstream cartoons in Gaelic, and I just got a direct reply confirming that a Scottish Gaelic dub of SpongeBob SquarePants is currently in production! In the email, they mentioned they are currently reviewing the first couple of episodes and that it is expected to be available on BBC iPlayer in the coming months. I know there have been fake 'fan fiction' wikis about this for years, but this is the real deal. I’ve omitted the sender's name and contact info to protect their privacy, but here is the exact text from the official email:

'Delighted to let you know that I am currently viewing the first couple of episodes of Spongebob in Gaelic as we speak! We have been working away on this over the past couple of months, and this should be available on iPlayer over the next month. We have been working with both the BBC and Paramount on this, who have been so helpful in making this happen.' This is a massive win for Gaelic Medium Education and getting high-profile, modern media out to Gaelic-speaking kids!

If you dont believe it, just you wait 🎉

(uh also i don’t know if i am allowed to share this or not, i assume so)

I'm a writer and I need two terms of endearment translated into Scottish Gaelic please. I tried to look them up in the dictionaries provided and while I could find the separate words, I want to make sure to get it correct when it's all combined.

To translate:

"My Sky"

"My Red Sky"

These are romantic terms of endearment. The one saying them is male and the one he's talking to is female (no idea if any of that matters in Scottish Gaelic).

Thank you!

I'm watching the pronunciation guide for the vowels on Learn Gaelic, one thing I'm stuck on is he E. There's three pronunciation for the lower E. "Eh" in dheth and the "a" sound in le. On top of that there's the "uh" sound in caite because it's at the end of the word, that makes sense. What then is the rule for when to use "eh" or "a" when it's not at the end of the word?

I'm well into Unit 2 on duolingo now after starting about 40 days ago, but my lack of understanding of the alphabet is really holding me back now so taking a step back to really try nail it.

Hi all! I've started going through the "50 Gaelic Coffee Breaks" book, and the first 'break' is dealing with weather expressions. The examples provided are easy enough, but I would like to add my own. However, finding verifiable examples is proving difficult. How would I express the following?

It is partly sunny here today.

It is mostly sunny here today.

It is partly cloudy here today.

It is mostly cloudy here today.

Thanks in advance! 🙂

Cad é mar atá sibh uilig. I live in a Gaelic speaking area of Ireland where (I believe) we speak an intelligible dialect to what’s spoken in by native Gaelic speakers in Cape Breton.

I’m planning on being in Cape Breton next week and was hoping to meet a couple native speakers and make a YouTube video about Cape Breton Gaelic. I’ll be reaching out to Colaisde na Gáidhlig in St. Anne’s, but I was wondering if there is anywhere else I should be looking?

I know it’s a longshot, but I would be very grateful for any tips! Go raibh míle maith agaibh

I'm thinking of learning due to being Scottish and wanting to learn the language, any recommendations where to start learning first?

Is tric a bha claidheamh math ann an droch thruaill

Litterally: A good sword has often been in a poor sheath.

"'s e an Riaghaltas a bu choireach"

I am confused: I thought the copula "is, bu etc." was not used with adjectives... Can anyone help out?

Gu h-athaiseach — ’s ann as luaithe.
Literally: Steadily is quickest.

Thig crìoch air an t-saoghal, ach mairidh gaol is ceòl.

The world will end, but love and music will endure.

I've been trying to find a translation for the word boatshed in Gaidhlig and I was wondering what the best translation would be? Google is telling me the direct translation is seada-bàta but I don't exactly trust what the AI is telling me.

Is there a different term for a boatshed (a building on land where boats are built - my definition just to be precise) or is it a different form of a direct translation such as Bothan-bàta or Taiga-bàta?

I'm interested in terms used in the Outer Hebrides/Na h-Eileanan Siar as that is where my interest.

Mòran taing!

Hey I'm at lesson 12 on the LearnGaelic site and I don't know when an r sounds like a th? The 'grammar sounds' section for r gives rìgh, geàrr and bàrr as examples. Are some words like 'air' just exceptions or is it that r is th with short vowels?

Mòran taing

Same as yesterdays but another lovely way of expressing the same vibe.

Mol an latha math mu oidhche.
Literally: Praise the day at night time.

Wait until night time before praising the day.

Don`t count your chickens before they hatch.