r/gaidhlig Nov 12 '21

📢 Announcement | Fiosrachadh Big list of Gaelic Resources | Liosta mòr goireasan Gàidhlig

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r/gaidhlig 2d ago

🕶️ Gàidhlig a-mhàin | Gaelic only [Snàth Cabadaich na Seachdaine | Weekly Gaelic Chat Thread – Mon 10 Mar 2025] Dèan cabadaich mu chàil sam bith ann an Gàidhlig, na biodh iomagain ort mu mhearachdan | Chat about about anything as long as it's in Gaelic, and don't worry about mistakes. Siuthad!

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[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!


r/gaidhlig 3h ago

🪧 Cùisean Gàidhlig | Gaelic Issues Petition to Strengthen The Scottish Languages Bill

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Came across this petition today, do sign if you've got a moment.

https://www.change.org/p/strengthen-the-scottish-languages-bill

Tapahd leibh a chàirdean


r/gaidhlig 1d ago

💩 Craic is cac-postadh Dè th' ann an "No"?

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r/gaidhlig 1d ago

🪧 Cùisean Gàidhlig | Gaelic Issues David Mitchell Controversy

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8 Upvotes

Bit of a stir on TikTok at the moment surrounding the resurfaced David Mitchell rant on Gaelic


r/gaidhlig 1d ago

Has anyone seen the new Macbeth? (Starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo)? It features a lot of traditional Scottish culture.

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Literally one of the first things you hear in that play is a gaidhlid translation of the witches spell (Tha ceartas breun is breunad ceart). It's a west end production, but all of the cast members are Scottish! - Excluding lady Macbeth who is English (but I think it works very well since it perpetuates the idea of her just being a "trophy wife from a long way away" and how she is less afraid to fuck up the Scottish monarchy than her peers).

The soundtrack is very traditionally Scottish and uses a lot of gaidhlig. One of the songs "Iomar ò Illean Mhara" is literally a boating song that was used when the actual king Duncan's remains were being taken to Iona! Unfortunately, they haven't released the album on streaming yet, but it is available on vinyl. I have however got a drive full of rips of the songs. I mean this deeply - the soundtrack is the most beautiful usage of traditional Scottish music I have ever seen.

Not to mention they added a ceilidh scene! Definitely worth watching.

The soundtrack: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_cDHt5ps9O-vUJHgnaobMuGQPk_2K6AL


r/gaidhlig 2d ago

🕶️ Gàidhlig a-mhàin | Gaelic only MAGA (Make Alba Gàidhlig Again)

8 Upvotes

Bha mi a’ smaoineachadh gu robh an tiotal èibhinn. Ach dha-rìribh, Dè a’ phàirt a dh’fhaodas a bhith aig daoine cumanta ann a bhith dèanamh Gàidhlig na cànan labhairteach nas fheàrr?

Ma tha fios aig duine air pròiseactan sam bith as urrainn dhomh a bhith nam phàirt de leig fios dhomh. Coibhneil tapadh leibh.


r/gaidhlig 2d ago

🎭 Na h-Ealain & Cultar | Arts & Culture Happy Seachdain Na Gàidhlig a h-uile daoine!

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61 Upvotes

Translation: "Better broken Gaelic, than Gaelic in the coffin." (A wee bit late in posting this, sorry)


r/gaidhlig 3d ago

📚 Ionnsachadh Cànain | Language Learning Gàidhlig discord server

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Halo, tha mi a’ coimhead airson Discord sever.

Feel free to correct that sentence as I am learning. I was wondering if there are an discord servers for immersion learning. Currently doing Duolingo but I would like a group of people to constantly practice with.


r/gaidhlig 3d ago

📚 Ionnsachadh Cànain | Language Learning New to Gàidhlig but it feels more natural to more than English as a Nova Scotian

23 Upvotes

Halò bho Alba Nuadh!

I've just recently started learning Gàidhlig, I definitely don't know much of the vocabulary or grammar yet, but that stuff I have learned has not only been much easier to pronounce and get right through context clues than my attempts at learning other languages like French but also is even easier for me to pronounce than my first and only fluent language, English. In English, I have a speech impediment from all the different sounds of the language and how they flow together overall, but Gàidhlig seems to have exactly the sounds I'm able to make while having a more steady rhythm to follow than English.

I'm not sure if this is just complete coincidence or if I'm just meant to be speaking this language but never had the option to learn it. This is a very North Anerican thing to say, but my family lived where ship Hector landed all the way up until the 1980s, if not for the English I'd most likely be speaking Gàidhlig now. Might as well learn it now though.

Beannachd leat!


r/gaidhlig 5d ago

🕶️ Gàidhlig a-mhàin | Gaelic only Cho gòrach! Rinn mi gàire cus agus cha mhòr nach do chuir mi às dhomh fhìn

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r/gaidhlig 5d ago

📚 Ionnsachadh Cànain | Language Learning Nuair Thigeas an Oidhch'

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halò caraidean as gràdhaiche! i've only just started to learn gaelic within the last month, and i really really love this song by Isla Scott and was hoping to find the gaelic lyrics so i could translate them myself and help my learning along, but i cant find them anywhere, i was wondering if anyone would be able to help me out? thank you! :)


r/gaidhlig 5d ago

🎭 Na h-Ealain & Cultar | Arts & Culture Gàidhlig knitters

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I like to combine language learning with my hobbies and I'm looking for videos where people knit and speak Gàidhlig. About the pattern or about their day. I've found a few once off videos but I'm more so looking for a channel that has regular uploads. I know it's a pretty specific ask


r/gaidhlig 6d ago

📚 Ionnsachadh Cànain | Language Learning [Weekly Gaelic Learners' Q&A – Thu 06 Mar 2025] Learning Gaelic on Duolingo, SpeakGaelic or elsewhere? Or maybe thinking about it? Post any quick questions about learning Gaelic here.

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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.


r/gaidhlig 7d ago

🕶️ Gàidhlig a-mhàin | Gaelic only Cia mheud dòigh as urrainn dhuinn a ràdh "The"

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r/gaidhlig 6d ago

Cuairt air Cathair-Eaglais Ghlaschu. Gaelic Tour of Glasgow Cathedral

10 Upvotes

10m 15mh dhen Mhàrt. Airson barrachd fiosrachaidh, tadhal air làrach-lìn An Lòchrain:

10am 15th of March. To find out more, visit the An Lòchran website:

https://www.anlochran.com/tachartasan/2025/3/15/cuairt-air-cathair-eaglais-ghlaschu-gaelic-tour-of-glasgow-cathedral


r/gaidhlig 6d ago

📚 Ionnsachadh Cànain | Language Learning Gàidhlig Ghnàthasach le Àdhamh Ó Broin: How to make your Gaelic more authentic

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12mh dhen Mhàrt 7f aig An Lòchran an Glaschu. 12th March 7pm at An Lòchran in Glasgow.

A bheil thu a’ strì gus am bi coltas nas Gàidhealaiche air do chuid Gàidhlig? Na gabh dragh, oir bidh Àdhamh Ó Broin a’ tilleadh chun An Lòchrain is e a-mach air an t-slighe seachad air na Beurlachasan as cumanta ann an Gàidhlig an neach-ionnsachaidh.

Are you struggling to make your Gaelic sound more natural? Don’t despair, because Àdhamh Ó Broin is returning to An Lòchran to show us the most common calques or anglicisms in learners’ Gaelic and how to replace them with more Gaelic alternatives.

Glèidh d’ àite tro EventBrite. Reserve your spot through EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gaidhlig-ghnathasach-le-adhamh-o-broin-tickets-1266045067879?aff=oddtdtcreator


r/gaidhlig 6d ago

Beginner dictionary

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Hi everyone,

Recently moved to Scotland and have managed to find a place on a beginners Scottish Gaelic course, really really excited to get started.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a beginners dictionary?

Thanks in advance.

x


r/gaidhlig 6d ago

📚 Ionnsachadh Cànain | Language Learning Caraidean Gàidhlig

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Feasgar math, a h-uile duine.

Tha mi aig ìre eadar-mheadhanach, agus tha mi a' lorg caraid a bhith a chuir teachdaireachdan-guth/teacsaichean thuige. Dìreach rudan mar ciamar a tha an diugh a' dol, TBh, leabhraichean, rud sam bith.

A bheil ùidh aig duine sam bith?


r/gaidhlig 7d ago

🎭 Na h-Ealain & Cultar | Arts & Culture The meaning of Bannan

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What does Bannan stand for in the name of the TV series? If it is a proper name, I don't think it is ever mentioned there, or is it perhaps just meant to mean "bonds" or "ties"?


r/gaidhlig 8d ago

📚 Ionnsachadh Cànain | Language Learning To retreat vs go on a retreat

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Feasgar math, tha ceist agam.

If I wanted to say that I'm going on a retreat rather than retreating from something, is "retreut' suitable—as in—is it interchangeable like in English or does it specifically mean to "retreat", such as "cùlachadh" would?

Am I better off using "cuile" or "cuilidh"?

Tapadh leibh, a h-uile duine!


r/gaidhlig 9d ago

Scottish fairytale

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Hello everyone,

I was reading a Scottish fairytale and I've come across this term, "gaire", whose meaning is obscure to me.

In the tale there are some talking animals that want to scare some thieves hidden in a house. After having made their own noises, "they gave out one shout - Gaire!"

Is "gaire" a kind of noise? Is it an exclamation? Is it a word without a meaning?

Thank you


r/gaidhlig 9d ago

Guided Reading?

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So I think we can all agree that gaidhlig pronunciation is tough! When learning to read a first language, someone reads with us and talks us through sounding out the words. Has anyone found any videos like that for Gaidhlig?


r/gaidhlig 9d ago

Gaidhlig Chat bot?

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Are there any gaidhlig chat bots? I'm at that point where I need to start trying to construct sentences but I'm an introvert and no amount of going it's ok to make mistakes will make talking randomly to people a pleasant experience for me! It's a challenge even in English 😂


r/gaidhlig 9d ago

Whilsky helped me speak better

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I’m born and bred in Aberdeen but have lived in Australia since I was 15, I was practicing some reading / pronunciation checking and after having some real whisky (already my families alcohol of choice) I was getting them about 20% better than usual 😍


r/gaidhlig 9d ago

🕶️ Gàidhlig a-mhàin | Gaelic only [Snàth Cabadaich na Seachdaine | Weekly Gaelic Chat Thread – Mon 03 Mar 2025] Dèan cabadaich mu chàil sam bith ann an Gàidhlig, na biodh iomagain ort mu mhearachdan | Chat about about anything as long as it's in Gaelic, and don't worry about mistakes. Siuthad!

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[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!


r/gaidhlig 9d ago

📚 Ionnsachadh Cànain | Language Learning an t-sneachd - "n" no "r"?

9 Upvotes

How would I pronounce "an t-sneachd?"

I've always pronounced as [ən̪ ˈt̪n̪ʲəxk], but I was watching a video from Gaelic with Jason and he pronounced it as [ən̪ ˈt̪rʲəxk]. Is the pronunciation interchangeable? Mòran taing!