A chairdean,

ciamar a chanadh neach "toilet bowl/lavatory pan/WC pan" sa Ghaidhlig
far a bheil sibh a' fuireach?

Mairi

I am a Gaelic learner in Nova Scotia and I'm quite curious about regional variations in Gaelic pronunciation. Just in Cape Breton, there seem to be some differences possibly based on where the speaker's ancestors came from in Scotland (such as pronouncing l as w or nn as m), with communities where most of the people are descended from those from ( Read more... )

Latha matha ( Read more... )

Is there a word that means somethin akin to "forethought" in the sense of prediction, prophecy, or premonition?

Thanks.

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Friday 10 to Sunday 12 Sep 2010 School of Music, Australian National University, Canberra ( Read more... )

Northern Virginia based Gaelic study group is forming a new beginners group in April. The class will use "Teach Yourself Gaelic" as course work (available on amazon.com and other places on the web), along with children's and young adult books. Fluent Gaelic tutor every other week. $40 for 8 weeks covers the cost of the tutor and snacks. Group meets ( Read more... )

An Comunn Gàidhealach Ameireaganach (ACGA) presents its 14th Annual Scottish Gaelic Immersion Weekend, held for the fourth time in Colorado and the second time in Colorado Springs, from Thursday June 3 - Sunday June 6, 2010.

"This event will feature some of the best Scottish Gaelic instructors from Cape Breton and the United States. The immersion ( Read more... )

I've forgotten the word for when you name yourself using a list of your ancestors, as in Ailean mac Ailein 'ic Dhomhnuill 'ic Iain 'ic Alasdair 'ic Iain 'ic Iain 'ic Dhughaill. The word that's in my mind is slionachd, but the internet suggests that's not right. Does anyone know what the word for this is?

Madainn mhath!

I have an oral exam tomorrow and I am trying to come up with questions I might get asked. Unfortunately, I need help with some sentences. Does anyone know how to say:
"I will go to Paris to see my family" (Falbhaidh mi...)
and
"I will leave Edinburgh in June"

Thank you very much!

I was hoping for some help. I'm starting a short story and wanted to create a fictional place in Scotland, in the Isle of Skye. My familiarity with the language isn't such that I can think of a realistic name (or how to spell/pronounce it ( Read more... )