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gh
at the beginning of a word as in get; before or after
a, o or u rather like a gargle; after i sometimes like the
y
in gay, but often silent
l
after i and sometimes before e like the
l
in lot;
elsewhere a peculiarly Gaelic sound produced by
flattening the front of the tongue against the palate
mh
like the
v
in van
p
at the beginning of a word as in pet; elsewhere it has
aspiration before it
rt
pronounced as
sht
s
before e or i like the
sh
in ship; otherwise as
in English
sh
before a, o or u like the
h
in house; before e like
the
ch
in loch
t
before e or i like the
ch
in church; in the middle
or at the end of a word it has aspiration before it;
otherwise as in English
th
at the beginning of a word, like the
h
in house;
elsewhere, and in the word
thu
(you) silent
GAELIC PHRASES, VOCABULARY AND COURSES
One of the best introductory
teach-yourself Gaelic
courses is
Speaking Our Language
by Richard Cox, based on the
TV series, much of which you can watch on YouTube. If you just want to get better at pronouncing Gaelic words, try
Blas na
Gàidhlig
by Michael Bauer, or for a phrasebook, your best bet is
Everyday Gaelic
by Morag MacNeill. You can also do some
self-learning on the Gaelic section of the BBC website
W
bbc.co.uk.
BASIC WORDS AND GREETINGS
yes
Ireland
Eire
tha
England
Sasainn
no
chan eil
London
Lunnain
hello
hallo
how are you?
ciamar a tha thu?
SOME USEFUL PHRASES
How much is that?
fine
tha gu math
Dè tha e 'cosg?
thank you
tapadh leat
What's your name?
Dè 'n t-ainm a th'ort?
welcome
fàilte
Excuse me
Gabh mo leisgeul
come in
thig a-staigh
I'd like a double room
'Se rùm dùbailte tha
good day
latha math
mi'giarraigh
goodbye
mar sin leat
Do you speak Gaelic?
A bheil Gàidhlig agad?
good night
oidhche mhath
What is the Gaelic for …?
Dé a' Ghàidhlig a tha … air?
who?
cò?
I don't understand
Chan eil mi 'tuigsinn
where is...?
càit a bheil...?
I don't know
Chan eil fhios agam
when?
cuine?
It doesn't matter
'S coma
what is it?
dé tha ann?
I'm sorry
Tha mi duilich
morning
madainn
NUMBERS AND DAYS
1
evening
feasgar
day
là
aon
night
oidhche
2
dà/dhà
tomorrow
a-màireach
3
trì
tonight
a-nochd
4
ceithir
cheers
slàinte
5
còig
yesterday
an-dé
6
sia
today
an-diugh
7
seachd
tomorrow
maireach
8
ochd
now
a-nise
9
naoi
food
lòn
10
deich
bread
aran
11
aon deug
water
uisge
20
fichead
milk
bainne
21
aon ar fhichead
beer
leann
30
deug ar fhichead
wine
fion
40
dà fhichead
whisky
uisge beatha
50
lethcheud
Edinburgh
Dun Eideann
60
trì fichead
Glasgow
Glaschu
100
ceud
America
Ameireaga
1000
mìle
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