Gaelic lesson - February 20, 2010

To count our medals in the Vancouver Olympic Games here are a few key words in Gaelic.
1 - aon “UHN”
2 - dhà “GAH”
3 - trì “TAREE”
4 - ceithir “KAY-her”
And now, to insert them into a statement about our Vancouver Olympic medal count!
Medal – bonn (singular) “bown”
Medals – buinn (pl.)
“booyin”
We have 4 gold [...]

Gaelic lesson February 13th, 2010

A phrase we can all use for Valentine’s Day - I love you
Tha grath agam orr.
Sounds like: Ha gra akam orscht.

HOURS OF THE DAY

uair - one o’clock
dà uair - two o’clock
trì uairean - three o’clock
ceithir uairean - four o’clock
còig uairean - five o’clock
sia uairean - six o’clock
seachd uairean - seven o’clock
ochd uairean - eight o’clock
naoi uairean - nine o’clock
deich uairean - ten o’clock
aon uair deug - eleven o’clock
dà uair dheug - twelve o’clock
To say “it is five o’clock”, [...]

“’S toigh leam”

“’S toigh leam…” (I” like”) as in the following song
‘S toigh leam, ho ro hù
bhith sa Chul a fuireach,
Measg nan daoine còire
Le mo dheoin a ‘n uiridh.
‘S toigh leam, ho ro hù
bhith sa Chul a fuireach.
So, we can take that phrase, “’S toigh leam” and make a sentence or two.
I like
‘S toigh leam ceol [...]

Gaelic proverb

“Remember those from whom you came.”
Cuimhnich air na daoine bho ’n d’ thàinig thu.

Gaelic exercise

VOCABULARY
blath ……….warm
fuar ………..cold
fliuch……….wet
tioram ……..dry
sona ……….happy
bronach ……sad
math ……….good
dona …………bad
glic …………..wise
gorach ………foolish
laghach ……..kind
mosach ……..nasty
GRAMMER
A bheil mi….? I am ….
A bheil thu…? Are you?
Chan eil me…. I am not
Chan eil thu… You are not
Tha mi… I am
Tha thu… You are
EXERCISE
How would you answer the following questions?
A bheil thu sona? Tha mi sona. (I am happy) or Chan eil me sona. (I am not happy)
A [...]

Comhairle na Gàidhlig - The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia

Comhairle na Gaidhlig welcomes you!
Comhairle na Gàidhlig is a non-profit society dedicated to the maintenance and promotion of the Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia: the only region outside Scotland where they remain everday aspects of community life. Gaels in Nova Scotia are a unique society; we draw on a shared tradition with Scotland, [...]

Online Gaelic lessons & RADIO

http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/
Scottish Gaelic courses, dictionaries, etc.
http://www.contemporarypoetry.com/brain/lang/
http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/ionnsachadh/bgfp/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/colinandcumberland/
Online Gaelic dictionaries
http://www.sst.ph.ic.ac.uk/angus/Faclair/
http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/sbg/lorg.php
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/dictionary/gedt-00.asp
Sabhal Môr Ostaig - Gaelic College on the Isle of Skye
Fuaimean na Gàidhlig - The Sounds of Gaelic (includes audio)
http://www.akerbeltz.org/fuaimean/fuaimean.htm
GAELIC RADIO SHOW
www.ckjm.ca A weekly Gaelic show on CKJM -FM’ s programming scheduel is aired every Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Atlantic Time ( 5:00 p.m. eastern). [...]

OUR CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM IN GAELIC

O CANADA/ O CHANADA
O CHANADA, DUTHAICH NAN GAISGEACH COIR
CRUN AIR DO CHEANN, DE DHUILLEIG DHEARG IS OIR.
BHO CHUAN GU CUAN, LE ORAN BINN
DO CHLIU NI SINN A LUAIDH
FO DHION DO SGEITH. THA SAORSA GHRINN
NACH SPAIN AN NAMHAID UAINN
O CHANADA, DURACHD AR CRIDH
SONAS LE SITH IS MAITHEAS DHE D’AR TIR
SONAS LE SITH IS MAITHEAS DHE D’AR [...]

Declaration of Human Rights

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Tha gach uile dhuine air a bhreth saor agus co-ionnan ann an urram ’s ann an còirichean. Tha iad air am breth le reusan is le cogais agus mar sin bu chòir dhaibh a bhith beò nam measg fhein ann an spiorad bràthaireil.
English Translation: All [...]

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