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- Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:14 am
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Possessives Query
- Replies: 4
- Views: 108
Possessives Query
There's a lot of that happening in English too - you just don't notice, because you're used to it 

- Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:06 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Possessives Query
- Replies: 4
- Views: 108
Possessives Query
From context only.
- Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:29 am
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: How would you pronounce Coibhean?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 156
How would you pronounce Coibhean?
'S e do bheatha 

- Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:28 am
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Lenition of personal names
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1053
Lenition of personal names
Since your name is pronouncable in Gaelic, a Lionda. See how I inserted an o in there to fix the spelling according to Gaelic rules? I didn't even thing about it, my fingers did it for me
Is tusa Lionda.
Sin thu fhèin, a Lionda!

Is tusa Lionda.
Sin thu fhèin, a Lionda!
- Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:24 am
- Forum: Cuir nan aithne / Introductions
- Topic: Halò, is mise Linda.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 172
Halò, is mise Linda.
You use the article with most country names (some exceptions are Alba, Sasainn, Èirinn, Breatainn), but not with cities, unless those city names are real Gaelic words. So, Tha mi à Turin. "Tìoraidh" is Gaelic spelling for "Cheerie" ;), and people say "Tìoraidh an-dràsta"...
- Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:20 am
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Dative or Nominative
- Replies: 2
- Views: 97
Dative or Nominative
You need the dative both after "ann an" and "anns an". The "s" in "anns an" is a marker that you're using the article there.
Rule of thumb: always use the dative after a preopsition. There are some exceptions where you use the genitive though.
Rule of thumb: always use the dative after a preopsition. There are some exceptions where you use the genitive though.
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:16 am
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: adjective following copula?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 108
adjective following copula?
Good advice 
In English, you can just raise your voice to put emphasis on a word, and the stress system is pretty intricate. You can't do that in Gaelic at all, so you have to use grammatical devices like extra words instead. 'S ann is one of those devices.

In English, you can just raise your voice to put emphasis on a word, and the stress system is pretty intricate. You can't do that in Gaelic at all, so you have to use grammatical devices like extra words instead. 'S ann is one of those devices.
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:12 am
- Forum: Iomradh is Ceanglaichean / Reference and Links
- Topic: Access to taic.me.uk website for learners?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 808
Access to taic.me.uk website for learners?
Mòran taing - tha mi air na ceanglaichean air an làrach-lìn ùrachadh.
On a tha iomadh làrach-lìn air gluasad gu https, mholainn-sa an leudachan HTTPS Everywhere.
On a tha iomadh làrach-lìn air gluasad gu https, mholainn-sa an leudachan HTTPS Everywhere.
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:04 am
- Forum: Dà-chànanach / Bilingual
- Topic: Language Conversion Assistance // A 'cuideachadh gus eadar-theangachadh teacsa
- Replies: 9
- Views: 401
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:03 am
- Forum: Cuir nan aithne / Introductions
- Topic: Hálo, ciamar a tha thu?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 229
Hálo, ciamar a tha thu?
'S e do bheatha, Ionatain! 

- Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:02 am
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: How would you pronounce Coibhean?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 156
How would you pronounce Coibhean?
Transcriptions are correct. The bh used to be pronounced historically (which is why "Inbhir Nis" is "Inverness" as pronounced by English speakers, with a v), but in the modern dialects, it gets dropped.
- Sat Apr 14, 2018 4:42 pm
- Forum: Dà-chànanach / Bilingual
- Topic: Facal-toisich anns a Gàidhlig/Introduction in Gaelic
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2104
Facal-toisich anns a Gàidhlig/Introduction in Gaelic
Yes, the only difference in pronunciation is that mhath is nasal, you don't really hear the final th. People often mix up bh and mh, I just wanted to make sure that you didn't fall a victim to one of these well-meaning but harmful sites.
- Sat Apr 14, 2018 4:38 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: How would you pronounce Coibhean?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 156
How would you pronounce Coibhean?
You're pretty close, but the answer is "neither". I'd for /ɤi/
Coibhean /kʰɤivən/
Coibheantìn /kʰɤivənˈtʲʰi:n/
The second name violates the spelling rule, and also Gaelic stress which is always on the first syllable (unlike Irish). you could go for Coibheintin or Coibheantan instead.
Coibhean /kʰɤivən/
Coibheantìn /kʰɤivənˈtʲʰi:n/
The second name violates the spelling rule, and also Gaelic stress which is always on the first syllable (unlike Irish). you could go for Coibheintin or Coibheantan instead.
- Sat Apr 14, 2018 4:33 pm
- Forum: Cuir nan aithne / Introductions
- Topic: Hálo, ciamar a tha thu?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 229
Hálo, ciamar a tha thu?
Halo, Ionatain! 
BTW ... is ainm dhomh is Irish. We say "Is mise X"

BTW ... is ainm dhomh is Irish. We say "Is mise X"

- Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:50 am
- Forum: Dà-chànanach / Bilingual
- Topic: Facal-toisich anns a Gàidhlig/Introduction in Gaelic
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2104
Facal-toisich anns a Gàidhlig/Introduction in Gaelic
That's correct, but you mixed up mhath ("good" lenited) with bha ("was"). Beware of random websites - there are a bunch out there that have "Slàinte bha" as a phrase on them which is completely wrong, and they all copied the mistake from each other. Some of those sites ...