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Hello, new here
Hallo, is mise Laura. Tha Beurla agam, agus tha mi ag ionnasachadh Gaidhlig.
I've been learning for about three months now. I'm almost through the Teach Yourself Gaelic, and am pleased with how much I can read, but feel amazingly inept at actually putting anything into words myself. I look forward to learning more here and meeting people who share my interest.
I've been learning for about three months now. I'm almost through the Teach Yourself Gaelic, and am pleased with how much I can read, but feel amazingly inept at actually putting anything into words myself. I look forward to learning more here and meeting people who share my interest.
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Dear Harpo, Na gabh dragh! Tha Beurla agad: de mu dheidhinn cananan eile? A bheil thu eolach air an leabhar "Teach Other People Gaelic"? Uill, 's docha gum bi an larach seo coltach ri rudeigin mar sin dhut.
A Chlarsach, Divven't fret like. Thou speaks English: what about other languages? D'ye ken the book "Teagaisg Gaidhlig a Dhaoine Eile"? Wye, mevvies this site will be a bit like that for yees.
A Chlarsach, Divven't fret like. Thou speaks English: what about other languages? D'ye ken the book "Teagaisg Gaidhlig a Dhaoine Eile"? Wye, mevvies this site will be a bit like that for yees.
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Tha beagan Ghearmailteach agam. Nuair mi feuch facal coimhn, thig Ghearmailteach tric a-mach. Tha mi ionnsachadh Ruise bliadhnaichean air ais. Chan eil facal coimhn.Seonaidh wrote:Dear Harpo, Na gabh dragh! Tha Beurla agad: de mu dheidhinn cananan eile? A bheil thu eolach air an leabhar "Teach Other People Gaelic"? Uill, 's docha gum bi an larach seo coltach ri rudeigin mar sin dhut.
A Chlarsach, Divven't fret like. Thou speaks English: what about other languages? D'ye ken the book "Teagaisg Gaidhlig a Dhaoine Eile"? Wye, mevvies this site will be a bit like that for yees.
Sile-- I think the mere three months shows up in the Grammar!
Please, anyone, feel free to show me how I should have said:
"I speak a little German. When I try to remember, often German comes out. I studied Russian years ago. I don't remember any words."
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Macht nichts
One thing at a time - here's a bit for you:
Gearmailteach - a German person
a' Ghearmailtis - the German language
The same pattern goes for most nationalities/languages
Nuair a dh'fheuchas mi ri facal a lorg / Nuair a dh'fheuchas mi ri facal fhaighinn - I'm not sure which one is better. dh'fheuchas is the so-called relative future tense.
Bha mi ag ionnsachadh...
Chan eil facal agam nas motha or Chan eil cuimhne agam air facal nas motha.
Rinn thu glè mhath!
One thing at a time - here's a bit for you:
Gearmailteach - a German person
a' Ghearmailtis - the German language
The same pattern goes for most nationalities/languages
Nuair a dh'fheuchas mi ri facal a lorg / Nuair a dh'fheuchas mi ri facal fhaighinn - I'm not sure which one is better. dh'fheuchas is the so-called relative future tense.
Bha mi ag ionnsachadh...
Chan eil facal agam nas motha or Chan eil cuimhne agam air facal nas motha.
Rinn thu glè mhath!
Oileanach chànan chuthachail
Na dealbhan agam
Na dealbhan agam
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Halò a Chlarsach! Tha thu a'dèanamh anabarrach math airson dìreach trì mìosan - cha robh mi cho math ri siud airson 's dòcha sia no seachd mìosan! Cheannaich mi TYG còrr is dà bhliadhna air ais agam chan eil mi air an rud uile gu lèir a leughadh fhathast!
Cuideachd, faodaidh tu a ràdh: "Nuair a tha mi a' feuchainn ri facail chuimhneachadh..."
Hi! You're doing really well - it took me 6/7 months to get that far. I got TYG more than 2 years ago - still not read it all!
You could say: "When i try to remember words..."
Cuideachd, faodaidh tu a ràdh: "Nuair a tha mi a' feuchainn ri facail chuimhneachadh..."
Hi! You're doing really well - it took me 6/7 months to get that far. I got TYG more than 2 years ago - still not read it all!
You could say: "When i try to remember words..."
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I am starting on my second read-through, doing ALL the exercises this time, to get a better grasp on grammar and sentence structure. It seems there are really two verbs in each sentence? tha or some form of it, plus the actual verb (walk, talk, buy, listen, etc.)???*Alasdair* wrote:Halò a Chlarsach! Tha thu a'dèanamh anabarrach math airson dìreach trì mìosan - cha robh mi cho math ri siud airson 's dòcha sia no seachd mìosan! Cheannaich mi TYG còrr is dà bhliadhna air ais agam chan eil mi air an rud uile gu lèir a leughadh fhathast!
Cuideachd, faodaidh tu a ràdh: "Nuair a tha mi a' feuchainn ri facail chuimhneachadh..."
Hi! You're doing really well - it took me 6/7 months to get that far. I got TYG more than 2 years ago - still not read it all!
You could say: "When i try to remember words..."
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Yep, that's the kind of tenses you start with as a learner. The same thing can happen in English BTW when you say "I am learning"
There are other tenses that just use a single verb as well, but not for the present tense.
Some examples:
Tha mi ag ithe - I am eating
Bha mi ag ithe - I was eating
Bidh mi ag ithe - I will be eating
But:
Dh'ith mi - I ate
Ithidh mi - I eat (usually, regularly) / I will eat
There are other tenses that just use a single verb as well, but not for the present tense.
Some examples:
Tha mi ag ithe - I am eating
Bha mi ag ithe - I was eating
Bidh mi ag ithe - I will be eating
But:
Dh'ith mi - I ate
Ithidh mi - I eat (usually, regularly) / I will eat
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Na dealbhan agam
Na dealbhan agam
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I am only in my second Earann at SMO. But here we learned that to express a regular action you would also use the future tenseGunChleoc wrote: Ithidh mi - I eat (usually, regularly) / I will eat
For instance: I go by train every morning
Bidh mi a' dol air an trèana a h-uile madainn
Dè a tha thu a' smaoineachadh mu dheidhinn sin
What do you think about that?
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That's correct, GreatOrt.
Bidh mi ag ithe and ithidh mi are both different kinds of future tense. They will probably teach you the second one later during the course, because you can't do everything at once
So, you can stick to Bidh mi ag ithe for now until you feel comfortable tackling the other form.
Bidh mi ag ithe and ithidh mi are both different kinds of future tense. They will probably teach you the second one later during the course, because you can't do everything at once
So, you can stick to Bidh mi ag ithe for now until you feel comfortable tackling the other form.
Oileanach chànan chuthachail
Na dealbhan agam
Na dealbhan agam
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You mean, you're on your second earring and they haven't yet introduced you to the conditional pluperfect passive subjunctive? Deary me! Next you'll be telling me they've not done the genitive case or some such. Or first-person verb forms. Or even impersonal ones.
Now, here's one for you who are into English - meself or myself? themselves or theirselves? himself or hisself? Now, compare this rather curious mixture of fossilised case-system remnants with how you'd put it in Gaelic - isn't Gaelic easy-peasy!
Well, until you get to, e.g., "nam biomaid ag ithe"...(were we to be eating)
"It's helpful to see it laid out like that" - a lot of people would use "airson" (for, because of), but it may be a little OTT.
Now, here's one for you who are into English - meself or myself? themselves or theirselves? himself or hisself? Now, compare this rather curious mixture of fossilised case-system remnants with how you'd put it in Gaelic - isn't Gaelic easy-peasy!
Well, until you get to, e.g., "nam biomaid ag ithe"...(were we to be eating)
"It's helpful to see it laid out like that" - a lot of people would use "airson" (for, because of), but it may be a little OTT.