Hi! new here

[Tired]

Hi, I am still very new to Gaidhlig (started summer 2010) and I have just completed the 35th unit on "beag air bheag". I am proud to be an aboriginal Canadian (I live on the West Coast of BC) but there is something i find very attractive about all things Scottish- and I feel very lucky to have Gaidhlig resources on the internet. I do at least a little bit of learning and listening to radio nan gaidheal every day, and I would like to know where I should turn for the next step in my learning. Also, I have read that some people teach online through this forum. What would be a fair payment for an online teacher?
Thanks for admittance to this board and I hope to be typing in Gaidhlig soon!
-Spenser

[annieanniebanany113]

This is the website for Alasdair, one of the members here, a very good teacher. Taught me briefly last year, should find him helpful!

http://www.gaelicviaskype.webs.com/

[Gràisg]

Madainn mhath agus fàilte chridheil dhan dithis agad

[faoileag]

Fàilte bhuamsa cuideachd!

You may also be interested in this reputable organisation, as it's based in Canada and offers Skype classes at all levels, and probably has suitable times for most people.

http://www.gaelicacademy.ca/

There's also a nice blog from Cape Breton, Celtic Heart, which is often Gaelic / bilingual:

http://www.celticheart.ca/blog/biadh-se ... ioned-food

An dòchas gum bi thu ann gu trice a-nis!

Hoping you'll be around often now!

[Tired]

Thanks for the warm welcome!
Still a bit shy about writing in Gaidhlig but I hope to correct that soon!
Started studying with Alasdair and I plan on doing so for a good while more, and I will definitely check out those Canadian Gaidhlig links.
Moran taing,
-Spenser from the west coast

(P.S. : is there some way for me to add grave accents with my standard north american keyboard?)

[AlasdairBochd]

I use the Unites States-International keyboard layout option in Windows. It makes it easy. àèìòù

[GunChleoc]

Fàilte!

There's a thread about accents in the FAQ section. For this messageboard, hit the button that looks like an Omega and you'll get all the characters you need to click on.

Please don't be too shy about writing, you should see my first attempts

Making mistakes is part of the process and nothing to be ashamed of