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- Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:00 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Name pronunciation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6122
Re: Name pronunciation
You could always try to seek out a Gaelic version of your name. It might help if you knew what an "English version" of your name would be, for instance, is it like "Ellen" or "Helen" or "Alannah" - or what? "Helen", incidentally, is usually rendered ...
- Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:01 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: 'an fhlat'
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7242
Re: 'an fhlat'
"Tha mi a' fuireach ann an saucer"?
- Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:58 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: am Monadh Ruadh - pronoun agreement
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14934
Re: am Monadh Ruadh - pronoun agreement
Compare English: if you were talking about a male, would you say, e.g., "He's Fred who's there", or if female "She's Flo who's there"? It would seem, shall we say, a little strange to a native English speaker.
- Sun May 03, 2015 6:44 pm
- Forum: Cuir nan aithne / Introductions
- Topic: tha mi airson gàidhlig ionnsachadh
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13786
Re: tha mi airson gàidhlig ionnsachadh
Yes - you have it there, Gull. "An toiseach" is better (being an abbreviation of "Ann an toiseach")
- Sat May 02, 2015 12:14 am
- Forum: Cuir nan aithne / Introductions
- Topic: tha mi airson gàidhlig ionnsachadh
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13786
Re: tha mi airson gàidhlig ionnsachadh
By the way, what is this "other language" mentioned in the quote? Is it English? The first line looks reasonable - not quite sure about "aig toiseach tòiseachaidh" - just something about it strikes me as a little unnatural, can't quite put my finger on what.
- Sun Apr 19, 2015 11:48 pm
- Forum: Cuir nan aithne / Introductions
- Topic: Halo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9658
Re: Halo
Seadh. Tachraidh seo. Tha mi 'n dòchas gun lorg thu oide eile no uair gu leòr.
Ah. This happens. I hope you find another tutor or enough time.
Ah. This happens. I hope you find another tutor or enough time.
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:43 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Le / leis before gach
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20614
Re: Le / leis before gach
The third. An divvent dunsh we. A bhalachaibh, stadaibh.
- Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:42 pm
- Forum: Cuir nan aithne / Introductions
- Topic: Halo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9658
Re: Halo
Agus dè thachair ann an Lunnainn nuair a bha thu ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig? No a bheil thu fhathast ga h-ionnsachadh?
And what happened in London when you were learning Gaelic? Or are you still learning it?
And what happened in London when you were learning Gaelic? Or are you still learning it?
- Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:37 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Le / leis before gach
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20614
Re: Le / leis before gach
To whom might you be addressing that, A' Ghobaire?
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:45 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Le / leis before gach
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20614
Re: Le / leis before gach
It's a matter of choice. Some folk stick with "le" before "gach", some prefer "leis". I think "le" is more common, but both are acceptable.
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:41 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: tr*nsl*t* You'll Never Walk Alone
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5939
Re: tr*nsl*t* You'll Never Walk Alone
Is the concept of "walk" used in the English version of that phrase adequately captured by the use of "coisich" in Gaelic? I have my doubts.
- Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:32 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: "Tha cuideigin feumach air ar cuideachadh"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4848
Re: "Tha cuideigin feumach air ar cuideachadh"
Mar a thuirt Shakespeare, "But me no buts!"
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:03 am
- Forum: Còmhradh coitcheann / Off-Topic
- Topic: What does this mean?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19383
Re: What does this mean?
Show how much English I know - I thought "waggon" was a modern, acceptable spelling and, indeed, to be preferred to "wagon".
- Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:12 pm
- Forum: Cuir nan aithne / Introductions
- Topic: Hi!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9343
Re: Hi!
Little thing - you say you speak inglese and Eadailtis and you're learning Gaelic...if you see what I mean. As it happens, I'm pretty sure I'll be going to Itly this summer (Florence-Rome-Rimini-Naples-Genoa and the like): can I get by with Spanish? What's best for learning a wee bit of conversation...
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:52 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Tuinn
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4999
Re: Tuinn
I would not put chapter headings in Gaelic unless the chapter contents were also.