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- Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:05 pm
- Forum: Iomradh is Ceanglaichean / Reference and Links
- Topic: Top tips for new Gaelic learners?
- Replies: 50
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Top tips for new Gaelic learners?
I think that with a language, as with many other things, if you will it, it is no dream. Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803) was a major Italian poet and dramatist. But he had to teach himself standard Italian. He came from Piedmont in the extreme north of Italy but he grew up writing in French, his first ...
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:31 am
- Forum: Leasain na Gàidhlig / Gaelic Lessons
- Topic: How to Learn Gaelic
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28215
How to Learn Gaelic
You definitely need to pay more attention to phonetics than with most languages. I have downloaded Akerbelt's guide to reading Gaelic. I have also found this useful:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_ ... rthography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_ ... rthography
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:13 am
- Forum: Leasain na Gàidhlig / Gaelic Lessons
- Topic: Frequency List?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 22058
Frequency List?
Frequency lists can be useful for identifying key vocabulary and making sure you don't learn the equivalent of postillion before you learn the equivalent of postman . Certainly some other languages I have learned or studied, like Russian, are well provided with them and they have been useful for me.
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:02 am
- Forum: Cuir nan aithne / Introductions
- Topic: Fàilte dhan fhòram / Welcome to the forum
- Replies: 355
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Fàilte dhan fhòram / Welcome to the forum
Just joined. I know a few hundred words but that is about it, very much a beginner. Help on good Internet resources, high-frequency vocabulary, basic grammar would be much appreciated.