Hi from Scottish Borders

[ED Mac]

Totally new to this learning possibly know may-be 1 or 2 words. From raised in England, black country want to learn, any help would be great. speak soon I hope in Gaelic. Ed.

[faoileag]

Fàilte, Ed!

Ciamar a tha thu?

Welcome, Ed. How are you?

Great that you want to learn Gaelic - lots of non-Scots on here, all making progress at their own rate, usually having fun, and doing their bit for the language !

If you can't attend a course of some sort where you are, there are lots of resources online, and books with CDs etc.

Help locating courses:
http://www.learngaelic.net/fios/

Online: a lot of people find the BBC course 'Beag air Bheag' (Little by little) a good place to start:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/

Lots of links on this board too: http://www.foramnagaidhlig.net/index.php?page=4

We're happy to help learners, so get started and post even tiny attempts, and questions etc, in the bilingual section!

Gur math a thèid leat! Good luck!

[coempa]

Fàilte!
Learning Gaelic is a fun and intriguing process. I've been tackling it for a month or two now and each day I'm learning something new.
What has drawn you to learning Gaelic, my friend?

If you want to try some of the grammar,http://www.taic.me.uk is a great place to start.

Good luck!

[Mairead]

Fàilte!

I'll second faoileag's link to BBC Alba Beag Air Bheag. A fun way to start learning Gaelic is the "Learn a Gaelic song" section. That way you start getting used to how the language sounds, and it's easier to remember phrases when they're to a tune.

[GunChleoc]

Fàilte - Welcome!

And please don't be shy about trying out what you have learned

[ED Mac]

Thanks for the welcome, not sure where to post but how do i get the accents on standard pc keyboard.

[coempa]

Check your language settings, if it's on English try pressing ctrl + shift at the same instance. Try again after that. Did that do it for you?

[GunChleoc]

Thanks for the welcome, not sure where to post but how do i get the accents on standard pc keyboard.

http://www.igaidhlig.net/en/category/accented-letters/

If you are on a computer where you can't change the settings, use the "Ω" button on top for clickable letters.