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Halò!

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:11 pm
by Charlie la malice
Halò!
’S mise Charlene (no Charlie). Tha mi a’ fuireach ann an Saint Etienne, an Fhraing. Tha mi seachd bliadhna fichead agus tha mi ag obair ann am bùth-leabhraichean. Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig a chionn bu toigh leam a leughadh bàrdachd na Gàidhlig.

I guess that's the best I can do for now so I'll switch to English. I've been learning Gaelic in my spare time for a few months now, using http://www.learngaelic.net/ and the Colloquial Scottish Gaelic course by Katherine M. Spadaro & Katie Graham. I also listen to Radio nan Gàidheal regularly, and try to read some poetry in Gaelic alongside the English version. I figured that if I wanted to make significant progress, I'd better start using the language myself so here I am :D

Re: Halò!

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:26 pm
by GunChleoc
'S math barrachd Frangaich fhaicinn an-seo :)

Re: Halò!

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:56 am
by Charlie la malice
The Auld Alliance 's mathaid :priob:

Re: Halò!

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:45 pm
by Mairead
Fàilte! An toil leat a bhith ag obair anns a' bhùth-leabhraichean?

Welcome! Do you like working in the bookshop? :)

Re: Halò!

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 12:00 pm
by Charlie la malice
Halò, a Mhairead!
Tha mi toilichte ur coinneachadh. 'S toigh leam a bhith ag obair anns a' bhùth-leabhraichean, ach tha mi trang gu tric is minig. Dè an obair a th' agaibh fhèin, mura mìomhail ri fhaighneachd?

Re: Halò!

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:55 pm
by Mairead
Glé mhath. :D 'S e oileanach a th'annam; tha mi a' leughadh eachdraidh mheadhan-aoiseil.

Re: Halò!

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:46 pm
by Charlie la malice
Tha sin snog! Bha mi a' leughadh Beurla san oilthigh. Càit a bheil thu a' sgrùdadh?

Re: Halò!

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:58 pm
by Mairead
Glé mhath! 'S e mo chànan màthaireil a tha ann am Beurla. Chan eil Fraingis agam, gu mì-fhortanach! Tha mi a' sgrùdadh aig an t-oilthigh Chill Rìmhinn. :)

Re: Halò!

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:15 pm
by Charlie la malice
Bha mi a' dol ann an Dùn Èideann, ann an Glaschu agus ann an Ìle, ach cha robh mi a' dol ann an Cill Rìmhinn idir.

Re: Halò!

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:05 am
by GunChleoc
a' dol a Dhùn Èideann, a Ghlaschu agus a dh'Ìle ... a Chill Rìmhinn

and if you want a proper past tense:

Chaidh mi a Dhùn Èideann... ach cha deach... rach is one of the 10 irregular verbs.

Re: Halò!

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:09 pm
by Charlie la malice
Tapadh leibh a GhunChleoc!

Thank you for your corrections! I'm not very familiar with the past tense yet. As for my other mistake, was it kind of as if I was saying "I went in Edinburgh, in Glasgow, etc." instead of "I went to Edinburgh, to Glasgow, etc."?

Re: Halò!

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:26 pm
by GunChleoc
Exactly! :)

Re: Halò!

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:49 pm
by Charlie la malice
Ah, that's a silly mistake! Tapadh leibh a-rithist!

Tha mi a' dol a dh'Ìle an ath-sheachdain ionnas gu 's urrain dhomh Gàidhlig cleachdadh. (Not sure about that one, I hope it's correct!)

Re: Halò!

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:45 am
by GunChleoc
urrain => urrainn ;)

Re: Halò!

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 9:22 pm
by Charlie la malice
Oich, tha mi duilich! Bha sin mearachd-litreachaidh tuaisteach.