Facal-toisich anns a Gàidhlig/Introduction in Gaelic

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Unread post by Polygot2017 »

faoileag wrote: Why not simply copy and paste your text and write in the corrections (good practice), instead of trying to edit or asking others to?
it's actually good to see the original too, and compare the changes, side by side.
Good idea, thanks.


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Polygot2017 wrote:Ciamar a chanas mi 'thanks for your help' anns a Gàidhlig?
Mòran taing airson do cuideachaidh

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akerbeltz wrote: Tapadh leat a charaid, tha sin ro choibhneil :) I'd be ok if you bought a t-shirt (or hoodie since it's baltic) from my new shop too. Same pocket and you get something you can show off :priob:
I know it's been a while since I've been on here. Today I finally got round to ordering one of your crew neck Alba jumpers from your shop :D Hope that goes some way towards payment for all your help. No doubt I'll have some more questions soon anyway.
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\:D/ deagh naidheachd air latha gruamach!
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akerbeltz wrote: \:D/ deagh naidheachd air latha gruamach!
Fhuair mi an geansaidh. Tha e gle bha. Mòran taing!

(I got/received the jumper. It is very good. Many thanks!)....not sure if this is correct, but I think 'fhuair mi' means 'I got/received' as it's an irregular verb.
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That's correct, but you mixed up mhath ("good" lenited) with bha ("was"). Beware of random websites - there are a bunch out there that have "Slàinte bha" as a phrase on them which is completely wrong, and they all copied the mistake from each other. Some of those sites also mix Irish with Scottish Gaelic.
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GunChleoc wrote:That's correct, but you mixed up mhath ("good" lenited) with bha ("was"). Beware of random websites - there are a bunch out there that have "Slàinte bha" as a phrase on them which is completely wrong, and they all copied the mistake from each other. Some of those sites also mix Irish with Scottish Gaelic.
Thanks for the correction - yeh I know I need to improve my spelling in Scottish Gaelic. It's often the simplest/most common things that trip people up :P I think in this case I made the mistake because 'mhath' and 'bha' are more or less pronounced the same, right?
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Unread post by GunChleoc »

Yes, the only difference in pronunciation is that mhath is nasal, you don't really hear the final th. People often mix up bh and mh, I just wanted to make sure that you didn't fall a victim to one of these well-meaning but harmful sites.
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