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Is that sentence correct? Not totally sure if using tha has some restrictions or not in areas but oh well .

tha sin ceart - that is right!

sopt on sun - nice one!

Ay, right enough. You could say "I am right", e.g. "Tha mi ceart". I think the possible confusion about what can be done with "tha" etc. is probably something like this: if you want to say "I am a student", then you cannot really say "Tha mi oileanach", or "Tha mi aon oileanach", or "Tha mi an t-oileanach". Hence, you might be surprised that you can say "Tha mi ceart", "Tha seo math" etc. For "I am a student", if you are all excited about being a Student, then you'd probably say:-

'S e oileanach a th' annam (yes, it's got a "tha" in, but not at the front).

Otherwise, you might just say:-

Tha mi nam oileanach
, where the "nam" is really a contraction of "ann am mo" (you never see that).

Seonaidh wrote:Ay, right enough. You could say "I am right", e.g. "Tha mi ceart". I think the possible confusion about what can be done with "tha" etc. is probably something like this: if you want to say "I am a student", then you cannot really say "Tha mi oileanach", or "Tha mi aon oileanach", or "Tha mi an t-oileanach". Hence, you might be surprised that you can say "Tha mi ceart", "Tha seo math" etc. For "I am a student", if you are all excited about being a Student, then you'd probably say:-

'S e oileanach a th' annam (yes, it's got a "tha" in, but not at the front).

Otherwise, you might just say:-

Tha mi nam oileanach
, where the "nam" is really a contraction of "ann am mo" (you never see that).

If i wanted to state my job/profession, etc, it would be "Tha mi nam oileanach" or something along those lines? Nice. What is oileanach pronounced like, english style? Is it like ol-anach, or what?

You can't map the sounds of any one language onto another and be expected to be understood unfortunately. I recommend that if you're really interested in learning Gaelic, you invest some time in learning the right sounds and how to put them together.

I realise I probably sound harsh but I don't mean to be. It's just a... harsh truth that, if you sidestep it, will trip you up bit time.

Just in case you can read to phonetic alphabet though: oileanach /ɤlənəx/

akerbeltz wrote:You can't map the sounds of any one language onto another and be expected to be understood unfortunately. I recommend that if you're really interested in learning Gaelic, you invest some time in learning the right sounds and how to put them together.

I realise I probably sound harsh but I don't mean to be. It's just a... harsh truth that, if you sidestep it, will trip you up bit time.

Just in case you can read to phonetic alphabet though: oileanach /ɤlənəx/

No, i'm fine with the sounds atm, but the bigger words are too complicated for me to read , and theres no way to learn it either it seems.

It needs updating but try

http://www.akerbeltz.org/beagangaidhlig ... nguide.htm