I am Andrea, living in Germany, and very interested in an exchange year in Scotland. I have applied through my employer for a scholarship and next Monday evening I will hold a talk that will probably decide about my chances to be accepted as a scholar. Since the deciding panel which will listen to my talk consists of Germans and Scots, I would like to start my talk with greeting everybody in their language.
Therefore I would like to ask for your help with Gàidhlig and if possible, Scots, too.
I have just finally decided to learn Gaelic but I have no grammar so far
and I am totally overwhelmed by pronunciation since I just own a book to learn and have no teacher in person. I have done my best giving it a try, but - please - need your correction/help (especially with pronunciation, too).
I would like to say:
Good evening (at 8 p.m.) and very welcome to my presentation/talk. My name is Andrea and I am very happy that you have all come here/joined me here tonight.
My try in Gaelic:
Feasgar math?/Oidhche mhath? agas mìle? fàilte gu/ann an? ... an-diugh. Is mise Andrea agas ...???
(Pronunciation: Fesger mah/oohche mah ahgas mila fahltsche g/ann ann .... an-dshu. Ish mishi Andrea ahgas ...???)
With Scots I have no clue at all, since often it seems so close to English but then again different...
A huge, huge thanks - ceud mìle taing -
from Andrea
. Tha i breagha an-diugh agus tha mi glè toilichte!
