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Halò a h-uile duine! Is mise Ruaridh

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:32 pm
by ScottishLaowai
Halò a h-uile duine! 'S e Ruaridh an t-ainm a th' orm, agus tha mi naoi bliadhna fichead a dh'aois. Rugadh mi ann an Obar Dheathain, ach tha mo theaghlach a' fuireach ann an Dùn Èideann a-nis. Tha mise a' fuireach anns an Òlaind agus thòisich mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig an-uiridh.

Is toil leam ionnsachadh cànain ùra: tha Beurla, Fraingis, Duitsis, Arabais, agus Sìonais agam. Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig, Gearmailtis, agus Eabhrais cuideachd.

Hello everyone! My name is Ruaridh, and I'm twenty-nine years old. I was born in Aberdeen, but my family now lives in Edinburgh. I live in the Netherlands and started learning Gaelic last year.

I enjoy learning new languages: I speak English, French, Dutch, Arabic, and Chinese. I'm also learning Gaelic, German, and Hebrew.

Re: Halò a h-uile duine! Is mise Ruaridh

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:30 pm
by Níall Beag
Fàilte chridheil dhut!

Tha mi air mo bheò-ghlacadh le cànanan cuideachd!
I'm obsessed with languages too

Tha Fraingis, Spàinntis, Eadailtis agus Catalan agam. Tha rud beag Cuimris agus Corsican agam cuideachd.

Re: Halò a h-uile duine! Is mise Ruaridh

Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:31 pm
by ScottishLaowai
Tapadh leat a Níall! Ciamar a bha thu ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig? Aig an oilthigh no sgoil, no leat fhèin?

Thanks Níall! How did you learn Gaelic? At university or school, or by yourself?

Re: Halò a h-uile duine! Is mise Ruaridh

Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:07 pm
by Níall Beag
ScottishLaowai wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:31 pm Tapadh leat a Níall! Ciamar a bha thu ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig? Aig an oilthigh no sgoil, no leat fhèin?

Thanks Níall! How did you learn Gaelic? At university or school, or by yourself?
Dh'ionnsaich mi i le measgachadh de dhòighean.
I learnt with a mixture of methods.

Cursaichean goirid aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, ionnsachadh bho leabhraichean, agus bliadhna aig an t-Sabhal Mòr.
Short courses at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, learning from books, and a year at the Sabhal Mor.

Re: Halò a h-uile duine! Is mise Ruaridh

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:42 am
by GunChleoc
Ceartachadh beag: Tapadh leat a Níall -> Tapadh leat a Nèill. Vocative case ;)

Re: Halò a h-uile duine! Is mise Ruaridh

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:48 am
by ScottishLaowai
GunChleoc wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:42 am Ceartachadh beag: Tapadh leat a Níall -> Tapadh leat a Nèill. Vocative case ;)
Ah, so that's how you put it in the vocative, right. Mòran taing!

Re: Halò a h-uile duine! Is mise Ruaridh

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:13 pm
by ScottishLaowai
Níall Beag wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:07 pm Dh'ionnsaich mi i le measgachadh de dhòighean.
I learnt with a mixture of methods.

Cursaichean goirid aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, ionnsachadh bho leabhraichean, agus bliadhna aig an t-Sabhal Mòr.
Short courses at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, learning from books, and a year at the Sabhal Mor.
Tha mi air a bhith ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig air Duolingo agus le leabhar "Teach Yourself: Complete Gaelic". Gu mì-fhortanach, tha an e-leabhar agam agus chan eil audio ann. Tha mi airson ionnsachaidh aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig anns an àm ri teachd, ach bu toil leam ceumnaich bhon cùrsa agam an-seo aig Oilthigh Leiden ron àm sin.

I've been learning Gaelic on Duolingo and with the book "Teach yourself: Complete Gaelic". Unfortunately, I have the e-book and there's no audio.
I want to study at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in the future, but I'd like to graduate from my course here at Leiden University before that.

Re: Halò a h-uile duine! Is mise Ruaridh

Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:23 am
by GunChleoc
B' urrainn dhut An Litir Bheag no Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh a cleachdadh airson èisteachd ri rudan.

https://learngaelic.scot/litirbheag/
https://learngaelic.scot/litir/

You could use the The Little Letter or Letter to Learners for listening to stuff.

Re: Halò a h-uile duine! Is mise Ruaridh

Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:54 pm
by ScottishLaowai
Mòran taing airson na molaidhean!

Thanks for the suggestions!

Re: Halò a h-uile duine! Is mise Ruaridh

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:32 am
by GunChleoc
airson nam molaidhean - genitive ;)

Faigh tlachd asta!

Enjoy them!