Comparing Things in Scottish Gaelic (1)

This video will help you sharpen the accuracy of your Gàidhlig when you compare things. Your writing and speaking skills will improve, you'll recognize these forms when you see/hear them, and you'll make your Gaelic more impressive.
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Aww. Thank you. 🙂 You'll see more of me this year for sure!

[@liamjake1208]

Whooo a new video! Thank you so much for these videos Jason, I've been learning so well with them. I've always struggled learning new languages but you explain things really well and make it a pleasure to learn. Looking forward to learning more from you! -Liam

[@GaelicwithJason]

Many thanks, Liam! I am glad you're enjoying the process. 🙂 You'll see more of me this year for sure. Take care and stay safe.

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It's my pleasure, Amy. I am happy to be supporting you as you go deeper into the Gaelic language. 🙂

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I'm happy to help connect you with your ancestors, Anthony! 🙂

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Many thanks, Melanie! I hope you're doing well this week. 🙂

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[@GaelicwithJason]

Many thanks, Kirsten! 😁

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Tapadh leat, a Mhorgane! 🙂

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My pleasure, Manuela! It's nice to be back here with you. 🙂

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[@GaelicwithJason]

Thanks, Andy. 🙂 How did reading Deirdre go for you?

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Beir bua from Ireland - glad to see you back, your work is fantastic. Using it as prep for my move to Albain. Tis hard for an Irish speaker to change over!

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Mòran taing, a charaid. 🙂 I'm sure I'll get all turned around once I learn Gaeilge. What's tripping you up at the moment? And where will you be moving to?

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These vidoes are super helpful, thank you for the upload!

[@GaelicwithJason]

My pleasure, Victoria. I'm glad that they are. 😁

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Thanks for another great Gàidhlig video! They’re so helpful.

[@GaelicwithJason]

My pleasure, Sean. Thanks for watching!

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Mòran taing, a Lindsey! I look forward to making many more videos for you folks this year. 🙂

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Great to see you again!!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Thank you very much - you as well! I'm happy to be sharing more with you. 🙂

[@julierobertson525]

This is really helpful, thanks! Would you do a video on verbs? Completely confused how they work in Gaelic! Thanks again 😊

[@KatrinaMacGregor]

So glad you’re back!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Thanks very much, Katrina! I hope things are going well for you this week.🙂

[@skeletorama1916]

Tapadh leat! These are always so helpful, and I feel like I won't be as stuck being reliant on a conversation following a specific pattern to use. Kind of like HS Spanish, where if we aren't going to the beach with our uncle, I don't know how to keep going with that subject...lol! May be slightly driving my family (and my own youtube viewers) crazy dropping random bits in conversation, but have to practice somehow! :)

[@GaelicwithJason]

I'm glad that they are, a charaid. 🙂 I hear you - those kinds of things are useful in very specific contexts...but what if you're doing something else? Your skills shouldn't just end there. I admire your desire to practice, even if it annoys your family and viewers a bit!

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I've been waiting for this!

[@GaelicwithJason]

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Nice to see you back

[@GaelicwithJason]

Thanks, John! Nice to be back here and making new videos. 🙂

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you are back ! Glè mhath ! thank you à an Fhraing !

[@GaelicwithJason]

Feasgar math! It's nice to be back. Thank you for staying with me. 🙂

[@professorracc.9780]

Interesting that smaller 'nas lugha' is closer to 'luchag' than 'beag' They're probably unrelated, but you could say that something that is smaller is more like a mouse. Also: great to see you're still uploading

[@GaelicwithJason]

Yes, I could see that. It's more mouse-like. That's a way to remember it at least. Many thanks, Prof Racc. I've been so busy teaching 1-to-1 since last spring that there hasn't been much time for new videos. I'm glad there's more time now. 🙂

[@benjaminwharton1595]

This episode goes well after the first eight useful words - great stuff - gle mhath!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Ah, I hadn't thought of that. Nice! 🙂

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[@GaelicwithJason]

Cheers, Chase! Glad to see you here with us! 😁

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Really good to see you doing this again Jason! Nach math d'fhaicinn a rithist!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tapadh leat, Iain. 'S math d' fhaicinn cuideachd! 🙂

[@jandunn169]

Its interesting to see that English also changes the word from good to better in the last sentence where Math changes to thearr. You make learning fun and easy.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Wonderful to see you enjoying learning Gaelic and feeling successful, a Jan. 🙂 It is interesting. I've learned a lot about English through my time with Gaelic - and I'm grateful to be a native speaker! 😁

[@jandunn169]

@@GaelicwithJason I have to confess I am learning Welsh as well, but I am both Welsh and Scottish. I find the Scots Gaelic words to be very expressive and I love how words are pronounced. Welsh the words in a sentence are spoken very fast and letters from previous words carried over into the sound of the next word. The overall sound is very melodious and beautiful.

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Love your classes, could you maybe do some videos related with maths?, thank you so much for your videos. Also do you do private lessons?, thank you again.

[@liamjake1208]

Also, do you have any tips for beginners to hear more Gaelic? I've been loving your stories but have had difficulties finding other sources of visual and audible learning. Are there any audiobooks/ tv shows etc. you can recommend?

[@GaelicwithJason]

You certainly aren't alone, Liam. Many beginners struggle with finding materials that are level-appropriate. Have you tried any of the Speaking Our Language videos on learngaelic.scot? They go step by step and have wee videos showing phrases 'in action'.

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Hah! It's true, sometimes I don't mention it. Gotta give you folks a break now and again. 🙂 Thank you for your kind words.

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'S e do bheatha, a Dryden! Thanks for watching. 🙂 I hope things are going ok up in the Cape.

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Thank you.

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You're very welcome, Shannon. 🙂

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I am born in Scotland and raised in Australia and thought I would just say both are very beautiful. You should come to Australia for a trip it's wonderful.

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I would like to head down that way sometime. I am sure there is beauty there to rival even the most evocative Scottish glen. 🙂

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Absolutely! 🙂 I hope you're doing well, Benson.

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Thanks very much, Miso! I hope things are going ok over there in Taiwan. 🙂

[@wrencalder318]

I love your videos. They're an immense help for me. I'm also doing the duolingo course and there it says that a mouse is luch. What is the difference between luch and luchag?

[@GaelicwithJason]

I'm happy to hear that, Wren! 😁 I've seen both 'luch' and 'luchag' used interchangeably. Technically, luchag could mean a small mouse, since that -ag ending means a small version of the word in question. I doubt, though, that many folk analyze the size of the mouse they're talking about! I think you'd be fine with either one.

[@therealdonnawagner]

So glad you're back! Quick question: I learned mouse as "luch", but you used "luchag". Is luchag correct only in this comparative instance, is it correct in a particular type of instance or is it ok in any instance (like dealer's choice which one to use)? Thank you for all you do to share Gaelic. My children have been hugely encouraged to speak Gaelic more regularly after watching your videos (especially your Star Wars and other stories). Also, slight apology. I would have written in Gaelic, but this device doesn't have my Gàidhlig keyboard and I just can't type all that letter by letter AND keep correcting auto correct. 😂 Keep up the great work!!!

[@GaelicwithJason]

No worries - autocorrect can be a beast. I am very happy to hear that your wee ones are encouraged to speak! Reading that made my day, Donna. 😀 As for your question, I've seen them used interchangeably. Technically, a 'luchag' could be considered a 'wee mousie'. Since it ends in -ag, it's a smaller version of that thing. That being said, I'm not sure everyone who uses 'luch' or 'luchag' measures said mouse so I think you'd be fine using either one.

[@mathieujonval1352]

Hi, Jason, nice to see you again. Does all the adjectives that are not changing have two syllabes and those which are changing completly have one syllabe?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Hello Mathieu! Nice to see you again too. 🙂 Hmmm, I like how you were paying attention to the syllables. That would be an interesting theory! The change is more about the end of the word: most adjectives that end in a vowel (brèagha, buidhe, etc) don't change, they just take 'nas' before them: Nas breàgha Nas buidhe Nas toilichte Some adjectives that end in vowels will change, like fada or dona. It's hard to predict exactly which ones will.

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Mìorbhuileach! Tha e air ais a-rithist! Tha gaol agam air na bhideothan agad Tha mi à Alba agus na bhideothan agad cuidich mi gu mòr. Cheannaich mi an leabhar agad cuideachd

[@GaelicwithJason]

Mòran taing, a charaid! Nì mi tuilleach bhideothan am bliadhna gun teagamh. Dè 'n leabhar a fhuair thu?

[@jadacra]

missed your videos a lot

[@GaelicwithJason]

Happy to be back here with you, a charaid!

[@zepp906]

Hi thank you. You maybe want to look at 10.12 or is it going to be really big mouse.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Sorry, I don't quite get what you're saying, Mitch...

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He still remebers the password...

[@GaelicwithJason]

To my account, you mean?

[@helrammaplays]

Glad to see a new video. I was really hoping you were going to say if the adjective ends in a vowel it stays the same and only constant endings change...but why would it be easy what is the fun in that. Thank you for the lesson!

[@GaelicwithJason]

That would be nice, wouldn't it? Ah well, Gaelic keeps one's brain active at least. 😁 And it's my pleasure.

[@ABWEndon]

How do you de-Anglicise the word "Tha" in your mind so that it doesn't sound the wrong way around, e.g. "Tha Alba" is "Alba is" in English, but to me "Is Alba" doesn't sound right to me and I struggle to put it the right way around in my head. Does that make sense? Thanks for your excellent tutorials by the way!

[@jamburga321]

Hmm, Interesting language!

[@kjmav10135]

How do you spell that “better than”? Is it “nas fhearr” or. “Nas thearr” (with the accents in the right places)?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Hi Kathyrn. Sorry about the confusion. It's written like this: nas fheàrr. 🙂

[@thispaperladder6215]

Tapadh leat a charaid! Glè mhath!

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha, a charaid. Tapadh leat airson coimhead. 🙂

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Hey you’re back 👍🏻 Ciamar a tha sibh?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Heya! Tha mi gu math, tapadh leat. Agus thu fhèin?

[@ivansokolov7099]

whatif i don't know the correct way if word changes or not. and i'll say for example " tha cat nas mor na luch " ? will native understand me? will it be completely incorrect?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Hi Ivan. I hope your day is going well so far. 🙂 You will be understood, no problem. That little part of the sentence would stand out as being different from how a native speaker would say it, but you'd still be understood. And, as you learn these little phrases over time, your Gaelic will be closer to that of a native speaker.

[@Mhitewichael]

'S e an Righ nan luchd-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig a th' ann

[@GaelicwithJason]

Oh goodness. I don't know about that ach mòran taing co-dhiù. 😊

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

As a Scot living in Australia, you're right. Australia is gorgeous but it's no contest that Scotland is more beautiful.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Good to know, Karen! I was out on a limb there since I've never been down under. 🙂 Take care and stay safe!

[@MonkeyWhoWouldBeKing]

luchag nas lugha is gonna be a helpful pneumonic :P

[@GaelicwithJason]

Sgoinneil!

[@larabijkerk7848]

What is the difference between 'luch' and 'luchag'? Are they interchangeable?

[@happytraveller8953]

Good evening, Jason. Dopey question--I thought that in Gaidhlig you couldn't have two vowels next to each other (tha Alba). Should it be tha h-Alba so the 'h' is between the vowels? Thanks!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Not dopey at all, a charaid! You're right; usually there's something keeping them apart. If memory serves, verbs don't follow that pattern. 🙂

[@delorita6487]

Is toil leam cofaidh gu mòr!😂

[@anikdesjardins9454]

Is the word luch and luchag the same for a mouse?

[@timothyhuckaby8256]

Tapadh leibh a thidseir! Tha mi ag ionnsachadh tòrr!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Is math sin! Tha mi toilichte gu bheil. 🙂

[@birch2766]

Question: Is "nas breagha" equal to "prettier"? Or is it "more beautiful"? I ask because the others changed to tasti-er, bigg-er, small-er, and bett-er.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Either one is fine. 🙂 There's no difference in meaning.

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♥️♥️♥️

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tapadh leat! 🙂

[@jadacra]

where’d you get your torc Jason ?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Ah, thanks for noticing. A blacksmith in South Carolina made it. If you watched Vikings, you saw some of his work. He made Lagartha's combs as well as the wrist torcs. 🙂 Crafty Celts is is his business and I cant recommend him enough. When a strand in my torc broke, he fixed it for free.

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Chord an bhidio seo rium gu mor. Tha e gle fheumail! Tapadh leibh.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tha mi toilichte gun robh. Tapadh leat airson coimhead!

[@bronwynjones374]

How do say, “I think I’m hot for teacher” in Gaelic?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Aw, well... thank you. 😊

[@alexanderkhatuskin5430]

Bonjour master

[@GaelicwithJason]

Feasgar math, Alasdair! 🙂 Nice to see you today.

[@Seumas-MacDhaibhidh]

A bheil cofaidh nas fheàrr na tì? Oh tha, tha e follaiseach! 😏 An coimeas ri tì dubh, tha cofaidh dubh glè bhlasta! Ach, is toil leam tì uaine cuideachd. Agus uisge beatha? 🤤

[@GaelicwithJason]

Mmmm, cofaidh, tì dhubh, tì uaine, an t-uisge-beatha...tha iad uile blasta!

[@lamphun]

If something is a constant difference i. e. Australia is bigger than Scotland, is not using "bidh" more appropriate?

[@GaelicwithJason]

I get where you're coming from, Lamphun, and it's great to see you thinking carefully about that habitual 'bidh'. Based on what I've learned from the native speakers I've been around, solid truths still use Tha/'S e. It is what it is! Things that might be a bit changeable, ie: the weather, a daily schedule, a yearly tradition, etc, would all use that 'bidh', though. Does that help at all?

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Chan eil duine Sam bith sgriobhadh ann a Ghàidhlig ?

[@plixypl0x]

I've only seen "luch" for mouse. Never seen "luchag".

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Tha Arizona nas brèagha na Nebraska.

[@GaelicwithJason]

I've never been to either so I'll take your word for it. 😎

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Tapadh leat a charaid!

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Ah!! Tapadh leat!

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'S e do bheatha, a Shabrina!

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🐭🐎❤️

[@iaincaillte3356]

Some questions. Bear with me. 🐻 If someone is asked the question, "Why do you like coffee?" In English, one can respond, "Coffee is tastier." The "than [something]" is understood. Can one do the same in Gaelic? "Tha cofaidh nas blasta." In the above example and in your examples the indefinite was used, "a coffee" or just "coffee." Does the same comparison work with the definite? "Tha an cofaidh nas blasta na an tì" or "Tha an cofaidh seo blasta na an cofaidh sin." Can it be reversed with "impunity"? "Tha an tì nas blasta na an cofaidh." (Impunity = without lenition) Does it work the same for questions? "A bheil an cofaidh nas blasta na an tì?"

[@GaelicwithJason]

Hi John! I hope your weekend has been a good one so far. 🙂 Yes, yes, and yes. Nice! Here are some wee tips related to your questions: 1. "Tha cofaidh nas blasta" is a great answer and if you wanted to add emphasis: " 'S e cofaidh a tha nas blasta." Both forms imply comparison with other things. 2. Usually, the definite would be about a specific coffee or tea, ie: the coffee at *this* cafe, the coffee at Starbucks, this/that, etc. To be talking about coffee or tea in general, go with the indefinite. You're doing great, John. Keep going! 🙂

[@iaincaillte3356]

@@GaelicwithJason Tapadh leibh a thidseir. Tha seo cuideachail. I have been studying Gaelic for over a year and the concept is sinking in but the execution is still lagging. It's very weird. Sometimes Gaelic words or phrases just pop into my head. And every once in a while, I actually know what they mean. 😄 I haven't as yet had any dreams in Gaelic. I suppose that would be a significant mark of progress!

[@GaelicwithJason]

​@@iaincaillte3356 Yes, that's a sign the Gaelic is getting deeper and deeper into your mind - although, it's not the only one. The fact that Gaelic is popping up in your mind shows that you've acquired it. 🙂 Thinking in Gaelic is absolutely a sign of progress! Well done!

[@alexmares2984]

Feasgar math!

[@elizanaferreira5283]

Tha mi taingeil gu bheil thu air ais.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Moran taing, Elizana. 🙂 Is math a bhith air ais.