Letters That Lenite in Scottish Gaelic

Lenition can be mysterious and frustrating - but it doesn't have to be. This video shows you which letters lenite (it's less than you think) and simple ways to remember them, so that you can stop overthinking lenition and start feeling it. Feeling the flow of Gaelic is essential to deep fluency.
If you want to use Gaelic more naturally, without overthinking, this video is for you!
Thanks for watching and take care. 🙂
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[@jeffreyramsden954]

Vowels and (N)o (L)enition (R)equired 😎

[@hysterygal2137]

Thank you so much for your videos Jason. I was born in the Gàidhealtachd and live there now, in Coigach. 50 years ago Gaelic was the predominant language here, now only a handful of speakers have it. I have been trying to learn for years but my skills and confidence have multiplied exponentially since discovering your videos. Next week I am going to the fist Feis we have had here in decades. What a beautiful and poetic language Gaelic is. Thank you for your generosity, enthusiasm and warmth. Tapadh leibh!

[@gemmascotland899]

My goal in life is to fully learn gaelic (I'm from Ayrshire) then to become a teacher and teach it to our children....I lived in n.ireland fura bit n found it ridiculous how they get taught their gaelic in school but we dont

[@Edarnon_Brodie]

Please, continue doing videos on you channel! I'm scottish just for 5,5%, but I love scottish culture SO MUCH. I became a master of a celtic history, now I know 90% of any information about celts, firstly, about Scotland. I actually want to learn pictish language, but it died a long ago, and now I'm learning gaelic. There is just around 10 000 people that speaks gaelic every day, and I want to be one of them. Continue your channel, please!

[@Andaidh]

Oh yes, this is helpful. I only have to remember the consonants "L N R". Since I already know what the 5 vowels are and they are the same as in English, I can just remember "The 5 vowels plus L N and R don't lenite" We have (or had) the L&N Railroad near where I grew up so "The 5 vowels plus the L&N Railroad don't lenite". Sgoinneil!

[@Mybassgruvin]

Hahaha...great way to remember these.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Glè mhath! That sounds useful! 😎

[@YosemiteCam]

I was taught two things to remind what letters (at the start of words) that don’t lenite, learn and miles to the gallon of petrol - Learn: L ea R N (ea represents vowels) - S + M, T, G, P or sm, st, sg, sp (miles to the gallon of petrol)

[@ForgottenSongsLRSB]

Tapadh leat, Jason. As always, an enjoyable, informative and helpful video. direach sgoinneil!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Mòran taing, a charaid! 🙂 Thank you for watching!

[@Mybassgruvin]

Tapadh leat...tha sin gle, gle chuideachail. (Thank you...this is very, very helpful).

[@matthewcraig3852]

I learnt, "Cait a bheil mo bhaga sgoile" from the old Colloquial book series twenty years ago. Wonderful to have these videos Jason. Keep them coming.

[@GaelicwithJason]

That's a great one too! Glè mhath. Tapadh leat airson coimhead, a Mhàta. 🙂 Many more to come in the future!

[@m.h.1159]

This is your best video yet. SO HELPFUL! Tapadh leat!

[@cxsmic_kid]

Thank you so much !!! This is my second week of starting in gàidhlig and I've been so confused about these ! You mentioning the dialect thing on the word "Obair" was a relief ! I heard a similar f sound when studying through duolingo where some voices would pronounce it with an F and others with an R and I thought I was hearing things lol Learning from you is super fun and encouraging, so I'd like to thank you for that as well ! 🤗🙌

[@stu3140]

Excellent. Lenition is less mysterious now. So, you going to tell us where you got that terrific Leine T SAOR ?

[@robertbell2524]

Very good lessons, Jason. Thanks!

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha! Tapadh leat airson coimhead! 🙂

[@iloveejbgssnoopy]

thank you Jason this video is great and has helped me so much and it really will help me so much. I will rewatch again too.

[@virginiatimmons4927]

Fantastic!! I’m gonna watch this so many times 😂 great for expanding my vocabulary too! Thank you for another great video ❤

[@Scotiaboo]

I came across this channel just yesterday and I really love your teaching style? Assuming you're American, judging by your channel details, can I ask how you got interested in Gaelic? I too am an American, I came to love anything and everything to do with Scotland since I have some friends who live there. And since I love linguistics as well I thought I'd make an attempt at learning Gaelic. I'm curious, what's your story? Also, I love the way "glè mhath" sounds! I'm probably going to start saying that all the time. And I think Eilidh is a very pretty name as well!

[@felinesewblessed1218]

I just found you a week ago and am so glad to find such helpful videos! Thank you for your efforts in making Gaelic interesting and fun! I’m a cat person too 😄🐈‍⬛

[@jakua561]

Not unlike the Bible, it is amazing how much Gaelic and traces of it appear in life everyday, inspiring storytelling for so many that often don’t even have a clue!

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Great lesson---and a great t-shirt!

[@katego370]

According to Duolingo, "We have a new crow." and "He has the new crow." are important sentences. So I wouldn't worry too much about coming up with strange examples. I did not know one could have a crow as a pet, nor did I think keeping a squirrel would be a thing but I guess Highlanders are a bit weird. 😅

[@roflcoptergoswoosh]

Thank you! There are some other videos on youtube on this topic, but this video is much easier to understand.

[@GaelicwithJason]

My pleasure! I aim to be as clear as possible in all my videos.🙂

[@johnmcgarry5184]

Really helpful. Thank you.

[@GaelicwithJason]

My pleasure! 🙂

[@Getorix]

Why didnt this come up in my feed???? I have a lot of catching up to do! Hope all is well jason!

[@noahbenjamin4474]

Tapadh Leibh! Love the Saor shirt by the way 🤘

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha! Well spotted - they're great! 🙂

[@holly5649]

Thanks Jason, I love these videos, even if I find it difficult to get my horrible Glaswegian accent to go away when speaking Gaelic! Does your course cover how to phonetically sound out words? I struggle with the reading part

[@amybronkar3346]

This is very helpful, as I am still struggling to understand lenition. I have a question- sometimes I see a t- in front of a word (like “an t-uisge”). Does this have anything to do with lenition? I also struggle with knowing when to lenite a word. Is it just when it has “the” in front of it, and with some adjectives?

[@pamelamunro4625]

Could you explain use of leis? Tapadh leibh

[@alisoncross2399]

moran taing! so very useful!

[@alisoncross2399]

The other thing I struggle with is slenderisation!

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha! Tapadh leat airson coimhead, Alison. 🙂 Hmmm, that could make a useful video too... I'll add it to the list. Tapadh leat!

[@lovuolp227]

Great video 🤩

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tapadh leat! Mòran taing airson coimhead. 🙂

[@matthewhannett]

Faìlte bho Ìle. Gun robh math agaibh. Great video.

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha, a charaid. Tapadh leat airson coimhead. 🙂 How are things ann an Ìle?

[@matthewhannett]

Uile math an seo, gun robh math agad @@GaelicwithJason

[@rlwhttng]

Great video, but I'm still a little confused as to when to use lenition. Why do we say madainn mhath ach feasgar math per eisimpleir?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Feasgar math! That's because Madainn is technically feminine, which lenites the next word if possible. Feasgar is technically masculine and doesn't. 🙂

[@adelejones3746]

Same in Welsh, nouns are male or female, the female nouns lenite ( we call it mutating) if they start with certain letters( similar to the Gaelic list, a similar alphabet) also interesting the Nordic roots of garden, in Welsh it's " gardd" which is female, so our lenition turns it to " ardd" as we lose the G..... Every day a school day. Gareth Jones

[@Seumas-MacDhaibhidh]

Seo glè fheumail, a' Dheusain! Agus tha thu èibhinn cuideachd. "Mo... chas!"🤣🤣. Mòran taing, a charaid!!

[@kristiarford3069]

Thank you! Do you have another video explaining how we know *when* to lenite? I searched and can't seem to find that topic....I'm SO confused. I know it has something to do with masculine and feminine words? But how can we tell if a word is masculine or feminine, and therefore know when to lenite? I've written pages full of lists of words and can't identify ANY pattern.

[@JanVolz-Kelly-yf5cn]

Bha seo na leasan math. Tha mi glè thaingeil, a Jason!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tapadh leat airson coimhead, a Jan! 🙂

[@coolman45511]

One question! Do put an "a" infront of a name for ex Halò a Deusan?

[@WOMPITUS]

I have a question I hope you can answer for me my friend. My last name is Downey. The Downey coat of arms says “keeper of the fortes” on it. The translation I’ve found is “fear-gleidhidh nan daingneach”. Is the the way it would have been said? If so, could you spell it out to me the way it would be pronounced?

[@sazasu2518]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ILOVEDWRAFBUNNYS]

My bestie is called elidh

[@miguelamartinez7147]

Hello Jason! Thanks for the Gaelic Lessons😊 But, I have some suggestions for Your better explanations 🤔 First at all, Gaelic is not An easy language for us The normal people😅 So... Try to follow, 😮😮 "One and simple method" For Us!!! 😂 Sometimes, You confused "Yourself" 😅 And "Confused Everybody" 😢😮😅😂 In this lesson, Not all the words of Your alphabeth "Were translate"... "Ma, Allora di che cosa stiamo parlando, eh?" 😅😂😊 Look Jason! The most important things to teach... Is how to write, How to pronounce, how to Listen and how to read! Any language! 😮 So, Make it easier, man! I like the way you teach But... MAKE IT EASY! After to use or take words" Write a complete sentences!!! In a clear LÍNE!!! Please! Is more useful for us😠 Why? Because, We can Get the information more fast!!! In a simple SIMPLE LÍNE!!! DO NOT CONFUSED THE PEOPLE!!! Is a Nightmare... Really!😡 Looking for a words In a Middle of "Your drawings jungle" 😖😠 Remind... We are trying to learn... YOUR LANGUAGE!!! So, treat Us... 😢 As students!!! One of my First teachers have a "Fantástic example" Use a KISS... System? What?... 😮... He said Write it in this way: Keep It Simple Stupid... 😅😂😊🎉😊 And he was completely Right!!! And I learned well!!! Why? Everybody Confused everything, why? Use Kiss System! Life is Very Short, to stay complicating all!!! Got it? Est-ce que vous comprend pas? Capito? Lo entiendes? 😅😂🎉 In which language have to tell you? 😅😂🎉😊 DO NOT COMPLICATE THE GAELIC COURSE! I WANNA LEARN IT I WANNA TALK IT Oh Boy! We need Batman or Ironman help! 😮🤣🙃🤠😁 Right Now!!! jejejejeje Well...My Scottish Friend, I hope you Will understand Us!!! Make it easier... Please! Ci vediamo in altro Volta! Mio caro amico! J'espere que vous-etes Tres bien! Mon cher Garcon! 😊 From México City... Hasta la vista Amigo! Parle in autre fois

[@adelejones3746]

Perhaps English is not your first language, you are from Mexico and you also write in French, so, to start, youare confusing me. Your missive is a ramble, and I am not surprised that Jason has not responded. May I remind you that at this level, what he does costs nothing. He has taught in schools in Scotland, and is self taught . He doesn't confuse me, I like his easy style, it's no problem to follow, it is kept at KISS levels, and each lesson I have done has clear achievable goals. I'm sorry that you felt compelled to write your chapter ( did you have a goal of how many emojis you could include? I trust you've found a superior learning source now. Gareth Jones

[@kevindick7485]

This presentation has been a long time coming. A much needed understanding . Thanks so much Jason .

[@brucefrizzell4221]

dè an t-ainm a th'air a'chreutair anns an dealbh brèagha agad ?

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e Leshen a th' ann. Rinn mi an dealbh sin airson leasan ann an Learn Gaelic with the Witcher 2. Is toil leam e gu mòr! 🙂

[@brucefrizzell4221]

@@GaelicwithJason Tapadh leibh .

[@Judathehero]

Moran taing agus tha leine t snog ort

[@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023]

How do you think AI is going to affect language learning? Don't we still need a good human teacher though?

[@margaretmarshall4835]

vowels and LiNeR.....don't lenite.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Sounds great to me. Sgoinneil! 🙂

[@ianpearson8803]

Great stuff Jason, thanks - but dare I suggest it would be easier on the learner if you could stop saying 'glè mhath' all the time.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Oh? How would that be easier on them, Iain? 🙂

[@PorthLlwyd]

Reinforcement is an important part of learning.

[@saorsa5]

Excellent stuff as usual thanks mate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tapadh leat airson coimhead, a charaid! 🙂