SpeakGaelic | A1 | Ep1 - Learn Scottish Gaelic

Start your Scottish Gaelic language journey with Joy Dunlop as she guides you through the first basic steps to speaking Scottish Gaelic. You will learn how to Say hello in Scottish Gaelic, how to pronounce Gaelic names and get a better understanding of how to greet someone in Gaelic.
In the episode you will also meet learner Frances Knows and Calum Maclean as he takes a trip on the Cromarty Firth in search of dolphins.
Joy Dunlop gar toirt tro na ciad ceumannan gus Gàidhlig a bhruidhinn. Coinnichidh sinn ris an neach-ionnsachaidh Frances Knows, agus tha Calum MacIlleathain a’ gabhail turas bàta air Linne Chrombaigh agus e an tòir air leumadairean-mara.
To see a bilingual transcription of the illustrated conversation in the park, visit: bit.ly/3vy6Il2
To see a bilingual transcription of the online illustrated conversation, visit: bit.ly/3Fx4dUR
Listen to the accompanying SpeakGaelic podcast: bbc.in/3O0dAk3
Learn the Gaelic sentence structures and vocabulary used in this episode. Practice what you have learnt about new friends by taking the quizzes on speakgaelic.scot/level/new-fr...
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[@Toscano46]

I’m so excited! Thank you so much for making this accessible for free. The beautiful Gaelic language and culture must be preserved and shared as much as possible. Tha foghlam Gàidhlig math dhut. Mòran taing, a chàirdean! Tha Gàidhlig beò!

[@Jamessmith-fz2tj]

scottish gaelic needs to grow

[@randomperson4000]

It’s very cool being able to finally understand our culture, when I was younger we would always go to the highlands but I never understood anybody, I am thankful for these resources so I can finally talk to my friends in our nation’s language

[@sephirosu]

Excited about this series :) Any additional gaelic resources are always appreciated.

[@ruadhagainagaidheal9398]

I grew up in a deprived part of Inverness speaking ‘Highland English’ - a mix of Highland dialect,standard Scottish English and ‘Scots’ with a fair sprinkling of Gaelic. I moved ‘down south’ many years ago to escape the midges and give my liver a break ! Living in Cornwall I was exposed to the beautiful Cornish language, which made me yearn to hear and speak the Gaelic again. I’m only a few minutes in to this first programme but I’m hooked.

[@SpeakGaelic]

Nach math sin a chluinntinn! Great to hear you’re rediscovering your passion for the Gaelic language. Tha sinn an dòchas gun còrd na prògraman againn riut - we hope you enjoy the SpeakGaelic programmes and resources - taing!

[@lauratictoc]

Sgoinneil! Tapadh leibh!

[@milleraj86]

I'm so excited to learn Gaelic! I'm the first person in my family in over two hundred years to speak the language. It's so exciting!

[@SpeakGaelic]

Tha e cho math sin a chluinntinn! We’re delighted to hear that and are wishing you all the best on your Gaelic learning journey 😀

[@giuliam.6271]

I'm italian and I'm exited to learn this fascinating language and culture

[@SpeakGaelic]

Fàilte ort - welcome! 🙂

[@samantharoe2150]

First one in my family to speak it since they came across the Atlantic in the 1700s. Lots of love from the USA. Thanks again for this opportunity to learn my ancestors language.

[@SpeakGaelic]

Madainn mhath Samantha agus mòran taing airson do theachdaireachd 🙂Many thanks for your encouraging message Samantha; keep up the good work in the States with the Gaelic! 💪

[@Grace-bx1eg]

I'm Cumbrian so we don't have Gaelic as a native language, but it's definitely had a lot of influence on some of our dialect, and I am very excited to try learning some of the gaelic, even though the sounds and script are very different to English

[@viviennetresidder1483]

I wish they would dedicate programmes for all Celtic languages. Being Cornish, I would be very interested in watching a language programme for Cornish.

[@sabsg3361]

Mealaibh ur naidheachd!! (Commenting to feed the algorithm-- siuthadaibh!)

[@marylouraygarcia401]

Ciamar a tha Thu?

[@davidmcdonald4511]

Thank you also. My ancestors came from Laggan, Inverness-shire, in the Highlands of Scotland and Gaelic was their first language. Like milleraj86, I'm the first person in my family to speak Gaelic in 200 years. It's really amazing! Tapadh Leibh, Daibhidh Mac Domhnaill

[@SpeakGaelic]

’S math gu bheil thu a’ tilleadh gu cànan do chinneadh - great to hear your speaking the language once again a Dhaibhidh! 🙂

[@smacd6935]

I’m just a beginner but I love this language. Currently I am working my way through the exercises in New Friends - Caraidean Ùra. Thank you for this. Tapadh leibh!

[@Zynpeva]

Thank you so much for these videos!!! I am a turkish college student trying to learn gaelic and this helps a lot, tapadh leibh!!!

[@SpeakGaelic]

’S e do bheatha - you’re welcome! Best of luck with your studies 🙂

[@bobfrost2843]

I speak thai and german and this written language is the pits lol ❤

[@gcanaday1]

Give it a few and you'll notice how regular it really is!

[@theveganpolyglot9746]

This is really helpful. Thanks.

[@takashi.mizuiro]

this is a great opening episode

[@jlewr]

So pleased to see more excellent resources in Gaelic. Cho math seo fhaicinn agus tha mi a’ coimhead air adhart ri tuilleadh :)

[@pulchralutetia]

Agus tha mi fhein a'coimhead air adhart ri tuilleadh cuideachd a charaid! :-)

[@cheyennecameronnaef-cid9611]

Thank you so much for this videos ❤

[@cabbageismyfavouritevegeta9542]

Awesome

[@spliff6888]

So good 🦋🍕🍓

[@monoman4083]

very good

[@andrewoliver7095]

Excellent resource to use along with the website!

[@SpeakGaelic]

Mòran taing Anndra! Many thanks Andrew ☺

[@phowlett87]

Seeing it written almost makes it harder 😂

[@francestodd4377]

Love the way you have organized learning with real life conversations. Thank you. I may actually learn Gaelic and feel comfortable using it!

[@SpeakGaelic]

Mòran taing Frances airson ur teachdaireachd snog! Many thanks for your helpful comment, Frances. It’s great to know what ways of working work best for our audiences ☺

[@Sam-shushu]

What an amazing resource for we beginner's. Glè mhath!

[@SpeakGaelic]

Tha sinn toilichte a chluinntinn gu bheil na goireasan a’ còrdadh ribh! Delighted to hear that you’re enjoying the SpeakGaelic resources 🙂

[@williamduncanson3934]

Love it. Make sure you get on plenty of native speakers though. Brilliant start.

[@kiwieagle23]

Have just listened to episode 1 of the Speak Gaelic podcast (it was excellent!), and now here to watch the video too. I have Scottish ancestry but live far away in New Zealand. I'm hoping to learn Gaelic to try and have more of a connection to my ancestors, and since there are a few musical artists I like who sing in Gaelic (especially Tide Lines!) and I'd like to be able to understand the lyrics to their songs. Thank you so much in advance, I'm really excited to learn!

[@SpeakGaelic]

Feasgar math Summer 👋Hope you are well today. Great to hear you enjoyed the podcast; welcome to the world of SpeakGaelic! We're also big fans of Tide Lines too 😀Gur math a theid leat leis an ionnsachadh - best of luck with your learning!

[@theladyedwinagarrison]

I started studying Gaelic on 2/6/22. Very pleased that I found this series. Very helpful for my lessons. Thanks!

[@SpeakGaelic]

Toilichte sin a chluinntinn Edwina - glad to hear it! Cùm ort - keep going 😊

[@peteymax]

Go raibh maith agat 😊

[@erichouser1187]

This is so great to find this channel. Now, for someone who is born and bred in the US the first thing that I found that makes learning Gàidhlig, 5he language of my ancestors is the obstacle that I am trying to learn a language with American English mouth movements instead of Scottish mouth movements

[@SpeakGaelic]

Fàilte ort! A big welcome to you to the SpeakGaelic channel 👋

[@merrilynkamp5683]

What a great programme. I like that you broach some grammar as well. Tapadh leat

[@SpeakGaelic]

Taing mhòr a charaid! Many thanks 🙂

[@Alasdair91]

Tha seo cho math fhaicinn! Mealaibh ur naidheachd!

[@pulchralutetia]

Tha mi a'dol leatsa!

[@urianthefatmansgreat]

Tha mi air bhioran! Tapadh leibh!

[@SpeakGaelic]

'S e ur beatha (You're welcome - literally "it's your life")

[@r91wolf54]

Does anyone know if there's a full version of the intro/outro song and if so what's it called?

[@SpeakGaelic]

Madainn mhath a charaid 👋As things stand, the full SpeakGaelic track is not available to listen to on any audio platforms. However, the music was created by Isle of Skye band Niteworks, and plenty of their own music - including three albums - is available to listen to online! 🎶

[@johnmacdonald3282]

Could someone tell me the intro song as I want to play it when working.

[@SpeakGaelic]

Madainn mhath John! Tha sinn an dòchas gu bheil thu gu math an-diugh. Hope you’re well today. The SpeakGaelic opening tune was specially created for the SpeakGaelic project by the band Niteworks. So although this tune isn’t available on music platforms, you will find lots of music from Niteworks across their three fantastic albums! Mòran taing 🙂

[@johnmacdonald3282]

@@SpeakGaelic Ah thanks for the quick response. I'm an eastender Cockney speaking who's father was from Lewis, Point. He had Gaelic but couldn't teach me and its such a shame that the Internet wasn't available back in the 80s as he would have loved being able to listen to the music. He had the album Home to Lewis with Ceann Loch an nuin or similar and John Tonkan. I'm even related to Tommy Darky 3rd cousin. I will soon be looking for a place on the island as I love the place do much and I hate London in comparison although it's not as bad as people say it is. I will talk with anyone anytime but I just want the Lewis way of life now. Greetings from sunny London

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Madainn mhath.

[@SpeakGaelic]

Madainn mhath a charaid👋

[@JordanMcQueen-rg7vh]

hearing someone mention penny arcade sent me

[@OfficialRedDirtNurse]

Why does Andrew refer to Seamus as "Hamish"?

[@SpeakGaelic]

It's the vocative case of Seumas - "Halò a Sheumais". More info on this can be found here: speakgaelic.scot/level/new-friends/topic/greeting-individuals/section/an-tuiseal-gairmeach/

[@andrewjennings7306]

Comment for algorithm

[@NikoruNinja]

I wish there was a little less fluff and a little more learning Gaelic 😅

[@keerincrabbattle]

Check out the SpeakGaelic podcast, there's less fluff but still introduces cultural aspects

[@pulchralutetia]

Cha toigh leam an 'fluff' (no stuth?) idir!

[@keerincrabbattle]

@@pulchralutetia my Gaelic isn't great. Are you saying there's no fluff? Depends if you want a show about learning Gaelic or a show that teaches Gaelic. SpeakGaelic does both but if you want one and not the other exclusively then I think the podcast is a better shout because of the way it approaches this.

[@techmasterkat9048]

Just how many consonants am I supposed to ignore and make up as I read? 😂 I love celtic music but this is extremely unintuitive.

[@tv2work769]

nauseating agus taisbeanadh gu math fuadain rinn am bbc an t-sreath sin na b’ fheàrr bho thràth anns na 80n

[@usernamename2978]

I'd like a course from which to learn more Gaelic, but this isn't it. This opening session gives the impression that speaking the language involves a constant inane grin. If I want Play School, I'll tune to Play School.

[@annmacleod1099]

This is not scottish gealic it polish language .

[@amysanchez3699]

This format has been tried over and over, only now it's worse, because we're learning from other learners instead of native speakers. I don't like the host, either. Maybe an actual teacher would do better. The fate of our language is at risk of extinction, and you just remake Speaking Our Language, but worse?😭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@takashi.mizuiro]

i kinda understand what u mean and i agree that a teacher and native speakers would be good and would be required but i am able to learn form this and form other sources so i don’t really hate this

[@The_Prenna]

Amy, please drop a link to your project to save the language from extinction. I'd be happy to support it.

[@amysanchez3699]

@@The_Prenna it doesn't require a huge project plan; it needs a greater incentive for the public, other than just saving a dying language. We're looking at years of study and investment (the investment is already huge, but not reaching the target) and at the end, there needs to be a genuine use for Gaelic which we also don't have. I didn't make my comment simply to complain. I want the language to be preserved more than anything. To do this, we need absolutely free education entirely in Gaelic from preschool all the way through to university. Every subject, every textbook (except English classes). Total immersion in the language as soon as possible. Within one generation, imagine the number of fluent speakers there would be, even if there were only one such school in each city.

[@The_Prenna]

@@amysanchez3699 so where is the link to your project to help facilitate this? I tried Googling your name and nothing came up.

[@amysanchez3699]

@@The_Prenna what is wrong with you? I do not need any link, book, project plan, website or non-profit whatsoever in order to state my opinion on a video series. You will not save the language by attempting to invalidate anyone who disagrees with you because they don't have a project plan🤣. It's absolutely ludicrous. Anyone can dislike whatever they want, and I must say it's borderline psychotic to Google a stranger because you don't like what they said. To anyone else who is sane and reading this, I'm an English teacher and speak five other languages. I'm an interpreter, translator and writer of language-learning materials for children. I wish you luck in your quest to learn Gaelic.

[@spinnergal3202]

Tha mi air bhioran! Tapadh leibh!

[@SpeakGaelic]

Tapadh leibh airson sgrìobhadh thugainn agus fàilte! Thanks for your comment and welcome 😊