Using Question Words 1 - Essential Gaelic Questions

If you really want to be conversational in Gaelic, questions are so, so important! They help you to be more independent, keep conversations going, to learn more about others, and more.
Gaelic questions can feel difficult at first but don't worry - this 2 part lesson will help you master them quickly and easily, so that you can use them more skillfully yourself.
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Part 1: • Using Question Words 1...
Part 2: • Using Question Words 2...
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[@mikaelastefkova]

This taught me more than Duolingo, tapadh leibh! ✨🍀

[@ego73]

I use Duolingo myself. Jason's channel works great in tandem. Keep making videos!

[@mikaelastefkova]

@@ego73 Very true ✨

[@amybronkar3346]

I like that you leave thinking/response time 😊 It’s very helpful in allowing us to process and try to figure it out. And that you teach so visually- very, very helpful!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Thank you for noticing, Amy. 😀 Both are so important to building long-term memory and Gaelic instincts. I'm looking forward to testing some new visuals in videos this year - I hope they'll be helpful too!

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I love your lessons, Jason. You are a wonderful teacher. I've looked for your lessons in a step-by-step order but can't always find them that way and find myself in an advanced lesson I don't always have the background for. Is there a way to see your lessons in order?Thanks in advance.

[@margaretmarshall4835]

Fabulous Jason. Love it.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tapadh leat airson coimhead, a charaid! 🙂

[@ianmacneil1727]

Hi Jason, I love your videos. I was wondering why ``thu`` became ``tu`` and when it is used. Also, why do we pronounce ``tha`` as ``ha`` but pronounce ``thu`` as ``u`` ? Also many words have a hiden ``h`` sound, is there a pattern or is it just the way it is with these words ? Thank you.

[@mikenewton4549]

Ian, the question of the "hidden h" has to do with lenition. You'll want to check out another video on that topic, but I think the short answer would be that it helps with the flow between words. You just need to know when and how to use it. It can be a stumbling block to us new learners and is one of those things that just requires experience and practice.

[@craigrobertson4994]

Awesome as always Jason, I’ve learned more than I thought possible with your help thank you so much 👍✌️

[@GaelicwithJason]

Sgoinneil! Great to hear, a charaid. Thanks for being here and watching so many of my videos. 🙂

[@andstuff152]

Tapadh leibh. It was nice seeing all these variations on one board together. This will definitely be helpful. Carson a tha mi sgith? Tha mi sgìth oir dh’fhuirich mi suas ro fhadalach a’ coimhead bhideothan Gàidhlig. 😂

[@GaelicwithJason]

Hehe. Sin mar a tha e uaireannan! 😁

[@iloveejbgssnoopy]

thank you Jason and great help for me Jason to learn. This helps me and I hope to learn also about other from and to also.

[@GaelicwithJason]

My pleasure, Cynthia! Thanks for watching this and so many of my other videos. 🙂

[@user-fz1nm9yu7l]

Thank you for the videos Jason I have seen the video on how to lenite and I have a pretty good grasp on that. Do you have a video on WHEN to lenite ? If not, could you make one?

[@Silvaria928]

This is very helpful, tapadh leibh!

[@GaelicwithJason]

' S e do bheatha! Tha mi cho toilichte gu bheil. 🙂

[@Elle_Gael]

Tapadh leibh! I've seen many of these before, but it's helpful to see them all together. It helps the Gaelic stick more! 😄 Question, I've seen 3 different forms now of asking where something is. "Càite a bheil," "Càit a bheil" and now for the first time "Càite bheil." Are all 3 acceptable to use? The first form was the first I learned (3 years ago), but I commonly see the second form in Scottish literature/articles. It makes sense to drop the "e" to make the sentence flow easier and that's also happening with the 3 form. Does anyone actually use "càite a bheil" anymore or is that outdated? Mòran taing!

[@franziskalahne984]

I also learned Càit a bheil.

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha! Anything that makes the Gaelic stick is good. 🙂 I believe all 3 are fine to use, although the first (and full form) may be considered a bit old school at this point. When speaking, we'd blend the vowel sound at the end of Càite and the "a" in "a bheil" anyway, which is where we get these alternative spellings. Like you pointed out, they flow better. :) Personally, I go with "Càite bheil" or "Càit' a bheil," which reflect the way we'd say them.🙂

[@Elle_Gael]

Thank you so much for clarifying! Now to practice the newer forms...😅@@GaelicwithJason

[@Mybassgruvin]

Wow, great video and very informative.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tapadh leat airson coimhead, Eric! 😀

[@heatherdawn4875]

Tapadh leat a’ thidsear! Tha na bhidiothan agad cho cuideachail daonnan!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Mòran taing! Tha mi toilichte gu bheil iad feumail! 🙂

[@PolinaK97]

Really useful!!!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Is math sin! I'm happy that it is. 🙂

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Thanks, this is a great review! At least I’m learning something while sitting at the DMV. 😂

[@GaelicwithJason]

Sgoinneil! Happy to help pass the time. Hope you weren't waiting too long, Elisa! 🙂

[@JanVolz-Kelly-yf5cn]

Mòran taing! This is a great help 😁

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha! Tha mi toilichte gu bheil. 🙂

[@cougardeveronvale6701]

Fantastic Jason,very well laid out and explained piece by piece !!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tapadh leat! I recorded this one a few different times and I'm glad this is how it turned out. I always try to fill the board in a way that makes it easy to read. 🙂

[@GaelicwithJason]

and in a logical way too. 🙂

[@ozarkbanjerman5329]

I always remember Caite an robh thu!!!! from the Speaking our Language drama. Once I know it is an robh, I know it is a bheil and am bi (theoretically, I did not know am bi until today, I am knew to the future tense.)

[@patricksutherland1035]

Tanks B`y.

[@GaelicwithJason]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching. 🙂

[@tappingwithyvonne]

Math fhèin. Tapadh leibh a Jason

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha, Yvonne. Tapadh leat airson coimhead! 🙂

[@FacesintheStone]

Thanks J

[@GaelicwithJason]

It's my pleasure! Thanks for watching. 🙂

[@FaeZae]

For a sentence like “Dè tha a-muigh” would it also be appropriate to spell it like “dè th’ a-muigh”? How does one know when it is appropriate to shorten the Tha to th’?

[@alisoncross2399]

I just noticed that Càite has àite - place - inside it!!!! :D

[@GaelicwithJason]

Well spotted! 😀

[@user-qz3gp6rs4j]

Tapadh leibh 🙂

[@GaelicwithJason]

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

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Glè mhath episode Jason tapadh leibh

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tapadh leat airson coimhead, a charaid!🙂

[@brothertaddeus]

I've seen "Cuin a bha e?" and "Càit a bheil e?" forms before. Are those correct/proper, or more dialect/slang-y, or just plain inaccurate?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Those are fine to use as far as I know. 🙂 The full phrases are "Cuine a bha e?" and "Càite a bheil e?" In spoken Gaelic, the vowel sounds at the end of Cuine/Càite merge with the "a" in "a bha", making the whole phrase flow more nicely and giving us the spelling you shared above. There are also "Cuine bha e?" and "Càite bheil e?" for the same reason.🙂

[@brothertaddeus]

​@@GaelicwithJasonTapadh leibh!

[@gemmascotland899]

My surname is Carson 😂

[@mollymcnaughton3133]

This is for Scots Gaelic, I am guessing..🤔

[@GaelicwithJason]

Madainn mhath! Yes, all my lessons are in Scottish Gaelic. 🙂

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