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Ashlee Friday 20th of May 2005 05:06:43 PM
Resources for Learning - [b]Online[/b]

The Save Gaelic forum (thanks to Diarmuidh for the link):
[url]http://www.savegaelic.org/forum/[/url]

Gaelic phonology is difficult so I would start here:
[url]http://www.akerbeltz.org/fuaimean/fuaimean.htm#Beurla[/url]

Introduction to written language + links:
[url]http://www.omniglot.com/writing/gaelic.htm[/url]

I've tried some of the lessons the above page links to and this is my favourite so far:
[url]http://www.contemporarypoetry.com/brain/lang/[/url]

Edit: This one is very good too. The content reminds me of Teach Yourself Gaelic but is a bit more grammatical:
[url]http://www.taic.btinternet.co.uk/[/url]

But this one is probably better used as revision:
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/index.shtml[/url]

A page of links to learners' material:
[url]http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/ionnsachadh/[/url]

Beginners' lessons in German:
[url]http://www.hp.europe.de/kd-europtravel/gaelic/gaelic0.htm[/url]

I haven't found any better dictionaries so far (this one is only in Gaelic -- select 'Beurla' to translate from English to Gaelic and 'Gàidhlig' to translate from Gaelic to English):
[url]http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/sbg/lorg.php[/url]

[b]Books/CDs[/b]

[i]Teach Yourself Gaelic[/i] -- Boyd Robertson and Iain Taylor
ISBN: 0071418849
Read reviews etc.: [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0071418849/qid=1119075312/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-7027538-8152719?v=glance&s=books&n=507846]amazon.com page[/url]

I'm using this book and it's a very good introduction so far (a couple of minor improvements could be made, such as the order in which they introduce different phrases, but nothing major). I've heard from a couple of more advanced Gaelic learners that it's a good beginner's resource, as well.

If you want the new version of this book, with CDs, make sure you get the one with the ISBN above.

I'll edit and add more links as I find them, and some book recommendations. If you know any, please post them =)

diarmuidh Thursday 16th of June 2005 07:50:59 PM
- How is the study of Gaidhlig going?

Ashlee Saturday 18th of June 2005 01:54:04 PM
- Gu math! 'S toil leam a bhith ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig. Tha i brèagha.

I've been neglecting my Gàidhlig studies a bit, but Teach Yourself Gaelic is a pretty good book.

celebrian23 Saturday 09th of July 2005 07:28:32 AM
- Hey thanks for this information because I've been searching everywhere for scots gaelic links and I couldn't find ANYTHING! I easily found things for my welsh and irish learning, but now I can really dive into gaelic, so thanks a bunch

Aequitas Saturday 16th of July 2005 01:58:22 AM
Thank you - Thanks for the information!!
I'm also going to start lurning Gaelic.
Greetz

anschub86 Thursday 17th of November 2005 05:50:41 PM
MÃ²ran taing! - Thanks alot for this useful information!
If there are any Gàidhlig learners who know German as well I can recommendate the "Kauderwelsch" book and CD for pronunciation.-> for real beginners
Tìoraidh an-dràsda :-)

caeireann Tuesday 14th of February 2006 07:18:53 PM
- Gun robh math agad / Tapadh leat a Ashlee!

Is tòiseachair mi ach tha Gàidhlig na h-Eireann agam.

One thing that really upsets me is how the world is become more and more the same and many of use are loosing our dialects and languages *snif*

narnigrin Tuesday 03rd of October 2006 07:07:46 PM
- The SaveGaelic forum has been taken down. Their website is still there and going strong, but without the forum. Wish I knew why.

nikostrate Friday 26th of January 2007 07:02:17 PM
- The SaveGaelic forum was taken down last year because the guy who owned the website (and spoke no Gaelic at all, funnily) wanted to sell it for quite a large sum, and then some people on the forum started to give their opinions about that, and obviously he did not like it.

There is a new and independent international Gaelic forum, I\'ve linked it in my new posting...

Some remarks to the links above:

http://www.hp.europe.de/kd-europtravel/gaelic/gaelic0.htm
is not recommended at all, it contains lots of mistakes, and the person is obviously not interested in correcting them, although several people offered corrections.

http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/sbg/lorg.php
You should not use this online dictionary until you have a good basic vocabulary and know some of the basic structures and sentence patterns of Gaelic. It often lists a lot of words as a search result, but completely without explanation of how to use them. Some of the words are rather weird or outdated, they were gathered from various sources.

Phrasebase Archive
	Ashlee	Friday 20th of May 2005 05:06:43 PM
	Resources for Learning - [b]Online[/b] The Save Gaelic forum (thanks to Diarmuidh for the link): [url]http://www.savegaelic.org/forum/[/url] Gaelic phonology is difficult so I would start here: [url]http://www.akerbeltz.org/fuaimean/fuaimean.htm#Beurla[/url] Introduction to written language + links: [url]http://www.omniglot.com/writing/gaelic.htm[/url] I've tried some of the lessons the above page links to and this is my favourite so far: [url]http://www.contemporarypoetry.com/brain/lang/[/url] Edit: This one is very good too. The content reminds me of Teach Yourself Gaelic but is a bit more grammatical: [url]http://www.taic.btinternet.co.uk/[/url] But this one is probably better used as revision: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/index.shtml[/url] A page of links to learners' material: [url]http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/ionnsachadh/[/url] Beginners' lessons in German: [url]http://www.hp.europe.de/kd-europtravel/gaelic/gaelic0.htm[/url] I haven't found any better dictionaries so far (this one is only in Gaelic -- select 'Beurla' to translate from English to Gaelic and 'Gàidhlig' to translate from Gaelic to English): [url]http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/sbg/lorg.php[/url] [b]Books/CDs[/b] [i]Teach Yourself Gaelic[/i] -- Boyd Robertson and Iain Taylor ISBN: 0071418849 Read reviews etc.: [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0071418849/qid=1119075312/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-7027538-8152719?v=glance&s=books&n=507846]amazon.com page[/url] I'm using this book and it's a very good introduction so far (a couple of minor improvements could be made, such as the order in which they introduce different phrases, but nothing major). I've heard from a couple of more advanced Gaelic learners that it's a good beginner's resource, as well. If you want the new version of this book, with CDs, make sure you get the one with the ISBN above. I'll edit and add more links as I find them, and some book recommendations. If you know any, please post them =)
	diarmuidh	Thursday 16th of June 2005 07:50:59 PM
	- How is the study of Gaidhlig going?
	Ashlee	Saturday 18th of June 2005 01:54:04 PM
	- Gu math! 'S toil leam a bhith ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig. Tha i brèagha. I've been neglecting my Gàidhlig studies a bit, but Teach Yourself Gaelic is a pretty good book.
	celebrian23	Saturday 09th of July 2005 07:28:32 AM
	- Hey thanks for this information because I've been searching everywhere for scots gaelic links and I couldn't find ANYTHING! I easily found things for my welsh and irish learning, but now I can really dive into gaelic, so thanks a bunch
	Aequitas	Saturday 16th of July 2005 01:58:22 AM
	Thank you - Thanks for the information!! I'm also going to start lurning Gaelic. Greetz
	anschub86	Thursday 17th of November 2005 05:50:41 PM
	MÃ²ran taing! - Thanks alot for this useful information! If there are any Gàidhlig learners who know German as well I can recommendate the "Kauderwelsch" book and CD for pronunciation.-> for real beginners Tìoraidh an-dràsda :-)
	caeireann	Tuesday 14th of February 2006 07:18:53 PM
	- Gun robh math agad / Tapadh leat a Ashlee! Is tòiseachair mi ach tha Gàidhlig na h-Eireann agam. One thing that really upsets me is how the world is become more and more the same and many of use are loosing our dialects and languages snif
	narnigrin	Tuesday 03rd of October 2006 07:07:46 PM
	- The SaveGaelic forum has been taken down. Their website is still there and going strong, but without the forum. Wish I knew why.
	nikostrate	Friday 26th of January 2007 07:02:17 PM
	- The SaveGaelic forum was taken down last year because the guy who owned the website (and spoke no Gaelic at all, funnily) wanted to sell it for quite a large sum, and then some people on the forum started to give their opinions about that, and obviously he did not like it. There is a new and independent international Gaelic forum, I\'ve linked it in my new posting... Some remarks to the links above: http://www.hp.europe.de/kd-europtravel/gaelic/gaelic0.htm is not recommended at all, it contains lots of mistakes, and the person is obviously not interested in correcting them, although several people offered corrections. http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/sbg/lorg.php You should not use this online dictionary until you have a good basic vocabulary and know some of the basic structures and sentence patterns of Gaelic. It often lists a lot of words as a search result, but completely without explanation of how to use them. Some of the words are rather weird or outdated, they were gathered from various sources.