Any Scots Gaelic speakers on here?

[marooncat]

I was born and bought up near Oban. I think I did a month of Gaelic in Primary Three but I moved school then and nothing was offered at my new school. I can still remember "Shut the door" and "Open the door" and that is it!!

I know alot of words in Gaelic, simply cause of the names of places but can not speak it as such.

One of my projects at work is based up in the Western Isles and as others have said it is still quite common up there, there have been a few cases when I have called people up and they have answered the phone in Gaelic. I am not aware of it being as common on the mainland but that is not saying it isn't.

And just to agree with Dirtyhanz - Runrig are the best

 

[Abitrary]

And just to agree with Dirtyhanz - Runrig are the best

i seez you laddies runrig in 1736, en me pappie grawned a shiggle WOOF WOOF WHO THE **** ARE YOU en my bagpipie pants

sez me me grandpapie - "My son I am sinking into depression. I am actually quite well read and educated, yet I don't understand a single work they say" - the hoon , surprisingly cold out toneet you smack chimenys.

 

[Noodley]

I can still remember "Shut the door"

Was Larry Grayson a Gaelic primary school teacher in Oban?

 

[marooncat]

Was Larry Grayson a Gaelic primary school teacher in Oban?

 

[Abitrary]

meh pelvis ees a tad whineeey. Heh! HEH! the whiney pain eh a fecked pelvis..

mee doddy shleeped me rrooon the eed with his fisty

 

[DJ]

I was wondering the other day if I should learn Gaelic, I was born and brought up for a while in the western isles, and the teacher (there was only one) spoke gaelic, and would teach us songs. Of which I can remember little. I think it's an attractive sounding language, so will consider it.

 

[PaulB]

I was wondering the other day if I should learn Gaelic, I was born and brought up for a while in the western isles, and the teacher (there was only one) spoke gaelic, and would teach us songs. Of which I can remember little. I think it's an attractive sounding language, so will consider it.

It's a beautiful language indeed and I love hearing it whenever I'm in that area. We do a lot of Munros and even the names of the mountains up there are hauntingly evocative of a vast spectral wilderness.

I've always loved this Burns poem:

My heart's in the Highlands,
My heart is not here.
My heart's in the Highlands a' chasing the deer.
Chasing the wild deer and following the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands,
Wherever I go.

 

[DJ]

That's a lovely poem indeed Paul, makes me want to go back home.

 

[Headgardener]

Does anybody know what Abitrary is wittering on about?

 

[Mr Pig]

Just so happens that the daughter of the friends I was talking about is going to be on telly tonight. She read a poem at the Mod in Falkirk which you can see at 11:30 on BBC2, probably only in Scotland though. Her name is Emily.

 

[furball]

Just wondering...I bought a big book of Scots Gaelic songs to learn. I absolutely love the tunes, but haven't a clue how to pronounce any of it properly. Now I've decided Scots Gaelic might be an interesting thing to learn. Finding a course in England will be like looking for a needle in a haystack...so other than buying a book and teaching myself, I'm kind of stuck. I prefer face to face language courses cos they're more fun...so are you a Gaelic speaker - if so did you learn it or are you a native speaker. How do you keep up your knowledge?

Hallo,
Ciamar a tha sibh Kirstie.
I'm not a native Gaelic speaker, I'm just learning.
If you want to post the titles of the songs here, I might know them or be able to translate them for you.
There is a series of books called Speaking our Language which are a good starting point if you want to learn Gaelic. Unfortunately I think may be out of print now but it might be worth keeping a look out on e-bay for them.
Another book useful book is Everyday Gaelic by Morag MacNeil. If you get this, make sure you get the one which includes a CD.
Teach Yourself Books have a gaelic version which is quite good.
This website is quite good http://www.taic.btinternet.co.uk/taic.htm
The Scottish Executive are putting money into encouraging more Gaelic speaking so maybe you should move to Scotland.

 

[Abitrary]

cred chimney, a weel a veeeery weeeel credible chimney!!!!

Caame a backen a macken dee GET OUT OF BED YOU LAZY BASTARD. the noo.. aweel she whizenned... gimme 30p for me supper you sasenache

 

[Bromptonaut]

There's quite a bit onthe bbc website http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/foghlam/
And, while in no way knocking Runrig, the music of Capercaillie has done much to bring Gaelic to a wider audience. Partner's cousin is doing a degree in the language, partly by distance learning but also using a facility on Skye - probably that mentioned by an earlier post.

As a regular visitor to the Western Isles, mainly Harris, since 1984 I too feel I should learn at least a few words if only good morning, thank you etc

 

[sloe]

I absolutely love the tunes, but haven't a clue how to pronounce any of it properly.

Get this album, and even if it doesn't help you learn you've still got a lovely album.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cuilidh-Jul...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1224364387&sr=1-1

 

[sloe]

Also curious about this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tribute-Run...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1224365802&sr=8-1