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 Message 169 of 195
13 September 2013 at 5:39pm | IP Logged 
A chairde,

lo and behold! I finished Colloquial Irish today. I'm not that proud of it, because I haven't really learned much except 326 different ways of saying "I like X" and 243 examples for the use of the present habitual. But hey, finishing a textbook is finishing a textbook, so I will celebrate with a good ol' pint of Guinness this evening.

After that, I will continue studying Irish with Mícheál Ó Sidhail's Learning Irish. There's going to be another occasion for celebrating soon, as I'm now working on unit 37 out of 40 in my Scottish Gaelic textbook.

You can find more details in my log.

Slán agaibh!
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 Message 170 of 195
13 September 2013 at 8:51pm | IP Logged 
@Josquin
Bullaí fir! You more than deserve that celebratory pint of goodness. :)
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 Message 171 of 195
13 September 2013 at 9:08pm | IP Logged 
Teango wrote:
@Josquin
Bullaí fir! You more than deserve that celebratory pint of goodness. :)

Go raibh míle maith agat, a Theango! :)
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 Message 172 of 195
15 September 2013 at 1:09pm | IP Logged 
A charaidean chòire,

now I have also finished my Scottish Gaelic textbook. As always, you find the details in my log.

Slàn leibh!
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 Message 173 of 195
15 September 2013 at 8:17pm | IP Logged 
Dhá phionta Guinness agus an chaser fuisce anseo, más é do thoil é! ;)
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 Message 174 of 195
15 September 2013 at 8:45pm | IP Logged 
Chan eil ach dhà bhotal Kilkenny agam an-diugh, ach òlaidh mi sin co-dhiù! :)
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 Message 175 of 195
01 November 2013 at 7:26pm | IP Logged 
I think it right to give this thread a bump considering it is the end of the Gaelic
festival of Samhain, forerunner of
Hallowe'en.

I've been doing quite a lot with Scottish Gaelic as of late, not working with any
courses, just reading and browsing the net. For fellow learners, there are two books
that I've recently recieved which I would like to recommend. Both are available at
Gaelicbooks.org. The first is 'Fo Sgàil a' Swastika by Donald John MacDonald. This
book tells of the authors time spent in the British Army during WW2. The Gaelic is
accompanied with an English translation, and a recording of the author himself reading
the text. Being a poet, his Gaelic has a beautiful crispness to it, and is a great
model for learners. Price: £15.00, worth it for the recordings alone.

Secondly, 'Mas Math mo Chuimhne' or 'Reflection of the Gaels', a collection of
interviews with various native speakers put together by Clì Gàidhlig. The topics
covered include youth, work, traditions, stories, community and change, culture and the
language itself. Again, all interviews have an English translation, and the
accompanying CD has 24 tracks of audio (not all the interviews). The price:£4.50, not
bad!

'Mas Math mo Chuimhne' is probably more suitable for intermediate learners as it
exemplifies the everyday spoken language, while 'Fo Sgàil a' Swasktika' is more
'highbrow' in nature. Best bet, buy both!

Not to leave the Breton learners out, I came across a site which might interest you, an
archive of recordings of native speakers. Take a look:
http://banque.sonore.breton.free.fr/index.html

Anyone else find any other interesting resources? How is everyone doing?

Edited by liammcg on 01 November 2013 at 7:29pm

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 Message 176 of 195
02 November 2013 at 5:13pm | IP Logged 
Short summary of the last months:

I've took the exam from Modern Irish I yesterday (roughly chapters 1-7 from Gaeilge gan Stró vol 1). Anyone who passes the exam may choose to take Modern Irish II.

I changed my plans and did not go to Gleann Cholm Cille for the weekend course in late October.

Inspired by a thread on the Fluent in 3 months forum, I'm now part of another "challenge", i.e. to read either Harry Potter or The Hobbit in my target language. Since I have An Hobad (I bought it in Ireland), I'll read that one. The project officially started yesterday, but I was busy. Hopefully I'll find the time for some English-Gaeilge back-and-forth reading tonight.

Edited by jeff_lindqvist on 02 November 2013 at 7:06pm



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