{"id":47295,"title":"An Introduction to G\u00e0idhlig (Scottish Gaelic)","description":"In this first blog, I will be covering some basic Scottish Gaelic greetings. Maybe you would like to wish someone a good morning, or perhaps you want to ask someone how they are: after reading this blog, you should have a basic grasp of these phrases to start a conversation in Scottish Gaelic.","content":"

F\u00e0ilte gu mo bhloga \u00f9r!<\/strong><\/p>

Welcome to my new blog!<\/p>

In this first blog, I will be covering some basic Scottish Gaelic greetings. Maybe you would like to wish someone a good morning, or perhaps you want to ask someone how they are: after reading this blog, you should have a basic grasp of these phrases to start a conversation in Scottish Gaelic.<\/p>

But first, a little introduction from myself<\/em><\/strong>. I\u2019m Andrew Huggan, founder of Wee County Gaelic, and I am a G\u00e0idhlig learner from Clackmannanshire, known locally as the \u201cWee County\u201d. I\u2019ve been interested in G\u00e0idhlig for over 20 years, but only started learning the language 5 years ago, on an app called Duolingo. Last year, I registered for \u201cAn C\u00f9rsa Inntrigidh\u201d, Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig G\u00e0idhlig collage\u2019s online introductory G\u00e0idhlig course.<\/p>

I will try to keep to a structured format for words and phrases as follows:<\/p>

Scottish Gaelic <\/strong>- how to say it <\/em>- English<\/p>

Greetings<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

Just like in English, there are many ways you can say hello or greet someone in Scottish Gaelic.<\/p>

Lets start with the most basic of them all:<\/p>

hallo<\/strong> - hah-low <\/em>- hello<\/p>

Now that we\u2019ve got that of the way, let\u2019s greet someone at different times of the day:<\/p>

madainn mhath<\/strong> - mah-tain vah - <\/em>good morning<\/p>

feasgar math<\/strong> - fess-kar mah - <\/em>good afternoon\/good evening<\/p>

latha math<\/strong> - lah mah - <\/em>good day<\/p>

Ok, now that we have greeted each other, let\u2019s move the conversation and ask how someone is:<\/p>

ciamar a tha thu? <\/strong>- kimmer ah ha ooh - <\/em>how are you?<\/p>

Great! Have just asked your first question in Scottish Gaelic! Maybe someone has asked you this question. Here\u2019s the most common ways to answer this question:<\/p>

tha mi gu math <\/strong>- ha me goo mah <\/em>- I\u2019m well<\/p>

tha gu math <\/strong>- ha goo mah <\/em>- well<\/p>

chan eil mi dona<\/strong> - chahn yell me daw-nah - <\/em>I\u2019m not bad<\/p>

chan eil dona <\/strong>- chahn yell daw-nah - <\/em>not bad<\/p>

Of course, you\u2019ll want to ask the question back to keep the conversation going. To do this, you can repeat the question and add the word fh\u00e8in <\/strong>at the end:<\/p>

ciamar a tha thu fh\u00e8in? <\/strong>- kimmer ah ha ooh hain - <\/em>how are you yourself?<\/p>

Well how about that - you just had your first conversation in Scottish Gaelic! Now let\u2019s look at this whole conversation:<\/p>

Me: Madainn mhath<\/strong><\/p>

You: Madainn mhath<\/strong><\/p>

Me: Ciamar a tha thu?<\/strong><\/p>

You: Tha gu math. Ciamar a tha thu fh\u00e8in?<\/strong><\/p>

Me: Chan eil dona.<\/strong><\/p>

Sin agad e! There you have it! You now know how to greet someone, ask someone how they are, and also tell someone how you are yourself. Not too difficult is it?<\/p>","urlTitle":"an-introduction-to-scottish-gaelic","url":"\/blog\/an-introduction-to-scottish-gaelic\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/an-introduction-to-scottish-gaelic\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/weecountygaelic.co.uk\/blog\/an-introduction-to-scottish-gaelic\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1742334783,"updatedAt":1742338792,"publishedAt":1742338791,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":381754,"name":"Wee County Gaelic"},"tags":[{"id":3921,"code":"lessons","name":"lessons","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/lessons\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/c2dgsopenapxmu6mdig4usirxdscmw4vfdyerlvs21f1tkra.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/c2dgsopenapxmu6mdig4usirxdscmw4vfdyerlvs21f1tkra.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/c2dgsopenapxmu6mdig4usirxdscmw4vfdyerlvs21f1tkra.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[],"labels":[]}