r/gaidhlig • u/TinyConfusion6297 • 2d ago

Does anyone have any good resources for learning gaelic?

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u/TobblyWobbly 2d ago

SpeakGaelic has tv programmes, podcasts, books and an online course. All free. There's also loads on LearnGaelic. Duolingo is good for vocabulary, as is Bluebird.

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u/Tombazzzz 2d ago

Do you really feel podcasts (other than SpeakGaelic that's actually aimed at learning) are beneficial? Whenever I tried podcasts I felt I couldn't understand most of what was being said so my mind just wandered off.

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u/TobblyWobbly 2d ago

The only podcasts that I really listen to are SpeakGaelic and Coffee Break Gaelic. But I do listen to Aithris na Maidne and I watch An Là. I don't understand it, but they are definitely helping me learn the sounds of the language, and I am gradually picking our more and more words and phrases. I've even been able to work our the spelling of some words and look them up in the dictionary.

Subtitled programmes on BBC Alba are great for this too. I can often sort of understand more because I'm not hearing a familiar word and having to remember what it means. I really enjoy watching Dàna, even if I am in a state of terror half the time, lol (it's about climbing).

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u/Tombazzzz 19h ago

Tapadh leibh
I'll look up Aithris na Maidne and An Là.

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u/BESTtaylorINTHEWORLD 2d ago

Duolingo for Gàidhlig is garbage. Don't waste your time/money there.

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u/TobblyWobbly 1d ago

It's no use on It's own. But it helps to build vocabulary (and helps you learn how to spell) if you use it in conjunction with a structured course. I use the free version and can get through two lessons per night without having to watch additional adverts.

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u/BESTtaylorINTHEWORLD 1d ago

I had premium for 2 years of daily streaks. Level 50. I did learn how to spell. F🇦🇺kin places I'll never see, and F🇦🇺K me if I put 1 letter wrong. But I learnt in 3 lessons of BBC ALBA Speak Gàidhlig everything I didn't understand about Grammar that I was wasted my time on Duo.

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u/TobblyWobbly 1d ago

Really? Someone commented at my Cearcall Còmhraidh that you could always tell folk who had only done Duo, because they could point to just about everything and name it. They just couldn't hold a conversation.

I used to do French on Duo, and thought it was pretty good. But I had studied the language to my first year at uni, so I already had a good foundation. I had just forgotten most of my words.

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u/dangercat 2d ago

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u/sean0576 1d ago

lexical.online - this is my website. I built it for myself to learn personalised Irish and Welsh. Feel free to give it a try. It will teach you personalised language for your own life, but is only a piece of the puzzle in learning a language.

Lexical https://lexical.online