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KiNkY KiNg HeAd
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hey everyone I'm new here wanna learn how to speak gaelic cant buy it over the web cause cost 2 much cash (well for me at least I live in South Africa and the rand dollar/pound exchange rate is a bit high) so anyone out there who knows of a link that could maybe help me???
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William Wallace
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It's a disgrace that it's not taught in all schools anymore. I got the choice of German and French but I'd have much preferred to learn Gaelic.
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Total Posts: 331 | Joined Jan. 2002 | Posted on: 8:39 pm on June 11, 2002 | IP
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Corkie
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KiNkY KiNg HeAd
Unless you want to go to a wee village in the Western Isles - why do you think that Gaelic would a good language to learn ????
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Total Posts: 261 | Joined Mar. 2002 | Posted on: 9:23 pm on June 11, 2002 | IP
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KiNkY KiNg HeAd
Fresh ideas |
well corkie it makes a person more interesting if u can speak a language that few people can now days.......found a good site if anyoes interested its http://www.akerbeltz.org/fuaimean/fuaimean.htm its realy good got mp3 files and all
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Total Posts: 8 | Joined June 2002 | Posted on: 9:39 pm on June 11, 2002 | IP
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Alan
Opinionated Wind Bag |
Fair play in learning Gaelic but as for schools concerned I think it is more important to learn a foreign language than a language which is spoken by about 3% of the population
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Total Posts: 169 | Joined Sep. 2001 | Posted on: 10:15 pm on June 11, 2002 | IP
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ally
Opinionated Wind Bag |
Speaking as someone from a "wee village in the Western Isles" and being called a "blecairt" whenever someone finds out I refused to learn Ghàidhlig properly as a child - all I can say is that Gaelic is not a very useful language for people living outside the Hebrides. A person I will no doubt be myself upon finishing university.
However, if you do ever decide to move here - Gaelic IS a very useful language which will help you converse with your neighbours (also works wonders with the ladies, let me tell you), listen to gaelic songs and gaelic radio and understand what the locals are shouting at you when you play football in your garden on the sabbath!
Now, however, it is a conversational language - for instance - when a gaelic speaker speaks about something technical or complicated they will speak in English - but when they are chatting about things like.... that kid at number 2 who keeps playing football on the Lord's day and what must be done with him.... they speak in Gaelic.
If you're still interested, Kinky, check out Comhairle nan eilean siar - the western isles council's website
http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk
- there's lots of links you'd be interested in - if I haven't discouraged you with my anti-sabbath/protestant/gaelic-speakers diatribe! 
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Total Posts: 179 | Joined Jan. 2002 | Posted on: 1:13 am on June 12, 2002 | IP
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Ally Macabre
More Than Words |
Jeez!
us islanders get everywhere...
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Total Posts: 1450 | Joined Sep. 2001 | Posted on: 1:33 pm on June 12, 2002 | IP
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Bzzzz
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That website is fantastic!Cheers for that KiNkY KiNg HeAd...
this message board is the beez kneez!
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Total Posts: 2778 | Joined Sep. 2001 | Posted on: 1:44 pm on June 12, 2002 | IP
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perthTam
Opinionated Wind Bag |
I don't have the Gaelic
How do you order a beer in Gaelic?
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Total Posts: 201 | Joined Feb. 2002 | Posted on: 5:38 pm on June 12, 2002 | IP
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sleeping warrior
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i thought ordering beers was an international language!
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Total Posts: 112 | Joined Nov. 2001 | Posted on: 9:09 pm on June 12, 2002 | IP
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Caoimhin MacAoidh
Fresh ideas |
If all schools taught Gaelic it might not be just the language of the Isles and get back to being a language covering a large part of Scotland. If we don't have our own language we're just Yanks or Aussies with different accents. It takes more than a kilt at Scotland games to make a Scot.
Tha mi ag iarraidh pinnt leann. I want a pint of beer
Bu toigh leam pinnt leann. I would like a pint of beer.
Asking for nips.. the same but deoch laidir.
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Total Posts: 1 | Joined June 2002 | Posted on: 10:31 am on June 13, 2002 | IP
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TA Ealing
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Hands up if yer frae the Western Isles!
ally - which wee village - I'm frae Balivanich on Benbecula...
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Total Posts: 1098 | Joined Sep. 2001 | Posted on: 8:41 am on June 14, 2002 | IP
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bry
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The wee village of brora is not on the Isles, Ally!
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bry fae thurso
Glas Gaidheal
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Total Posts: 402 | Joined Sep. 2001 | Posted on: 9:31 am on June 14, 2002 | IP
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Ally Macabre
More Than Words |
My parents come form Steornabhaig.
My fathers family came from Arnol.
Inverurie isn't in the Western Isles either...
It's all in the blood!
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Total Posts: 1450 | Joined Sep. 2001 | Posted on: 9:36 am on June 14, 2002 | IP
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bry
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Not where you were born then? 
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bry fae thurso
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Total Posts: 402 | Joined Sep. 2001 | Posted on: 9:53 am on June 14, 2002 | IP
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Ally Macabre
More Than Words |
Naw Bry.
The Islanders are an adventurous bunch, and they have spread across the globe in order to escape the Calvinist Sabbath.
My older sister was born in Stornoway, I was born in Stafford, my younger sister was born in Hong Kong, but the unluckiest of the entire family must be my older brother...
He was born in Dunfermline.
Nuff said.
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Total Posts: 1450 | Joined Sep. 2001 | Posted on: 10:32 am on June 14, 2002 | IP
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tartanali
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I'll see you tomorrow Ally!!!
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Total Posts: 25 | Joined Sep. 2001 | Posted on: 10:44 am on June 14, 2002 | IP
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ally
Opinionated Wind Bag |
I'm from the village of Back/Bac in the Loch a' Tuath bay on Lewis - 7 miles north of Stornoway.
My late shen (my mum's dad) was a greatly respected historian and managed to trace our family and village back to when the Hebrides were "owned" by the Norwegians... quite a party story that, you must agree!
... and my dad's family are from Broughty Ferry - which is probably why I'm studying in Dundee.
And to keep this topic relevant to the board....... when my auntie was a teenager she went out with none-other than Sky pundit Andy Gray.... he spent his summers in the village with his family.... and the local sports centre/burgeoning football academy in the next village was opened by him a few years back.... and he was a thoroughly bloody nice bloke.
What the hell was this thread about again?!?
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