Tha Gaidhlig Albannach agaibh?

Brea · 01-30-2008, 06:05 PM

Tha Gaidhlig Albannach agam. Chan eil 's toil leam Alba Nuadh, agus 's toil leam Alba!

Moon · 01-30-2008, 06:33 PM

This seems like a cool language Brea, can you teach me?

The only think I understand about what you said is this thread is about talking Gaelic? (Hopefully I got that right at least)

Brea · 01-30-2008, 06:48 PM

Hi moon,

Yes, it is about Scottish Gaelic in particular. Gaidhlig is pronounced 'Gallic' when it is Scottish, and 'Gay-lic' when it is Irish. They are different languages with some similar words.

I said 'Tha Gaidhlig Albannach agaibh?' which means 'Do you speak Scottish Gaelic?' Then I said 'Tha Gaidhlig Albannach agam' which means 'I speak Scottish Gaelic'. The next sentence is I don't like Nova Scotia, but I like Scotland.

The one phrase I teach a lot of people is 'Tha mi gle fhliuch' which means 'I am very wet' in Scottish Gaelic. Then they get drunk and shout it at bars!!

The pronunciation of it is very strange. For instance, the first sentence is pronounced "Haa Gaaaallic Alba-knock ack-ave?"

Moon · 01-31-2008, 11:59 AM

At least I had the pronounciation of Albannach right?
So actually, that sentence is literally translated: "Gaelic Scottsh you-speak?"

This looks complicated

Just found this on internet: Ciamar a tha sibh?

Brea · 01-31-2008, 04:32 PM

Tha mi gu math.
"I am well"

Ciamar a tha sibh-pfain?

"How are you, yourself?"

Interestingly, there is no word for 'Yes' or 'No' in Scottish Gaelic. You affirm or negate by repeating one of the words in the sentence (in this case, 'tha').

Moon · 01-31-2008, 09:16 PM

What's the specific meaning of "tha"?

Tha mi gu math, btw

Brea · 01-31-2008, 09:29 PM

Hm...it's so strange because Gaelic is an odd language. 'Tha' is used when referring to yourself but it doesn't actually mean 'I'...you get that more from the verb tenses agam/agaibh etc. So in other ways, "I" or the idea of 'myself' is...A bheil, 's, and many others. I can tell you that if someone asks you something with 'tha' in it, you can use 'tha' to indicate affirmative (a 'yes'), but it is ONLY for sentences that use that term in them. If you use any of the other words, that's how you say 'yes'...it's confusing.

Gaelic is a very old language and is unrelated to very few surviving languages, from what I understand, so its form is very confusing and strange.

sultan · 02-10-2008, 01:10 PM

Camanachd or shinty is my favorite form of hockey and it is still popular up in the Northlands. When viewing a match, I love listening to the broadcasters speaking in the ancient Gaelic tongue:

shinty

In my youth I first heard the language spoken in an old movie about Rob Roy and have always felt it was a beautiful and intriguing language. BBC has an online language school but learning something like that is beyond my exceedingly limited capabilities!

Brea · 02-11-2008, 06:31 PM

Moon-

OK I was a bit confused in the above post. 'mi' is the 'I' word.

Sultan: the popularity of shinty, and indeed curling, has a lot to do with the fact that the first people in Minnesota were the Scots and the French. The last to arrive were the Scandinavians...yet they get all the credit!

Moon · 02-11-2008, 06:36 PM

Fàilte Sultan

Is mise Moon. Ciamar a tha sibh?

(Welcome Sultan. I'm Moon. How are you?)

01-30-2008, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Brea V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,283	Tha Gaidhlig Albannach agaibh? Tha Gaidhlig Albannach agam. Chan eil 's toil leam Alba Nuadh, agus 's toil leam Alba! __________________ www.breamorgiane.com

01-30-2008, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brea V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,283	Hi moon, Yes, it is about Scottish Gaelic in particular. Gaidhlig is pronounced 'Gallic' when it is Scottish, and 'Gay-lic' when it is Irish. They are different languages with some similar words. I said 'Tha Gaidhlig Albannach agaibh?' which means 'Do you speak Scottish Gaelic?' Then I said 'Tha Gaidhlig Albannach agam' which means 'I speak Scottish Gaelic'. The next sentence is I don't like Nova Scotia, but I like Scotland. The one phrase I teach a lot of people is 'Tha mi gle fhliuch' which means 'I am very wet' in Scottish Gaelic. Then they get drunk and shout it at bars!! The pronunciation of it is very strange. For instance, the first sentence is pronounced "Haa Gaaaallic Alba-knock ack-ave?" __________________ www.breamorgiane.com

01-31-2008, 11:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Moon V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 3,627	At least I had the pronounciation of Albannach right? So actually, that sentence is literally translated: "Gaelic Scottsh you-speak?" This looks complicated Just found this on internet: Ciamar a tha sibh? Last edited by Moon; 01-31-2008 at 12:05 PM.

01-31-2008, 04:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brea V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,283	Tha mi gu math. "I am well" Ciamar a tha sibh-pfain? "How are you, yourself?" Interestingly, there is no word for 'Yes' or 'No' in Scottish Gaelic. You affirm or negate by repeating one of the words in the sentence (in this case, 'tha'). __________________ www.breamorgiane.com

01-31-2008, 09:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Brea V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,283	Hm...it's so strange because Gaelic is an odd language. 'Tha' is used when referring to yourself but it doesn't actually mean 'I'...you get that more from the verb tenses agam/agaibh etc. So in other ways, "I" or the idea of 'myself' is...A bheil, 's, and many others. I can tell you that if someone asks you something with 'tha' in it, you can use 'tha' to indicate affirmative (a 'yes'), but it is ONLY for sentences that use that term in them. If you use any of the other words, that's how you say 'yes'...it's confusing. Gaelic is a very old language and is unrelated to very few surviving languages, from what I understand, so its form is very confusing and strange. __________________ www.breamorgiane.com

01-30-2008, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Moon V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 3,627	This seems like a cool language Brea, can you teach me? The only think I understand about what you said is this thread is about talking Gaelic? (Hopefully I got that right at least)

01-31-2008, 09:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Moon V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 3,627	What's the specific meaning of "tha"? Tha mi gu math, btw

02-10-2008, 01:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
sultan Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 120	Camanachd or shinty is my favorite form of hockey and it is still popular up in the Northlands. When viewing a match, I love listening to the broadcasters speaking in the ancient Gaelic tongue: shinty In my youth I first heard the language spoken in an old movie about Rob Roy and have always felt it was a beautiful and intriguing language. BBC has an online language school but learning something like that is beyond my exceedingly limited capabilities!

02-11-2008, 06:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
Brea V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,283	Moon- OK I was a bit confused in the above post. 'mi' is the 'I' word. Sultan: the popularity of shinty, and indeed curling, has a lot to do with the fact that the first people in Minnesota were the Scots and the French. The last to arrive were the Scandinavians...yet they get all the credit! __________________ www.breamorgiane.com

02-11-2008, 06:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Moon V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 3,627	Fàilte Sultan Is mise Moon. Ciamar a tha sibh? (Welcome Sultan. I'm Moon. How are you?)