Category Archives: Gaelic Words

So you don’t have your own personal Gaelic coach? Sam suggests….

So if you want to learn Gaelic at a little faster pace than this blog or the ‘How to Speak Outlander” lessons, may I suggest LearnGaelic.net as retweeted by Mr. Heughan!

I’m happy to report that I have taken lesson 1 a few times now and have managed to pass the Lesson 1 Quiz with 80% (and Sam noticed!).

Sam Heughan  favorited your Tweet 
44m: @LearnGaelicNet @Heughan @An_Comhghallach I got 80% on lesson 1. #Makingprogress

I’m sure many of you out there with a better gift for languages can do a bit better!

Follow this link to Learn Gaelic as a beginner!

Thanks to @HeughansHeughligans for this picture of Sam in the header!

Puppies are sooo cute…

So as those who follow @OutlanderCostum know, the Moore household in Scotland has a new addition. Since said new addition does not yet have a name, I thought maybe the Gaelic for puppy would do nicely until a formal name is announced.

Another word for our glossary!

Cuilean [coolin] puppy or little dog

So, let’s talk numbers…

Numbers can be verra useful. For example, you might need to count the number of times that Claire gets herself in trouble by speaking/acting without thinking.

Luckily, Àdhamh tweeted out a handy primer on numbers 1-10 in Gaelic with pronunciation guide.

The good news is that Àdhamh says if you can master all sounds contained in the Scottish Gaelic numbers 1-10, you’re halfway there!

The bad news is I think being able to count 1-10 might only get us halfway through Part 2 of Outlander. 🙂

Debate: Which is easier Twitter or Gaelic

Thus begins an age old debate:

 

Well, maybe not so age old, but we did pick up a new Gaelic phrase: Taing dhuibh  which I am pretty sure means thanks!

I also pointed out my own experiences in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia where there has been a concerted effort to keep Gaelic alive.

This Tweet also gives another phrase and pronunciation guide to add to our Glossary:

Sin math! /sheen ma/ That’s good

So where does ‘slàinte’ come from? Hint: It’s not Mexico

So after falling for what I now realize was a bit of blarney that I read on Facebook (And let’s face it, there’s a LOT of blarney on Facebook), I started the following Twitter conversation with Àdhamh.

— Mandy Tidwell (@rtidwell730) January 28, 2014

So now we have some idea where ‘slàinte’ originates.  I’ve also learned to read Facebook posts a bit more carefully. 🙂