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@TallShipProds reports Gàidhlig heard on set!

We’re sure it wasn’t the first and won’t be the last. A+ grade awarded to Karen Combs for the correct translation.

Gave it my best try at proper pronunciation but had to be corrected by the expert!

Now even Gàidhlig speakers can read about Outlander!

Unfortunately, I am not yet one of them. I have been able to pick out a few tidbits.

The caption under the photo seems to reference something about Irish Actress Caitriona Balfe who is Claire Randall and Sam Heughan from New Galloway
who is Jamie Fraser.

The rest of the article, I can only pick out a few words.  I do see references to 18th and 20th centuries, young Scot and Diana Gabaldon’s 25 million books sold. There are also references to Ron D. Moore, Klingons and Star Trek. And lastly, there is a quote from Àdhamh that seems to reference something about the Gàidhlig.

I have sent a Tweet to Àdhamh asking if he can summarize for us in English, but I know he and the cast are very busy filming on location at the moment. However, I will post as soon as I get a good summary or translation.

Outlander Mutual Admiration Society

So prior to @Writer_DG leaving for her close-up in Scotland, we knew there was much anticipation for a meeting between  Àdhamh and Diana.

Luckily, I can now report that the meeting has taken place and there is photographic proof!

Alas, Diana’s two lines are in Scots not Gaelic, so I don’t believe there was any direct coaching from Àdhamh, but she was able to observe him at work as evidenced in the following line of her post on Facebook entitled “My Brief Career as a TV Actor (Part 2).”

The director passes round, giving people instructions—and various specialists, such as the dialect coach and the Gaelic expert(this would be Adhamh O’Broin, whom you’ve seen in the “Speak Outlander” videos—a star in his own right. <g>) also zoom in to render aid and advice.

Good work Àdhamh! Dare we hope that there might be more “How to speak Outlander” soon?  Valentine’s Day is coming verra soon after all!

So fellow #Outlanders, what would you choose to learn in the next “How to speak Outlander” lesson?

How to Speak Outlander Lesson 3: “Mo Nighean Donn”

So for lesson 3 we get audience AND MacKenzie participation. I recognize lots of faces from the line at the January 11 Outlander Starz event. I don’t see me though. A couple of fans seem to have already been practicing but that won’t stop ALL of us from “saying it with you”, Sam! Glad to see Graham and Gary seem to approve, but that just might be the cookies talking.