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Jun 19, 20205 min read

"Our need for consolation is insatiable"

Tha a’ ghrian a’ deàrrsadh air meatailt, glas, peant an dath geal no airgead — fiù ‘s peant dubh le gleans air — air a thilgeil air ais...

Jun 1, 20204 min read

Joseph Roth

Bha mi a-mach roimhe air Robert Walser, Eilbheiseach a bha math air sgrìobhadh pìosan goirid den ainm feuilletons. Ach chanainn-sa gur e...

May 22, 20205 min read

Languages Assemble! Gaelic as a fifth language

This post was written by Véronique Heynsbroek. Véronique learned Gaelic to fluency at the University of Aberdeen, where she later studied...

May 15, 20205 min read

Solvitur ambulando

Is e fìor dhroch rud a th’ ann an tinneas-inntinn ‘s nuair a tha e a’ briseadh oirnn – gu tric gun rabhadh – tha e gar fàgail...

May 8, 20209 min read

How long does it take to learn Gaelic?

In a word, forever. And it doesn’t matter if you are starting out as an adult, a teenager, a child or an infant: learning any language is...

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Apr 27, 20203 min read

"Obstinately alive"

O chionn ghoirid bha mi a’ leughadh leabhar a sgrìobh an t-Àrd-ollamh John Stuart Blackie aig deireadh an naoidheamh linn deug far an...

Apr 1, 20208 min read

How do you get to a conversational level in Gaelic?

Let’s think about this question in two ways. First, let’s think about how it applies to you if you are taking part in some kind of Gaelic...

Mar 1, 20207 min read

How hard is it to learn Gaelic?

This is definitely one of the most common questions people ask. Unfortunately, it is also impossible to give a satisfactory answer,...

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Feb 25, 20201 min read

Progressing with Gaelic

Welcome to the new blog for the Progressive Gaelic course. Here, we will be posting content about the experience of learning Gaelic, the...

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