I have got to say, I love how you explained the grammar you intended to cover very concise, yet still conveyed what would be needed for someone to learn. Thank you quite the enlightening video. Taing!
As a student of several languages including Gàidhlig, and several other that use writing systems other than the Latin alphabet, it has often struck me that the ancient Celts would have done well to invent their own writing system. Latin just can't keep up. This was a good explanation though.
As a Welsh-speaker I found this very interesting, though, very different to Welsh too (though we have mutations too where the intial consonant can change, say, from p to b, or c to g). However, I'm not very grammatically-minded. What did you mean c7'30" that "we have these sounds in English too" when talking of lenition of 'd'? Would be handy to give an English example, as I'm still not sure what's actually happening. Diolch.
The four sounds for D are broad dà (da) slender dè (jay) broad lenited dhà (ga but with the g sound in the back of the throat) and slender lenited dhìth (yee). For more details on the sounds I would recommend the Gaelic Sounds section on LearnGaelic learngaelic.scot/sounds/
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@@filipinojalapeno1527 No, only 1 is correct. Less is used with uncountables like sugar, sand etc. When an object can be counted, we use fewer such as fewer people.
I have got to say, I love how you explained the grammar you intended to cover very concise, yet still conveyed what would be needed for someone to learn. Thank you quite the enlightening video. Taing!
You have taught me more in one 13 minuet video than I could have learned in a 2 hour video that fill my recommendations.
This was wonderful. Thank you. I was glad to see Duolingo adding Scots Gaelic
extremely helpful thank you
I learned/relearned some things with this. Thanks.
NLR Non Lenitable Rebels
Thank you for that
another is 'No Lenition Required'
Good way to describe the scots aswell 😬😬😬😅😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣
Excellent tidsear! I speak Spanish and English and am learning on Duolingo about the basics but this really helped me break it down much better
As a student of several languages including Gàidhlig, and several other that use writing systems other than the Latin alphabet, it has often struck me that the ancient Celts would have done well to invent their own writing system. Latin just can't keep up. This was a good explanation though.
Can you make a video speaking the lyrics of Òran na Cloiche very slowly for pronunciation learning?
That sounds like a fun idea. I'll see what I can do. :)
@@carolinevroot I would sooooo appreciate it! It's a popular enough song, I think it would be useful for a lot of people.
As a Welsh-speaker I found this very interesting, though, very different to Welsh too (though we have mutations too where the intial consonant can change, say, from p to b, or c to g). However, I'm not very grammatically-minded. What did you mean c7'30" that "we have these sounds in English too" when talking of lenition of 'd'? Would be handy to give an English example, as I'm still not sure what's actually happening. Diolch.
I wouldn't say that L is non-lenitable. It's just a different L that few people detect, and it is never spelled as lenited.
That is true there is a sound change in Ls when lenition would happen but there is no spelling change. :)
@dailygaelic8780 if there is a sound change then lenition _is_ happening. It's just not represented in orthography.
Thanks!
So what about a slender d in the middle of a word, such as cuidigh? I was under the impression it was pronounced "coo-jee."
That's Irish though.
@@davidmandic3417 in irish its just a palatalized d, not a j
Can you put in parentheses what the sound would be. Example; dè (jay). Also, can you say the pronouncement twice? Thanks.
The four sounds for D are broad dà (da) slender dè (jay) broad lenited dhà (ga but with the g sound in the back of the throat) and slender lenited dhìth (yee). For more details on the sounds I would recommend the Gaelic Sounds section on LearnGaelic learngaelic.scot/sounds/
What the absolute F are these ads attached to this video? I almost clicked away; they were taking too damn long, no option to skip. IF any advertisers see this: the best way to guarantee that I NEVER buy yours stuff, is to waste my damn time talking about it when I'm trying to get to a 10 minute video.
Taing!
fewer consonants, not "less"
either is correct
@@filipinojalapeno1527 No, only 1 is correct.
Less is used with uncountables like sugar, sand etc. When an object can be counted, we use fewer such as fewer people.
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