Glè mhath! It is funny isn't it: a Yank teaching a Scot. I used to get the occasional free pint on Islay because folk wanted to hear how on earth I managed to be teaching in their high school. 😁

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Ceud taing, a Ghraeme. Many thanks for your kind words. 🙂That was the case for many Nova Scotians I met. I find it interesting how most learners approach it from the opposite direction - through literacy. I suppose folk need to learn it some how if there aren't speakers nearby.

How are my bonny hills? It's been a long long time. If I had wings of a turtledove . .

Tapadh leat! 🙂

Sgoinneil, Eric! I am happy the Gaelic is sticking in your mind. 🙂 It would be great to see you on the course - I'm happy to answer any questions about it.

@@GaelicwithJason I do have a question. In the course will there be opportunities to speak Gaelic with yourself or in a group, like in a zoom or Skype group?

Lovely to see you, Lisa, and great to hear. 🙂 In my eyes, the more we can chuckle at Gaelic grammar, the less daunting it'll seem.

Another Scot here. I've always known that Gàidhlig had influenced Scots, but am only discovering the true extent through learning it now.

Oh, just you wait, Todd. I have plans for videos about Azeroth... 😎

Sgoinneil! 😀

Madainn mhath! 🙂 Yes, you'll have that extra T- in some cases: an t-uisge beatha = the whisky anns an uisge beatha = in the whisky ag òl an uisge beatha = drinking the whisky There's that T- in the first one because there's no little word like 'in' or 'with' or any action, ie: seeing, drinking, etc. They're different situations, grammatically speaking. Does that clarify things a bit?

@@GaelicwithJasonMar sin a tha e, is toil leam e! This will keep my mind in shape 😀. Mòran taing

Tapadh leat! Thank you for watching. 🙂 I wouldn't say that that instance of lenition is dead, just that colloquial Gaelic is often a bit less strict about some aspects of grammar. Although the hypercorrect form would be "ag iarraidh an uisge-bheatha" (with the lenition of 'beatha'), for some folk, "ag iarraidh an uisge-beatha" would be more natural. When I was working with transcriptions of native speakers back in university, I saw lots of times when colloquial Gaelic was less than hypercorrect - just like any language. 🙂

@@GaelicwithJasonWow, thanks very much for replying in person! Yes, instability is a particularly interesting part of language. It's a shame to witness features die out, but exciting to look out for what developments will follow as a result!! Thanks again for these brilliant videos 🙏🏻

The majority do, yes. 🙂I highly recommend learning the individual forms bit by bit as you go. It's a far quicker road to mastery and using Gaelic more naturally. The genitive doesn't need to be big and scary at all. It can be just another quirk of Gaelic. 🙂🙂

Sorry if this is too long, just my personal advise. I can tell you from my own experience if you want to learn anything you have to WANT to learn it, not saying you don't but this is the first step to doing everything you can to learn it and find the motivation. I am 51 years old, I have always known I have Scottish ancestry and Gaelic was a language I wanted to learn when I was about 20 years old. Unfortunately I live in Hawaii so the availalbe resources back then was basically zero finding Gaelic speakers let alone College course that could teach it. Fast forward to 2022, with technology and all the available resources online I decided to start learning. I have only been learning for two months now using Duolingo and watching Jason's videos. At the same time, I work a 14 hour schedule, have a family and other life commitments but I don't let a day go by without learning something of Gaelic...I do take breaks as Jason mentions to not burn out and let things absorb. My point is, weather your life isn't so distracted or it is, if you want to learn you will make the time to learn, even if it's just 15 minutes a day to one hour a day. Living in Hawaii I don't have the opportunity to have conversational Gaelic, there is just a small group of people who speak Irish Gaelic where I live. All though there is a similarities, I don't want to confuse what Im learning with Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic for now. My only alternative is when I have time I sit and listen to children's videos in Gaelic, reason why is kids are learning Gaelic in the same way I am right now, very basic words and simple sentences. This not only helps me hear Gaelic being spoken, but it allows me to hear the words and phrases I am learning in a conversation environment. Even though I cannot speak back, I can hear everything I am learning being spoken so it helps. Sometimes they are speaking words I do not know you but I can also hear a lot of what I am learning. My point, just do whatever you can to immerse yourself into the language. If you are in high school like you mentioned, you have the time lol...hope this helps.

Hello, I am learning Gaelic with duolingo and Jason's lessons. Just try it. Everything helps. You earn points (xp) and it is like a competition. Day by day, just a little bit or even more. As you like ut.

@@Mybassgruvin I agree with you. Motivation and persistence are key.

Hah! 🙂🥃🥃

Madainn math, Eric. I hope your weekend is going well. 🙂 Yes, that's it exactly. Any genitive plural would use either nan or nam. Glè mhath!

@@GaelicwithJasonMadainn math Jason, tapadh leibh, a thìdsear

I'm offended you're worried how Scots would be offended. A true Scot has very thick skin...lol

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I'm no expert and only a fellow learner, but I think that fàgail has a more permanent connotation. There are a considerable number of songs with fàgail in the name where the singer laments about how they have to leave their hometown or island and how sad they are to go (Fagail Steornabhagh, Fagail Liòsmor, Fagail Bhearnaraigh etc).

I like how you're thinking about the nuance there, Richard. 🙂 *A' fàgail* is usually connected with a specific place, ie: leaving the house, leaving Lismore, etc. *A' falbh* means going off somewhere, usually a bit of a distance from the present location, ie: going home.

Ok! Thank you guys, that helped clarify it!

If I had to guess, maybe it’s because “an t-uisge” means “rain”

Yes, that could work: a' faicinn a' choin ag òl an uisge-beatha. Double genitive there, phew! 🙂 Might not be so good for the dog though!