Vowels and (N)o (L)enition (R)equired 😎

Thank you so much for your videos Jason. I was born in the Gàidhealtachd and live there now, in Coigach. 50 years ago Gaelic was the predominant language here, now only a handful of speakers have it. I have been trying to learn for years but my skills and confidence have multiplied exponentially since discovering your videos. Next week I am going to the fist Feis we have had here in decades. What a beautiful and poetic language Gaelic is. Thank you for your generosity, enthusiasm and warmth. Tapadh leibh!

Please, continue doing videos on you channel! I'm scottish just for 5,5%, but I love scottish culture SO MUCH. I became a master of a celtic history, now I know 90% of any information about celts, firstly, about Scotland. I actually want to learn pictish language, but it died a long ago, and now I'm learning gaelic. There is just around 10 000 people that speaks gaelic every day, and I want to be one of them. Continue your channel, please!

Oh yes, this is helpful. I only have to remember the consonants "L N R". Since I already know what the 5 vowels are and they are the same as in English, I can just remember "The 5 vowels plus L N and R don't lenite" We have (or had) the L&N Railroad near where I grew up so "The 5 vowels plus the L&N Railroad don't lenite". Sgoinneil!

I was taught two things to remind what letters (at the start of words) that don’t lenite, learn and miles to the gallon of petrol - Learn: L ea R N (ea represents vowels) - S + M, T, G, P or sm, st, sg, sp (miles to the gallon of petrol)

This is your best video yet. SO HELPFUL! Tapadh leat!

thank you Jason this video is great and has helped me so much and it really will help me so much. I will rewatch again too.

This presentation has been a long time coming. A much needed understanding . Thanks so much Jason .

Tapadh leat, Jason. As always, an enjoyable, informative and helpful video. direach sgoinneil!

Fantastic!! I’m gonna watch this so many times 😂 great for expanding my vocabulary too! Thank you for another great video ❤

Great lesson---and a great t-shirt!

I just found you a week ago and am so glad to find such helpful videos! Thank you for your efforts in making Gaelic interesting and fun! I’m a cat person too 😄🐈‍⬛

I learnt, "Cait a bheil mo bhaga sgoile" from the old Colloquial book series twenty years ago. Wonderful to have these videos Jason. Keep them coming.

Thanks Jason, I love these videos, even if I find it difficult to get my horrible Glaswegian accent to go away when speaking Gaelic! Does your course cover how to phonetically sound out words? I struggle with the reading part

Very good lessons, Jason. Thanks!

Really helpful. Thank you.

Tapadh leat...tha sin gle, gle chuideachail. (Thank you...this is very, very helpful).

Faìlte bho Ìle. Gun robh math agaibh. Great video.

Tapadh Leibh! Love the Saor shirt by the way 🤘

Thank you! There are some other videos on youtube on this topic, but this video is much easier to understand.

I came across this channel just yesterday and I really love your teaching style? Assuming you're American, judging by your channel details, can I ask how you got interested in Gaelic? I too am an American, I came to love anything and everything to do with Scotland since I have some friends who live there. And since I love linguistics as well I thought I'd make an attempt at learning Gaelic. I'm curious, what's your story? Also, I love the way "glè mhath" sounds! I'm probably going to start saying that all the time. And I think Eilidh is a very pretty name as well!

Thank you so much !!! This is my second week of starting in gàidhlig and I've been so confused about these ! You mentioning the dialect thing on the word "Obair" was a relief ! I heard a similar f sound when studying through duolingo where some voices would pronounce it with an F and others with an R and I thought I was hearing things lol Learning from you is super fun and encouraging, so I'd like to thank you for that as well ! 🤗🙌

Why didnt this come up in my feed???? I have a lot of catching up to do! Hope all is well jason!

Great video 🤩

Excellent. Lenition is less mysterious now. So, you going to tell us where you got that terrific Leine T SAOR ?

Thank you! Do you have another video explaining how we know *when* to lenite? I searched and can't seem to find that topic....I'm SO confused. I know it has something to do with masculine and feminine words? But how can we tell if a word is masculine or feminine, and therefore know when to lenite? I've written pages full of lists of words and can't identify ANY pattern.

Could you explain use of leis? Tapadh leibh

Seo glè fheumail, a' Dheusain! Agus tha thu èibhinn cuideachd. "Mo... chas!"🤣🤣. Mòran taing, a charaid!!

moran taing! so very useful!

I have a question I hope you can answer for me my friend. My last name is Downey. The Downey coat of arms says “keeper of the fortes” on it. The translation I’ve found is “fear-gleidhidh nan daingneach”. Is the the way it would have been said? If so, could you spell it out to me the way it would be pronounced?

Bha seo na leasan math. Tha mi glè thaingeil, a Jason!

This is very helpful, as I am still struggling to understand lenition. I have a question- sometimes I see a t- in front of a word (like “an t-uisge”). Does this have anything to do with lenition? I also struggle with knowing when to lenite a word. Is it just when it has “the” in front of it, and with some adjectives?

Not unlike the Bible, it is amazing how much Gaelic and traces of it appear in life everyday, inspiring storytelling for so many that often don’t even have a clue!

One question! Do put an "a" infront of a name for ex Halò a Deusan?

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Excellent stuff as usual thanks mate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great video, but I'm still a little confused as to when to use lenition. Why do we say madainn mhath ach feasgar math per eisimpleir?

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Hello Jason! Thanks for the Gaelic Lessons😊 But, I have some suggestions for Your better explanations 🤔 First at all, Gaelic is not An easy language for us The normal people😅 So... Try to follow, 😮😮 "One and simple method" For Us!!! 😂 Sometimes, You confused "Yourself" 😅 And "Confused Everybody" 😢😮😅😂 In this lesson, Not all the words of Your alphabeth "Were translate"... "Ma, Allora di che cosa stiamo parlando, eh?" 😅😂😊 Look Jason! The most important things to teach... Is how to write, How to pronounce, how to Listen and how to read! Any language! 😮 So, Make it easier, man! I like the way you teach But... MAKE IT EASY! After to use or take words" Write a complete sentences!!! In a clear LÍNE!!! Please! Is more useful for us😠 Why? Because, We can Get the information more fast!!! In a simple SIMPLE LÍNE!!! DO NOT CONFUSED THE PEOPLE!!! Is a Nightmare... Really!😡 Looking for a words In a Middle of "Your drawings jungle" 😖😠 Remind... We are trying to learn... YOUR LANGUAGE!!! So, treat Us... 😢 As students!!! One of my First teachers have a "Fantástic example" Use a KISS... System? What?... 😮... He said Write it in this way: Keep It Simple Stupid... 😅😂😊🎉😊 And he was completely Right!!! And I learned well!!! Why? Everybody Confused everything, why? Use Kiss System! Life is Very Short, to stay complicating all!!! Got it? Est-ce que vous comprend pas? Capito? Lo entiendes? 😅😂🎉 In which language have to tell you? 😅😂🎉😊 DO NOT COMPLICATE THE GAELIC COURSE! I WANNA LEARN IT I WANNA TALK IT Oh Boy! We need Batman or Ironman help! 😮🤣🙃🤠😁 Right Now!!! jejejejeje Well...My Scottish Friend, I hope you Will understand Us!!! Make it easier... Please! Ci vediamo in altro Volta! Mio caro amico! J'espere que vous-etes Tres bien! Mon cher Garcon! 😊 From México City... Hasta la vista Amigo! Parle in autre fois

dè an t-ainm a th'air a'chreutair anns an dealbh brèagha agad ?

Moran taing agus tha leine t snog ort

How do you think AI is going to affect language learning? Don't we still need a good human teacher though?

vowels and LiNeR.....don't lenite.

Great stuff Jason, thanks - but dare I suggest it would be easier on the learner if you could stop saying 'glè mhath' all the time.