Is there any good on-line courses to learn Gaelic?

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CYP450

I spoke Irish as a child but no one else in my family learned it from my nana (I was the youngest and spent lots of time with her). I pick it up again everytime I go back, but get rusty in between from lack of conversation.
The written word and the spoken word seem very different to us native English-speakers.
I've had best success by using tapes- you can rewind a tape, which is NOT true with CDs. I have two sets- Teach Yourself Irish and Start Speaking Today! I used to listen in the car and practice with my kids.
I couldn't keep up with the online at the beginning, so I'd expose myself to basic vocabulary and grammar first. Focal an La was a good source- gives you a new word every day:
http://w3.lincolnu.edu/~focal/
But you do need to HEAR how the words are pronounced and put together- it is so very different from English.
I can't manage to get the proper accents, so my apologies to everyone who thinks I am spelling poorly- I have a mac and don't know how to do accents on it.
Good luck with starting to learn this wonderful and expressive language!
Slan go foil!
PS- listen to as much music in Irish as you can- Altan, Solas,Clannad, and many others. I find it helps, but I love the music anyway.:)

jatelf72

I hate to disagree with the man above me. But if you really want to learn Gaelic or any language, living, dead or almost dead go for it. People still learn Latin, classical Greek, Sanskrit, none of these languages are used in everyday use. Why can't people still learn old Celtic languages. I know that in the mainland of the U. S. A. learning Irish Gaelic is becoming big businesses. Here in Indiana I know that Notre Dame University has a waiting list to take Irish Gaelic.
And to answer your question just do a search on line and check out some different sites and find a good one for you.

alpha

Here are a few sites which have Irish lessons to help you and the last site is for learners of the language where you can post questions in English or Irish or a mixture of both.:

The Irish People's Lessons
"The purpose of the course is to give Americans, whether of Irish descent or not, a working knowledge of the Irish language. The course begins with the basics and is entirely self-contained. We have planned it especially for persons who are studying alone or in small groups without a teacher, books, or recordings... the Irish People."

Interactive Irish Lessons with sound files

Erin's Web - Irish Gaelic

Live Irish Chat is a Translation forum for those learning the Irish language

Garnet

you could buy an audio book online and teach yourself. here's one site:
http://www.audioeditions.com/showbook.cfm?pcode=G2X004

adh mor ort-good luck :D

jamie_bc

First of all its not "Gaelic" thats a sport its wrote "Gaeilge" nd why wud u want 2 learn it theres nly bout 6 or 7 twns in Ireland who actually speak it! Bt everyone has 2 learn it in skul! I've been learnin Irish (as we call it) 10 years nd french 2 years nd i know more french its real hrd! But if u still want 2 learn it u can try dis website! http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/irish/blas/beginners

Aine

First thing you do is stop calling it Gaelic. Irish people, at least those that speak it never call it Gaelic they call it Irish. The Irish name for Irish language is "Gaeilge".
Sarcastic is so incorrect. Actually the use of Irish in Ireland in recent times has increased evidenced by more elementary schools which are "All Irish" as in instruction in all subjects is via the Irish language. Also there is now a whole TV channel that is in Irish that is relatively new.

Garnet89... that is a poor translation. "Go n-eiri leat" would be more appropriate. No one would actually say "Adh mor ort"
Jalef72.. I presume you meant "Sanskrit" and not "Sand script"?

Sarcastic-cheese

Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! NOooooooooooooooo! NONONONONONNONONONONNONONONONONONNONONON...
Do not learn Irish. I'm serious! First of all, the language is slowley fading away. I live in ireland and even here hardly anybody speaks it! and it's just a rubbish language to learn

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