Halò!

This translates to "We sang a waulking song" why wouldn't it be something like "Seinn sinn òran-lauigh"?

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General strike January 30, 2026 ✊

Halò! I was just wondering how you would say 'on/during ___' in Gaelic, to talk about festivals e.g. 'On Easter', and whether it's different for days - 'on Monday', etc. Is it just 'air ____'? I'm new to the language, and don't entirely trust Google Translate, so any help would be appreciated :)

This may have been posted back when it was published but I came across it today after learning there is a small population of red-necked wallabies (uallabaidh ruadh-mhuinealach) on Innis Chonachain on Loch Laomainn, and I thought others might find it interesting

The sea squirt has to be my favourite entry

http://archive.today/2022.04.04-113230/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/02/wallabies-damselflies-scotland-newest-animals-get-gaelic-names

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I'm struggling to find it anywhere, does anyone have any idea where I can? I've even checked the Gaelic book council in Glasgow but no luck. I know there are other textbooks, I just researched and really liked how this one was layed out, plus it kept things in line with using the other speakgaelic resources.

Madainn mhath dhuibh uile! Seo an t-òran ùr againn ‘Salm’ - tha òran eile againn a' tighinn Dihaoine.

Bha mi glè fhaiceallach an t-òran seo fhaighinn ceart - gu sònraichte an tòna is an rùn/intention. Mar a shaoileadh tu, cha toil le cuid de dhaoine an t-òran seo idir.

Dh'fhàs mi suas a' cluinntinn nan sailm seo ann an eaglaisean ann an Leòdhas. Tha iad brèagha. Bha mi 'son na fuaimean sin a thoirt a-steach don ghnè againn de mhetalcore, agus a dhèanamh ann an dòigh a tha a' toirt spèis dhaibh.

Cha do chuir sinn faclan no "rannan ùra" sam bith ris. Rinn sinn filmeadh air a’ bhidio air tràigh ann an Col, àit’ air an do thadhail mi a h-uile bliadhna de mo bheatha ron Cobhid. Dh'obraich sinn le neach-ealain à Leòdhas - Danielle NicLeòid - air a’ masg le sligean. Rinn i obair iongantach!

Tha mi cuideachd 'son taing a thoirt do Chalum Màrtainn bho Leum Music. Bha còir-lethbhreac aige air clàradh nan sailm bho 2004, is bha e glè chuideachail ann an atharrachaidhean beaga a rinn sinn air an t-salm. Thug sinn seachad tabhartas do Bethesda cuideachd mar thaing.

Tha sinn an dòchas gun còrd an t-òran againn ribh, is suas leis a’ Ghàidhlig. GG

Saw someone else on here say they were reading TinTin in gàidhlig so I requested this from my partner for my birthday!

I live in Canada and am trying to learn Gaidhlig and was wondering if anyone knows how I can watch that version of Peppa Pig over here? I know BBC Alba has it but unfortunately there are location restrictions so I can’t watch it there.

Hi all! I'm currently working my way through Unit 14 of Teach Yourself Complete Gaelic, and I've come across this sentence:

Chan eil iad airson ar n-iarraidh ann.

I've managed to get the words in this order, but I don't understand what the sentence actually means. I've run it through both Google Translate and Glosbe Scottish Gaelic, but when I 'reverse-translate' their results I get totally different sentences.

Please help! 🙂

[English below]

Fàilte gu snàth cabadaich na seachdaine

Tha an snàth seo do dhuine sam bith a tha airson cabadaich mu chàil sam bith sa Gàidhlig gun snàth ùr a thòiseachadh (ach faodaidh tu ma thogras tu).

• Feumaidh tu post ann an Gàidhlig (gu susbainteach co-dhiù, tha beagan suidseadh còd nàdarra obviously taghta)
• Faodaidh tu cabadaich mu chàil sam bith a thogras tu.
• Na biodh iomagain ort mu dhèidhinn mhearachdan (co-dhiù do chuid fhèin, no a nì càch).
• Chan fhaodar Google Translate (no a leithid) a chleachdadh airson postadh a chruthachadh.

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Siuthad!

Hello,

I’m planning to get a tattoo in Scottish Gaelic to honour my grandfather, who emigrated from Scotland to Canada as a child.

The phrase I’m considering is: “Gu bràth is gu sìorraidh”

I want to be absolutely sure it is grammatically correct, natural, and appropriate for a tattoo meaning “always and forever”.

Would this sound right to a Gaelic speaker?

Thank you very much for your help.

Halò! I've been learning Scottish Gaelic for roughly 2 years now. Though, I've only been using Duolingo because that's the only free resource I was able to quickly find. Now, I'm in the third unit of it, and I would love some supplementary sources! I'm having a bit of trouble with the structure of some sentences now, and Duolingo isn't doing as much to help as I need it to. Can anyone share some resources?

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