Units 1–10 in this resource
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Unit 1
Simple Gaelic greetings
Learn how to greet people formally and in a casual conversation using the words sibh and thu which mean 'you'.
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Unit 2
Introducing yourself
You can start a simple conversation by introducing yourself. Hear also how to ask somebody else his or her name.
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Unit 3
Where you live
As soon as you have made a basic introduction, a fluent Gaelic speaker will almost certainly ask you where you come from.
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Unit 4
Days of the week
Learn the names of the days of the week in Gaelic, and talk about what you've been doing and what you're going to do.
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Unit 5
Around the house
Learn some phrases which are useful around the house. You may get the chance to use some of them if you have Gaelic speaking friends or if you take Bed and Breakfast in a Gaelic-speaking household.
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Unit 6
Your work or profession
It is useful to be able to explain your work or profession in conversation and ask somebody else what they do for a living.
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Unit 7
The weather
Some useful comments which you might make to a stranger about the weather. Why not try out a few of them the next time you talk to a Gaelic-speaker?
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Unit 8
Numbers and time
In this lesson you'll learn how to count in Gaelic, and how to tell what time it is.
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Unit 9
Family
The language you pick up in this unit should help you to answer simple enquiries about marital status and family situations which crop up in conversation.
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Unit 10
Music and dance
In this unit, you can pick up some simple vocabulary related to music and learn how to express likes and dislikes.
Units 11–20 in this resource
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Unit 11
Parts of the body
This unit will give you some vocabulary which will allow you to talk about people's appearances.
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Unit 12
Eating and drinking
This unit deals with some useful phrases in relation to eating and drinking.
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Unit 13
Tourism
In this Unit you will learn some phrases which are useful in speaking to people who run tourist enterprises.
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Unit 14
Mobile phones and the Internet
This Unit deals with using Gaelic on the phone, in letters and on the internet.
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Unit 15
Playing sport
This Unit introduces you to some basic conversation about sports and pastimes.
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Unit 16
Hope and expectation
This unit introduces you to some vocabulary and phrases which will allow you to make comments about your hopes or expectations.
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Unit 17
Expressing a preference
“B’ fheàrr leam sin” means “I would prefer that”. This unit introduces you to ways in which you might express a preference.
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Unit 18
Getting directions
In this unit, we are going to put you firstly in the shoes of a learner in the Gaidhealtachd (Anndra) who boldly asks strangers for directions in Gaelic.
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Unit 19
Expressing capability
The word urrainn is a very useful one meaning 'ability' and it is used most commonly in a construction with the assertive verb is and the preposition do, which means 'to' or 'for'.
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Unit 20
Schooldays
This unit concerns a topic which we all have in common – our education as children, about which we are wont to reminisce.
Units 21–30 in this resource
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Unit 21
Pets
Talk about pets, and while you're at it get an understanding of how to use emphatic suffixes. These are special word endings which give it extra emphasis.
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Unit 22
In the garden
In this unit you'll learn vocabulary connected with working in the garden. Flex your green fingers and get stuck in!
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Unit 23
Expressing your mood
This unit will give us some more phrases to express our moods and to enquire of others how they are feeling.
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Unit 24
The sea
There is a wonderful Gaelic vocabulary associated with the marine environment. We shall merely scratch the surface here – but we hope that many of you will delve deeper!
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Unit 25
TV and radio
This unit will allow you to converse a little about programmes you like or don’t like on both radio and television.
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Unit 26
Shopping and using money
Learn how you might conduct a conversation in a shop, how you might go about purchasing something and how to talk about money.
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Unit 27
Ordering food and cooking
This unit contains phrases that will help you talk about cooking and how to order food when you visit a restaurant or cafe.
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Unit 28
Talking about holidays
Everybody loves to talk about their holidays -- get the vocabulary to do so in this unit.
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Unit 29
Expressing your opinion
Find out how you might express your opinion on something (like football) in this unit.
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Unit 30
Discussing health
This unit will teach you how to speak about your own health, or ask about how someone else is feeling.
Units 31–35 in this resource
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Unit 31
Hobbies
Words and phrases for talking about your hobbies and pastimes.
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Unit 32
The seasons
Let's learn how to discuss the different seasons of the year, and look at some seasonal celebrations.
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Unit 33
Literature and poetry
This unit looks at the Gaelic terms for some of the various forms of writing you will encounter.
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Unit 34
School and university
We reminisced on our schooldays in Unit 20. In this unit we’ll look a bit more at speaking about our education, and some of the subjects we might have studied.
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Unit 35
Energy issues
In this unit we’ll look at a subject which is hotly debated throughout the world today – energy.