im learning scottish gaelic....

currently learning mandarin and gaelic...

mandarin = uni, while gaelic = scotland =.=

similarity between those languages, not an easy language (for me)...if u find mandarin is easy then lucky u...i dislike (more to hate but i cant) mandarin, especially writing it...not to mention the tone mark and the chinese form (i forgot what it call) with tons of rules...but for gaelic, i've been interested to learn it since the Lord of The Rings...and now, as i write this, im learning it...im not yet learning to write but im learning to pronounce...

its not an easy task for anyone to learn a new language...and its not an easy days if you learn a new language by force..i have to take mandarin for 3 semesters in order for me to graduate...i wanted to take spanish class but full...gracias...

my first gaelic lesson = learn to say 'you'...

sibh = is use to a stranger, someone in authority, older than you, and plural..

thu = is use to a child, a friend, similar age..

sibh, pronounce as shiph....while thu, pronounce as uu..

conversations will depends on which 'you' you use..

example;

(sibh)      how are you? ------> ciamar a tha sibh? (pronounce: kamar a ha shiph?)
               im fine, thank you --> tha mi gu math, tapadh leibh (pronounce: ha mi ku ma, ta phe leiph)

(thu)        how are you? ------> ciamar a tha thu (pronounce: kamar a ha uu?)
               im fine, thank you --> tha mi gu math, tapadh leat (pronounce: ha mi ku ma, ta phe led)

at first, i was @.@....and i hardly pronounce it...

how to pronounce di atas tu, well, aku bt sendri...mcmn aku dengar itula aku eja spaya senang aku sebut..hehe..btw, im learning to speak not to write...

# bersemangat ni aku cont to lesson no.2...bring it on!!!

Is fheàrr Gàidhlig bhriste na Gàidhlig sa chiste ------> It is better to have broken Gaelic than dead Gaelic...