Everyday Gaelic
£6.00
Good attempt at a difficult task - This book my be quite slim but it does have a lot of content. It is well organised and very easy to use.Every word/phrase has a phonetic spelling to help but beware as a lot of gaelic words are pronounced quite differently in different gaelic speaking areas.I think this book would be useful for people who just want an easy way to be able to say a few things in gaelic and also to anyone learning gaelic as it does give a good idea of how words may be pronounced. Also it can sometimes be hard when learning to put together the right words for the sentence you want.Drawn between giving 4 or 5 stars, I decided on 5 as I would really be surprised if someone comes up with a better phonetic phrase book, and if they tried to explain all the pronounciations in use it would lose its simplicity.Gle math!
Wealth of phrases to use in everyday situations - This slim book can easily fit into a back-pack so that it can be readily used. It is nicely organized according to topics, such as: traveling, eating and drinking out. Her sense of humor can be seen in her choice of phrases, such as on page 36 of the travelling section, Stop nagging me and Do you want to get out and walk. These are indeed everyday phrases that are useable. She also includes phonetic pronunciation for those who may have a bit of trouble getting their tongues around such phrases as An urrainn dhuit inseadh dhomh (Can you tell me) whch is pronounced, un oeren ghoot eenshugh ghoe... Her introduction to the grammatical concepts of the language are enough to give the reader a feeling for the way the language works. Those who simply want a phrase book to help them get along as they pass through Gaelic-speaking Scotland will find that the grammar is not overbearing, and comprises a small section of the book, only 7 of the 110 pages. Although one can t use this book by itself to become fluent in the language, it is invaluable in learning vocabulary and in being able to get by with everyday Gaelic.