Juliana
Don't panic! English follows the Gaelic!
Dè an t-ainm a th' ort? ‘S e Juliana an t-ainm a th'orm.
Co às a tha thu?/ Càite a bheil thu a' fuireach? ‘S ann à São Paulo, Brazil a tha mi, ach tha mi a' fuireach ann an Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dè thog d' ùidh anns a' chànan? Thuit mi ann an gaol le Alba nuair a bha mi a' leughadh an t-sreath leabhraichean, ‘The Outlander' le Diana Gabaldon. Tha Gàidhlig aig Jamie Friseal, an gaisgeach bòidheach Gàidhealach. Tha cuid de na th' aige ri ràdh fhathast anns a' Ghàidhlig fiù ‘s anns na leabhraichean Braisilianach. Thog seo m' ùidh anns a' chànan. Tha mi a' tighinn gu Alba an ath bhliadhna, mar sin, thòisich mi ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig, bhiodh e math ‘halò' a ràdh, no ‘madainn mhath' is mar sin air adhart. Tha e math nuair a tha daoine a' tadhal air Brasail agus tha beagan Phortuguese aca.
A bheil molaidhean agad airson luchd-ionnsachaidh eile? ‘S i ceist dhuilich a tha sin. Cùm a' dol! Na leig i dhìot! Tha mise a' feuchainn ri ionnsachadh. Cha do lorg mi stuthan Portuguese/Gàidhlig no tidsearan ann an Rio. Mar sin, tha mi ag ionnsachadh tron eadar-lìon agus tha a h-uile rud Beurla/Gàidhlig agus mar a bhiodh sibh an dùil chan e Beurla a' chiad chànan agam!
Dè an abairt Ghàidhlig as fheàrr leat? Cha bhi ma ga cleachdadh nam bheatha, gu mì-fhortanach, chan eil Beurla aig mòran an seo. Uaireannan bidh mi ag ràdh "Ciamar a tha thu? Feasgar math" is rudan mar sin ri mo mhàthair. Bidh i a' coimhead orm mar òinseach! An fheadhainn a th'agam, ach is toigh leam an fhacal ‘wee', tha e cho snog!
Anns an dealbh beag seo, bha mi aig taigh-bìdh Iapain le caraidean ann an Rio.
What's your name? My name is Juliana.
Where do you stay/are you from? I'm from São Paulo, Brazil. But I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What inspired you to learn Gaelic (it's ok to say you don't know)? I fell in love with Scotland while reading The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Jamie Fraser, the brave and beautiful highlander, speaks Gaelic. Most of what he says is not translated, even in the brazilian books. I got curious, really wanted to know what he was saying and how. I'm visiting Scotland next year, so I decided to learn Gaelic. thought it would be nice to be able to say at least 'Hello, Good morning' and so on. I like when people come to Brazil and learn a few portuguese.
What tips do you have for other Gaelic learners? That's a hard question. Keep going! Don't give up! I'm striving to learn. Couldn't find portuguese/gaelic material or teachers in Rio. So I'm trying through the internet and everything I find is in english/gaelic and English, as you can imagine is not even my first language!
How do you use Gaelic in your daily lives? I don't, unfortunately. People here barely speak English. What I do do is asking my mom 'Ciamar a tha thu? Feasgar math' or something like that. She just laughs and looks at me like I'm a little bit crazy!
Do you have a favourite Gaelic expression? The ones I can actually speak! But I do love to use wee! It's so cute!
In the wee picture I was at a Japanese restaurant with friends in Rio.
