Kirsty
Don't panic! English follows the Gaelic!
Dè an t-ainm a th' ort? Ciorstaidh.
Co às a tha thu?/ Càite a bheil thu a' fuireach? Tha mi a' fuireach ann an Gall Ghàidhealaibh faisg air an aiseag gu Èireann.
Dè thog d' ùidh anns a' chànan? Nuair a bha mi mu thrì bhliadhna a dh'aois, bha mo sheanair a' teagaisg abairtean beaga dhomh fhìn agus dha mo bhràthair agus nuair a dh'fhàs mi na bu shine thug e na teipichean is bhideothan aige dhomh.
A bheil molaidhean agad airson luchd-ionnsachaidh eile? Na bi a' smaointinn gu bheil Gàidhlig eu-comasach ri ionnsachadh. Bha mise den bheachd gun robh mi a' dìocuimhneacheadh a h-uile rud agus sguir mi ag ionnsachadh, ach an uair sin, dh'fheuch mi a-rithist.
Ciamar a tha thu a' cleachdadh Gàidhlig nad bheatha làitheil? Is mise an aon duine le Gàidhlig san teaghlach agam, ach bidh mi a' feuchainn ri sgrìobhadh anns a' Ghàidhlig, no a' freagairt dhaoine anns a' Ghàidhlig, ach cha bhi iad gam thuigsinn.
Dè an abairt Ghàidhlig as fheàrr leat? An dràsta, ‘s e ‘Is math sin' air sgàth ‘s gu bheil e a' ciallachadh gu bheil rudeigin math agus cluinnear e mar ‘smashing!' =D
‘S e mi fhèin is mo bhràthair a th' anns an dealbh seo, nuair a chaidh sinn air chuairt don Dunragit Mote! ‘S e àite àlainn a th'ann. Bha mi air tursachan fiodha a lorg le seann chrèadhadaireachd!
What's your name? Kirsty (Coirstaidh I think in Gaelic).
Where do you stay/are you from? I live in Galloway, right next to the crossing over to Ireland!
What inspired you to learn Gaelic? When I was about three my grandpa would teach me and my brother little phrases and when i got older he gave me his learning tapes and videos.
What tips do you have for other Gaelic learners? Don't think it's impossible! I thought that after I was constantly forgetting and gave up but then I tried again!
How do you use Gaelic in your daily lives? I'm the only one in my family that can speak Gaelic but I try writing in Gaelic sometimes or just answering people in Gaelic, even if they don't understand =)
Do you have a favourite Gaelic expression? Right now its "is math sin", because it means that's good and when you say it, it sounds like you're saying "smashing!" =D
The picture is of me and my brother when we went on a walk to the Dunragit mote! It's such a beautiful place! Even a woodhenge was found there along with ancient pottery!
