Unit 14 - Using Gaelic on the phone and on the internet

Fònadh mi thugaibh "I’ll phone you "

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This section deals with using Gaelic on the phone, in letters and on the internet. You might be surprised at the extent to which Gaelic is used as a medium of electronic communication, not only in Scotland but among Gaelic-users throughout the world. Here is some vocabulary to get you started:

fòn
telephone
fòn-làimhe
mobile phone
a' fònadh
phoning
a' sgrìobhadh
writing
coimpiutar
computer
an t-eadar-lìon
the internet
làrach-lìn
website
post-dealain
e-mail
teachdaireachd
message

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