learning gaelic

[slohairt]

English is a fairly slow, drawn-out language, so the Gaelic languages do seem fast in comparison, but I wouldn't say they're as rapidly spoken as many Romance languages.

You may want to look into some Scottish Gaelic resources out of Nova Scotia, as it is spoken by a minority of Cape Breton Islanders. I know they offer it (as well as Celtic Studies) at St. Francis Xavier University. Just make sure the resources you find (wherever they may come from) are Scottish Gaelic and not Irish or Manx. Though closely related, they really are separate languages. I've run into a few Scottish Gaelic-speaking Cape Breton Islanders over the years, and, as an Irish-speaker, I can rarely understand them!

[Nick the DSM]

English is a fairly slow, drawn-out language, so the Gaelic languages do seem fast in comparison, but I wouldn't say they're as rapidly spoken as many Romance languages.

You may want to look into some Scottish Gaelic resources out of Nova Scotia, as it is spoken by a minority of Cape Breton Islanders. I know they offer it (as well as Celtic Studies) at St. Francis Xavier University. Just make sure the resources you find (wherever they may come from) are Scottish Gaelic and not Irish or Manx. Though closely related, they really are separate languages. I've run into a few Scottish Gaelic-speaking Cape Breton Islanders over the years, and, as an Irish-speaker, I can rarely understand them!

thanks for the advice, man. i'll look into that.