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Séamas (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 05:09 pm: |
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Can anyone recommend any good websites / book out there to teach Irish for beginners? I only ever did Irish in primary school and what we learned was very basic and I've forgot it all anyway. IN the north we don't have to keep Irish on for seondary school and someone (who I shouldn't have listened to) told me Irish was too hard and not to do it. It was one of the first decisions of my live and now I want to learn my native tongue. I know that night classes probably would be the best approach, but I don't really have the time to fit them in at the minute. But if anyne could advise me of a good site / book to begin with I'd be very appreicative. Thanks. |
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Lucy (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 06:38 pm: |
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A Shéamas - I'd recommend "Buntús Cainte" which is primarily simple conversation and should help you remember what you learned long ago. I'd also recommend "Progress in Irish" which gives simple grammar lessons. These should give you a good start after which you can go on to some more of the advanced books. I know quite a few people who never used their Irish once they finished school and were amazed how much they remembered once they had a few lessons. Ádh mór ort!! |
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Aindréas
Member Username: Aindréas
Post Number: 179 Registered: 09-2005
| Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 06:40 pm: |
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If you're short on time, I would suggest getting audio tapes or CDs (Pimsleur) and doing them in your car, plus purchase a book and go through it when you can. I can't speak for Irish, but it's proving a nice method for me now as I try to get some basic Italian under my belt. The audio and the book feed off each other really well and help motivate. It also depends on what your goal is. If your end ambition is fluency, the "I don't have time" excuse isn't going to work for long. Michael O'Siadhail's Learning Irish is the most acclaimed text for very serious students. But then probably not reccomended if you have time issues ... Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde.
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(Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 06:55 pm: |
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Does anybody know where to get the "Learning Irish" CD's only? I can't seem to find them in the usual locations. I have the book and need only the CD's. |
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S�amas (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Sunday, November 05, 2006 - 01:29 pm: |
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Well I'd love to be fluent and I suppose that would be a long-term goal. Is it realistically possible to learn Irish properly using books/CDs though? If I thought I could learn as well through books/CDs, then I'd buy the Michael O'Siadhail book, even if it is expensive. Is it a beginners book? |
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Airfce_1
Member Username: Airfce_1
Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Sunday, November 05, 2006 - 01:39 pm: |
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Buntús Cainte is a great way to learn gaeilge, but I would sugges going to this website which gives a good list of resources to use to learn gaeilge. http://www.gaeilge.org/books.html |
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Séamas (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Sunday, November 05, 2006 - 01:43 pm: |
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That was me again above by the, don't know what happened the fada. |
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Lucy (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Sunday, November 05, 2006 - 05:45 pm: |
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LEARNING IRISH is an excellent book but is not for the true beginner. Since you did study Irish at some time, you might be able to pick it right up and you have a much better chance than some of the learners who start out never having heard any Irish. Check out bookshops that sell school textbooks - or second-hand shops - you may be able to find some bargains. |
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Domhnall_Ó_h_aireachtaigh
Member Username: Domhnall_Ó_h_aireachtaigh
Post Number: 93 Registered: 09-2006
| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 11:32 pm: |
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The Buntús Cainte package with CD is a bit harder to find that I'd have thought. |
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Lucy (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 07:34 am: |
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Check out Daltai's "Shop" site. |
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Airfce_1
Member Username: Airfce_1
Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 10:41 am: |
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I have to agree it took me forever to find buntús cainte book 1 with cd set, but I did find it after lots of searching |
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Alex. Jahnke (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 11:48 am: |
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I'm trying to learn Gaeilge for some time now and one of my teachers got me hooked to Ulster-Irish. You can try bbc.co.uk/northernireland. They got some radio-programmes as Gaeilge you can listen to, some other stuff and Collin&Cumberland, which is an online-game and a fun way to learn the basics. It helped me a lot to get going. |
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Rud_ar_bith
Member Username: Rud_ar_bith
Post Number: 12 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 05:07 pm: |
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i think anyone wishing to learn Irish should really pay a visit to the Gaeltacht. as you are learning Ulster irish i'd say Donegal. there's loads of adult courses aimed at beginners, and if you cant find the few weeks for this during the summer why not organise any holidays to stay in an area such as Rann na Feirste or Teileann?? the muinte na háite there are really wiling to help teach newcomers Irish and you'll pick up far more than you think, even in a weekend!! |
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Searbhreathach_cinseallach
Member Username: Searbhreathach_cinseallach
Post Number: 5 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 06:49 pm: |
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Buntús Cainte is great. I got one delivered from a bookshop in Sydney overnight a few months ago, but I see now that it's out of stock in more than one place. Na tri ruda is deacra do thuigsint san domhan: inntleacht na mban, obair na mbeach, teacht is imtheacht na taoide.
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Domhnall_Ó_h_aireachtaigh
Member Username: Domhnall_Ó_h_aireachtaigh
Post Number: 99 Registered: 09-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 08:04 pm: |
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I finally placed an order for it in the Shopping area right here on daltai.com! It was out of stock a week ago but I got an email that it was dropped in the mail today! |
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