Season seven of Outlander features more Gaelic than ever before as Roger MacKenzie (played by Richard Rankin) starts giving local lessons to his fellow villagers. Fans of the Starz series might be ...
An online dictionary has rediscovered lost Gaelic phrases and words. The meanings of the long-forgotten expressions have also been revealed. Faclair na Gàidhlig seeks to provide a better understanding ...
Language is an important part of Scottish culture, and our colloquial phrases have been puzzling tourists for generations. Historically, Gaelic and Scots were widely spoken across the country, but ...
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Atlantic Canadians all know it: the quick affirmative inhale and nod. It's a speedy way to indicate you agree to something — but many people might not realize it has its roots in the Gaelic language.
As their heritage is closely intertwined, new Gaelic students - Irish or Scottish - often ask if they can understand their Celtic tongue’s sister language, here’s what we know. Did you know with a ...
A common Scottish Gaelic phrase simply asks, "How are you?" It's a phrase often uttered by those learning and teaching a language considered endangered. Although the language is often associated with ...
English has been Scotland’s main language since the 18th century, before that many people spoke ‘Scottish’ whether that was Scots or Gaelic… Here’s what that means. Did you know with a Digital ...
Atlantic Canadians all know it: the quick affirmative inhale and nod. It's a speedy way to indicate you agree to something — but many people might not realize it has its roots in the Gaelic language.