You can just copy and paste these
Lowercase letters
Uppercase letters
Keyboard shortcuts
Some simple ways to type grave accents in MS Windows, depending on which version you use. The grave accent ` is next to the number 1 at top of keyboard
à, è, ì, ò, ù Ctrl+`, release and type letter;
À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù Ctrl+Shift+`, release and type letter
OR
Alt key + character code on the numeric keypad on right of keyboard (laptops will vary). Ensure that the NUMLOCK is on.
à Alt+133 or 0224
è Alt+138 or 0232
ì Alt+141 or 0236
ò Alt+149 or 0242
ù Alt+151 or 0249
À Alt+0192
È Alt+0200
Ì Alt+0204
Ò Alt+0210
Ù Alt+0217
Push and hold a character to bring up a menu and choose.
E.g. hold the letter e to choose the letter è
> Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu
For more information visit LearnGaelic’s Scottish Gaelic Alphabet https://learngaelic.scot/scottish-gaelic-alphabet.jsp
SpeakGaelic always gives you a sound file for the word you are learning. For more information on individual sounds, visit LearnGaelic’ Sounds section https://learngaelic.scot/sounds/index.jsp
The slender vowels are e and i.
All the others are broad.
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In A1 Cuspair 4 of SpeakGaelic we learnt about the possessive adjectives. These are:
mo/m’ (before vowels) | my |
do/d’ (before vowels) | your (singular) |
a | his |
a/a h (before vowels) | her |
ar/ar n- (before vowels) | our |
ur/bhur or ur n-/bhur n (before vowels) | your (polite/formal/plural) |
an/am (before b, f, m, p) | their |
mo, (my) do (your) and a (his), lenite the following noun, where possible, meaning a change in the spelling of a word, by adding an ‘h’ after the first consonant for the following letters:
b, c, d, f, g, h, m, p, s, t
And what doesn’t lenite?
In the conversation Mairead mentioned mo (my) and do (your) and also d’ (your).
Tha mi dìreach a’ cur cairt gu mo bhràthair, Calum.
I’m just sending a card to my brother, Calum (Malcolm).
Dè mu dheidhinn an teaghlaich agad fhèin? D’ athair? Do mhàthair?
What about your family? Your father, your mother?
You can perhaps see better how it all fits together by playing with the questions and responses below.