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Scottish Gaelic Skill:Highland is the 71st skill on the Scottish Gaelic Duolingo course.

Highland
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Language Scottish Gaelic
Skills 120
Skill No. 79
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In the revised Duolingo format, Scottish Gaelic Skill:Highland is taught in Section 3: Traveler

Grammar Notes[]

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Lessons[]

Describe travel plans

  • uilebheist = monster
  • dìneasar = dinosaur
  • dìneasaran = dinosaurs
  • Tha Niseag a’ fuireach ann an Loch Ness = the Loch Ness monster lives in Loch Ness
  • cinneadh = clan
  • mo chinneadh = my clan
  • dè an cinneadh a th’ agad = what is your clan
  • dè an cinneadh a th’ aice = what is her clan
  • chinneadh = clan (lenited)
  • lochan = small lake
  • domhain = deep
  • uisge domhain = deep water
  • dathach = colourful
  • bòidheach = beautiful
  • luchd-turais = tourists
  • na fir-chlis = the northern lights
  • am faca tu na fir-chlis = did you see the northern lights
  • chan fhaca mi na fir-chlis. Bha mi a-staigh = I did not see the northern lights. I was inside
  • an tìr-mòr = the mainland
  • tìr-mòr na h-Alba = the Scottish mainland
  • dà charabhan = two caravans (lenited)
  • fearann = land
  • feumaidh daoine fearann = people need land
  • tha fearann aig na daoine beartach = the rich people have land
  • carson a tha am fearann cho daor = why is the land so expensive
  • Inbhir Pheofharain = Dingwall
  • Dùn Omhain = Dunoon
  • Dhùn Omhain = Dunoon (lenited)
  • Geàrrloch = Gairloch
  • tha i a’ dol a Gheàrrloch = she is going to Gairloch
  • Cnòideart = Knoydart
  • tha Cnòideart air tìr-mòr = Knoydart is on the mainland
  • Chnòideart = Knoydart (lenited)
  • Caol Loch Aillse = Kyle of Lochalsh
  • Chaol Loch Aillse = Kyle of Lochalsh (lenited)
  • Èilean Sgitheanach = the Isle of Skye
  • tha seinn a’ seòladh a Chnòideart = we are sailing to Knoydart
  • Inbhir Narann = Nairn
  • ’s ann à Inbhir Narann a tha mi = I am from Nairn
  • Thaigh an Droma = Tyndrum
  • stad sin Ann an Taigh an Droma = we stopped in Tyndrum

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