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Old 15th May 2008, 22:56
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How hard would it be to learn scottish gaelic?
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Old 16th May 2008, 08:12
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I suspect that is a question with no simple answer.
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Old 16th May 2008, 18:13
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it depends on sveral factors doesn't it? like how quick you are to pick it up , what dialect and such right?
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Hallo

as a kintra gaelic speaker,a can say that the best wey`s tae start bi cawin tha crack wi ither fawk wha spaks it. theur re monie variations in dialect in different pairts o alba (wheur tis spoken),hence gettin a foundation frae soebodie wha aareadies has a sense ee differences wad verra helpful,tryin tae learn it bi ersel is hard!

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Put it this way, it's easier than Japanese, Chinese, Arabic or Russian, yet plenty of folk learn them.
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