Gaelic Revision

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I revisit previous units of Duolingo periodically. I have read accounts, online, of people who have forgotten vocabulary and grammar taught in earlier units. Whilst recording the date and score might appear anally retentive, it ensures I'm not neglecting any units and focusing my efforts on those where I'm getting low scores.

Section 1 - Units (repeat every 2 months.)

01 - Meet with friends: 94%, 29 July 

02 - Talk about food: 100%, 29 July

03 - Use gender agreement: 100%, 29 July

04 - Form questions: 100%, 29 July

05 - Say where you come from: 100%, 29 May

06 - Talk about pets: 100%, 29 May

07 - Introduce yourself: 94%, 30 May

08 - Describe what you are wearing: 94%, 30 May

09 - Use basic phrases: 94%, 30 May

Practice

Words: tíoriadh (sp), isean, ùine

Phrases: A bheil luch aig Eòsaph? / Chan eil lèine air Calum. / A bheil ùine agad, a Lilidh?

Section 2 - Units (repeat every month.)

01 - Say what is happening now: 100%, 30 July

02 - Describe weather: 84%, 30 July

03 - Make small talk: 94%, 30 July

04 - Use number agreement: 100%, 31 July [Clarify: lenition after 1 & 2]

05 - Use conjunctions: 100%, 31 July

06 - Talk about likes: 94%, 17 August

07 - Describe your family: 88%, 31 July

08 - Talk about animals: 88%, 31 July

09 - Count to ten: 100%, 94%, 31 July

10 - Use colours: 94%, 01 August

11 - Discuss locations: 88%, 01 August

12 - Talk about your home: 88%, 02 August

13 - Exchange Information: 88%, 02 August

14 - Describe appearance: 94%, 02 August   [vocab: aodann, ceann, amhaich]

15 - Ask people how they are: 94%, 02 August

16 - Use the past tense: 83%, 17 August

17 - Describe a trip: 83%, 18 August

18 - Talk about people: 94%, 04 August

19 - Go to a restaurant: 75% 18 August

20 - Describe animals: 79%, 04 August

21 - Express Feelings: 83%, 18 August

22 - Attend a party: 94%, 10 August [Nb: introduces prepositional case!]

23 - Use possessive adjectives: 83%, 10 August

24 - Tell a story: 79%, 05 August 

25 - Talk about your family: 83% 06 August

26 - Describe countries: 79%, 06 August

27 - Talk about sports: 83%, 06 August

28 - Talk about your habits: 83%, 06 August 

29 - Use adjectives about the weather: 71%, 06 August

30 - Comment on foods: 94%, 06 August

Practice

Words: a-muigh (location) v a-mach (movement); obair (noun); eich; èigheachd; soilleir; a' mheanbh-chuileag; bruich; gleansach; dèideadh

Phrases: Dé as toil leat? / Tha balla aig an taigh seo. / Tha fios agam a-nis. / Chì mi a-rithist thu.

Section 3 - Units (repeat every month.)

01 - Tell time: 94%, 07 August

02 - Talk about moving house: 79%, 07 August

03 - Say what your job is: 88%, 07 August

04 - Form similes: 79%, 07 August

05 - Discuss languages: 68%, 08 August

06 - Describe life by the sea: 63%, 08 August

07 - Use commands: 79%, 08 August

08 - Talk about school: 79%, 08 August [Nb: introduces simple past tense.]

09 - Discuss the arts: 79%, 17 June

10 - Form comparative adjectives: 100%, 17 June*

11 - Discuss occupations: 94%, 17 June*

12 - Go shopping: 75%, 17 June*

13 - Use plural adjectives: 71%, 18 June*

14 - Discuss food: 83%, 18 June

15 - Comment on sports: 94%, 18 June

16 - Form bigger numbers: 71%, 19 June

17 - Talk about maintenance: 77%, 19 June

18 - Get around town: 

19 - Discuss opinions: 

20 - Describe island life: 

21 - 

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à è ò ù

Unit 31 - Sgriobh mi - I wrote

 Vocab to practice:

- Cabhag

- gàirdean
- a' feuchainn (trying)
- air ais (back)
- Neach-smàlaidh
- leth (past)
- èigheachd.
- Days of the week [S.2/Unit 21]

- an t-am [S.2/Unit 24]

- togalach [S.2/Unit 25]

- iongantach (amazing)

- seas (stand)

- sios (down)

- cat-fiadhaich.

- làr (floor)

- ma-thà (then)

- mar-tha (already)

- ge-tà (though)

- an dèidh (past)

- dèideag

- deònach (willing)

- soitheach

- an aois

- coltach (similar)

- foighidneach (patient)

- slige (shell)

- coille (forest)

- h-eich (horses)

- a dh'aistgearr (soon)

- spaideil

- cùan (ocean)

- liath (light blue) 

- corrag (finger))

- laghach (pleasant)

- cnatan (flu)

- glùn (knee)

- feòrag (squirrel)

- tachairt

- mheanbh-chuileag

- amhaich

- seasamh (seas)

- Suidh

- Rud sam bith

- Neach-smalaidh

- Foighidneach

Phrases

- Tha an t-àm ann! (it is about time)

- a h-uile duine eile (everybody else)

- a h-uile rud (everything.)

- an uair sin (then)

- air falbh (away)

- rud sam bith (anything)

- sam bith (any)

- Cò ris a tha an t-sìde coltach (what is the weather like?)

- Dè an toil leat? (What do you like?)

- Dè na tha e?

- Ionnsaich

- Deagh/Droch/Seann - precede noun

Checklist

• Days of the week
• mar tha/ma tha
• a dh'aithgearr (ag-aye-hed) - soon
• fad na tìde (fat na chee-cha) - all the time
• gàireachdainn (gah-rok-ing) - laughing
• Cò thusa/sibhse, etc?
• Is mise/tusa, etc
• Lists of verbs

Cards

* Telling the time

* Introductions (De an t-ainm a th' ort? / Is mise / 'S e Gabriel a th' orm, etc)

* Asking 'what's happening' (see Gaelic phrases 3 @ ~400)

* Days of the week

* One for each prepositional pronoun

* Occupations

* Buildings

* Kitchen/cooking/food

* Bathroom