Alasdair MacCaluim

Google Translate gives *this*.

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Tha seo cho fìor 's a ghabhas! Nach eil @akerbeltz.bsky.social!

"Super-sgoil Ghàidhlig" am meadhan na h-Alba? - Naidheachdan a' BhBC Tha barail air nochdadh gum bu chòir

Comhairlean ionadail a' beachdachadh air mar a dh'fhaodte foghlam Gàidhlig àrd-sgoile a leudachadh agus leasachadh ann am meadhan Alba
Tha mi toilichte a bhith an sàs anns an rannsachadh seo do Bhòrd na Gàidhlig còmhla ris an eòlaiche foghlaim Jim Whannel.
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Rathad-iarainn ùr ann an Eileanan a’ Chaolais? Tha mi gu math dèidheil air dùthchannan beaga, eileanan, rathaidean-iarainn agus mion-chànanan.Mar sin, tha ùidh mhòr agam ann an Deàrrsaidh – Jersey – no mar a chanas iad ann an cànan an àit…

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Welsh translation sector worth up to £8 million a year - new report Wales’ translation sector contributes up to £8 million annually to the Welsh economy, according to a major new report. The study, carried out by research company Arad, provides the most detailed pictu...

Wales’ translation sector contributes up to £8 million annually to the Welsh economy, according to a major new report

An Trianaid ann am Birmingham! Tha tòrr air a bhith sna naidheachdan bho chionn ghoirid mun Chaledonian Sleeper agus mar a tha e gu bhith a’ stad ann am Birmingham a dh’aithghearr. Dealbh sanasachd aig Caledonian Sleeper Leugh m…

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A new issue of an Teachdaire Pàrlamaideach, the Scottish Parliament Gaelic newsletter is now out!

This time our leaners section looks at railways and why bicycles create difficulties for translators!

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Tha an iris as ùire den Teachdaire Pàrlamaideach, cuairt-litir Pàrlamaid na h-Alba a-mach!

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Thathar a' cur fàilte air teachdaireachdan Gàidhlig san leabhar cho-fhaireachdain airson Seòras Reid nach maireann.

An rud is annamh is iontach.

Rare use of Irish in private sector advertising, inspired by bilingual announcements on public transport. Interesting use of slang too.

Feicthe ar an DART i mBaile Átha Cliath.

Sgoinneil fhèin!

This is painfully linguistically wrong and insulting to Gaelic speakers in Glasgow.

Abair dìmeas air Glaschu 's air a' Ghàidhlig. 'ghlascu' mo thòin...

Buses on the High Street, Oxford. Photo by Roger Close.

Oxford is to get a congestion charge of £5 per car per day, starting this autumn. Charges will be levied for driving past one of six camera sites. The decision, intended to accelerate bus services and encourage cycling/walking, was taken at an Oxfordshire County Council cabinet meeting this morning.

We are excited to announce North Lanarkshire's first Scots Language Book Festival - Check it Oot! supported by @handsupfortrad.bsky.social

Across four events with top Scots authors and writers, we're hoping you'll join us for the celebration.

More info: culturenl.co.uk/Oot

#CheckItOot

Yay! Bliadhna Gàidhlig Mhanainn. Gaelg aboo!

Thanks - that makes sense.

Deputy mayor says "funding may be an issue" but are there actually any costs for stopping more trains at a station that is already open?

Iomairt chudromach airson ceann a tuath Northumbria. B' àbhaist dhan stèisean seo a bhith na cheann-rèile airson meur-loidhne gu Seahouses.

Blein ny Gaelgey 2026 – ceiliúradh bliana ar an Manainnis fógartha An sprioc atá luaite le Bliain Manainnise a bheidh ar siúl in 2026 ná muintir an oileáin a spreagadh an teanga a úsáid

Blein ny Gaelgey 2026 – ceiliúradh bliana ar an Manainnis fógartha
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Planaichean rèile mòra airson Oxford. Math fhèin!

Aye - but it can sound be really menacing the way some people say it :)

In Scotland it only became common in the 1990s and I thought it was an English thing when it started. May be wrong though...

📖 🏆Tha nas lugha na mìos ri dhol gu cuirm nan Duaisean Litreachais 2025. Cùm sùil a-mach a-màireach airson fios mu na geàrr-liostaichean!

Less than a month to go until The Gaelic Literature Awards 2025. Come back tomorrow when we’ll be announcing the shortlists!

But does it FLOAT? 🎈🤡

Èirinn gu bràth!

Mise cuideachd/me too!

Being a Gaelic speaker from Scotland, I loved Cornwall too and was impressed by the level of bilingual signage there as well.

The challenges of creating the new Irish dictionary: ‘There was no word for avocado’ Patrick Freyne speaks to the chief editor of the new monolingual Irish dictionary, due to launch in October

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If a word is used it merits being covered whether people like it or not. They can hold their noses.

Naidheachd dhùilich.

Thathar a' cur fàilte air teachdairean Gàidhlig san leabhar co-fhaireachdainn: feedback.parliament.scot/s/book-georg...