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Coffee Break Gaelic Level 1

This is Season 1 of our free Scottish Gaelic podcast, for complete beginners. Susanna guides Mark, who takes on the role of the learner, through 40 lessons that end with a tour of Scotland, from Glasgow to Stornoway. Start at Lesson 1 and work through them in order, as each one builds on the last.

Level 1A1–A240 lessonsWith teacher Susanna and learner Mark

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Part 1 · Lessons 1 to 10

Meeting people

Introduce yourself, say where you’re from and where you live, talk about your family, count to 10, say when you don’t understand and talk about the weather.

  1. 1Meeting people – How to ask “how are you” in Gaelic
  2. 2Introducing yourself – How to say “my name is…” in Gaelic
  3. 3Where you’re from – Countries in Gaelic
  4. 4Where you live – How to talk about where you live in Gaelic
  5. 5Introducing your family – Words for family members in Gaelic
  6. 6Numbers 1–10 – How to count from 1–10 in Gaelic
  7. 7Talking about language – Useful phrases in Gaelic
  8. 8How to say “I don’t understand” in Scottish Gaelic
  9. 9How to talk about the weather in Scottish Gaelic
  10. 10End-of-unit review – The basics in Gaelic from Lessons 1–9Review

Part 2 · Lessons 11 to 20

Places and plans

Find places in town, say where you’re going, talk about holidays and jobs, say what you’re doing and offer someone a drink.

  1. 11Places in town – Town vocabulary in Gaelic
  2. 12Where is? – Asking where things are in Gaelic
  3. 13How to ask “Where are you going?” in Gaelic
  4. 14How to talk about destinations in Scottish Gaelic
  5. 15Talking about holidays – Vocabulary for landscape
  6. 16Describing locations and places in Gaelic
  7. 17What’s your job? – How to talk about jobs in Gaelic
  8. 18What are you doing? – How to talk about what you are doing in Gaelic
  9. 19Offering drinks in Gaelic
  10. 20End-of-unit review – The basics in Gaelic from Lessons 1–19Review

Part 3 · Lessons 21 to 30

Everyday life

Say what you like and prefer, tell the time, talk about health, clothes and colours, describe people, and start using the past and the future.

  1. 21How to talk about likes and dislikes and discuss your hobbies
  2. 22How to say what you prefer in Gaelic
  3. 23Telling the time in Gaelic and numbers up to twenty
  4. 24Parts of the body and talking about your health
  5. 25Clothes and colours – Talking about what you are wearing
  6. 26Describing people in Gaelic – Eye colour, hair, and other personal features
  7. 27How to ask ‘Why?’ – Forming and responding to questions in Gaelic
  8. 28Talking about the past in Gaelic – The past tense using the verb ‘to be’
  9. 29Talking about the future in Gaelic – The future tense using the verb ‘to be’
  10. 30End-of-unit review – The basics in Gaelic from Lessons 1–29Review

Part 4 · Lessons 31 to 40

A tour of Scotland

Tour Scotland from Glasgow and Loch Lomond through Oban, Mull, Skye and the Western Isles to Stornoway.

  1. 31Glasgow
  2. 32Loch Lomond
  3. 33Oban
  4. 34The Isle of Mull
  5. 35Iona & Staffa
  6. 36The Isle of Skye
  7. 37North Uist & Berneray
  8. 38The Isle of Harris
  9. 39The Isle of Lewis
  10. 40Stornoway

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