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Learn Scottish Gaelic with teacher Susanna and her student Mark. Each lesson is like going for a coffee with your friend who happens to speak Scottish Gaelic and is helping you learn in a relaxed, enjoyable way. Coffee Break Gaelic is not a simple series of "listen and repeat" audio programmes: in each lesson Susanna explains how the language works, helping Mark - and you - to manipulate the language and use it in practical situations. As a learner Mark asks questions, and makes mistakes, so through Susanna's explanations, corrections and pronunciation tips you'll build your confidence and begin to understand and speak the language. In the same time it takes you to sit down and enjoy a coffee in your favourite coffee shop, you can make progress with your Gaelic. Our 15-20 minute lessons are perfect to keep you focused and let you develop your confidence in regular sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    CBGa 1.40 | Stornoway

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 17:17


    Welcome to the final lesson from Level 1 of Coffee Break Gaelic! We learn some new phrases, more specifically language related to the seasons and we also review some key language points.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.39 | The Isle of Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 20:29


    Welcome to the second last lesson of this series of Coffee Break Gaelic! This time we are exploring the Isle of Lewis.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.38 | The Isle of Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 20:35


    This week we're following Iona as she visits the Isle of Harris. We learn some new vocabulary and also review some more familiar grammar rules and phrases from earlier in the course.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.37 | North Uist & Berneray

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 21:42


    Welcome to another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In this episode, we continue our journey through Scotland, this time landing in North Uist and Berneray. We introduce some new words and phrases and take a look at plurals in Gaelic.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.36 | The Isle of Skye

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 21:10


    In Lesson 36 of Coffee Break Gaelic, Iona is continuing her travels in Scotland and exploring the Isle of Skye.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.35 | Iona & Staffa

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 22:21


    In this lesson, we take a trip to Iona and Staffa. We learn some new words and phrases and introduce the past tense of "to go". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.34 | The Isle of Mull

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 26:28


    In this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic, we join Iona in Mull and look at both familiar and new vocabulary, specifically focusing on food words!If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.33 | Oban

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 23:00


    In this lesson, we continue on our virtual journey. We follow Iona and her cousins on their travels in Scotland and encounter both some familiar phrases and some completely new ones.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.32 | Loch Lomond

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 21:33


    In this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic, we continue our adventures in Scotland and hear about Iona's visit to Loch Lomond.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.31 | Glasgow

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 21:12


    We are back after a short break and over the course of the next ten lessons we will be taking our Gaelic to the next level and really putting what we have learned into practice. We will follow Iona and her cousins Cailean and Sìne as they take a virtual island hopping trip. In Lesson 31, we start at the very beginning of the trip – in Glasgow.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.30 | End-of-unit review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 23:02


    We've reached Lesson 30 of our Coffee Break Gaelic course for beginners! This means that it's time to put our learning into practice with a Gaelic dialogue. Join Susanna and Mark in this lesson and revise key vocabulary from the last 29 lessons.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.29 | Talking about the future in Gaelic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 20:02


    Last time we spoke about the past tense of the verb "to be", and in this lesson we're looking at the future tense so you can talk about future events. Take your conversation skills to the next level with this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic!If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.28 | Talking about the past in Gaelic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 19:16


    Welcome to another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! Join teacher Susanna and learner Mark as they go through the past tense of the verb "to be". In this lesson, you'll also learn how to talk about events in the past in Gaelic.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.27 | How to ask ‘Why?'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 20:20


    Welcome back to another lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic! This time, Susanna and Mark are exploring how to ask the question "why?" in Gaelic. By the end of the lesson, you'll be able to discuss the reasons why you're learning Gaelic.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.26 | Describing people in Gaelic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 21:15


    In this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic, we're talking about descriptions so we can describe what people look like. Don't miss this important lesson!If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.25 | Clothes and colours

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 23:03


    In this lesson, we're focusing on the topic of clothing and colours. We'll learn some key vocabulary for items of clothing and how to describe what someone is wearing. This provides the perfect opportunity to revise adjective agreements in Gaelic.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.24 | The body and health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 17:40


    In Lesson 24 of Coffee Break Gaelic, we're looking at the topic of health. Language expert Susanna teaches learner Mark the words for different parts of the body and how to describe aches and pains.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.23 | Telling the time in Gaelic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 20:56


    We're covering a very important topic in Lesson 23 of Coffee Break Gaelic - telling the time! This is a great opportunity to revise Gaelic numbers.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.22 | Saying what you prefer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 22:41


    Welcome to Lesson 22 of Coffee Break Gaelic! Now that we know how to talk about our hobbies, we can explore how word order can change when expressing likes and dislikes. We'll also take this topic a step further and learn how to express preferences in Gaelic.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.21 | Talking about likes and dislikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 20:06


    Susanna and Mark are back with another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In lesson 21, we're learning to talk about likes and dislikes in the language. By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to discuss your hobbies with your Gaelic-speaking friends.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.20 | End-of-unit review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 25:05


    Let's put everything we've learned so far to the test in this special episode marking the end of the first half of our Coffee Break Gaelic course! Listen to an extended conversation featuring key vocabulary covered over the past 19 lessons. We'll be back soon with lesson 21!If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.19 | Offering drinks in Gaelic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 20:46


    In this episode, we're moving on to the topic of drinks so you can enjoy a Gaelic coffee break! You'll learn the words for different types of drinks in Gaelic and how to ask and answer the question “what do you want?”If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.18 | What are you doing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 17:23


    Welcome back to another lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic! This time, Susanna and Mark are focusing on how to ask “what are you doing?” in Gaelic. By the end of this lesson, you'll not only know how to ask this question, you'll also be able to provide a range of answers. You'll be one step closer to becoming a fluent Gaelic speaker!If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.17 | What's your job?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 25:13


    In this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic, we're talking about work. Join our Gaelic language expert Susanna as she teaches learner Mark how to ask someone about their job and where they work.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.16 | Describing locations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 21:27


    In Lesson 16 of Coffee Break Gaelic, we're continuing with our holiday theme and learning how to describe the landscape. This topic gives teacher Susanna the perfect opportunity to teach learner Mark about adjective agreements in Gaelic.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.15 | Talking about holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 24:17


    In episode 15 of Coffee Break Gaelic, we're going on holiday! We'll learn some new vocabulary to talk about the landscape which will give us the tools to decipher the meaning of some Scottish placenames.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.14 | Talking about destinations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 18:41


    In this week's episode of Coffee Break Gaelic, we're expanding on our previous lesson and learning how to talk about where we are going using place names.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.13 | Asking "Where are you going?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 16:56


    Susanna and Mark are back with another lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic. Now that we've learned how to talk about places around town, we're going to learn how to ask “where are you going?” along with various answers to this question.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.12 | Asking where things are

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 20:19


    Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic with teacher Susanna and learner Mark. In episode 11 we learned how to talk about places in the town. We're going to take this topic a step further this week and learn how to ask “where is?” We'll also be introducing some definite articles.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.11 | Places in town

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 17:21


    We're back with another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this lesson, you'll be learning some useful vocabulary to talk about places in the town in Gaelic.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.10 | End-of-unit review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 26:01


    Join teacher Susanna and learner Mark in Episode 10 of our series for beginners in Gaelic. It's time to put your learning to the test and review everything we've learned in episodes 1-9 so far.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.09 | Talking about the weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 21:14


    We're back with a new episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In this episode we're focusing on the topic of weather. By the end of the lesson, you'll be able to describe the weather in Gaelic in both the present tense and the future tense.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.08 | I don't understand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 18:27


    We're back with teacher Susanna and learner Mark for another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this episode you'll learn how to cope with not understanding things in Gaelic and how to ask the question “what does that mean?”.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.07 | Talking about language

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 23:47


    Join teacher Susanna, learner Mark and Cultural Correspondent Rae in this latest episode of Coffee Break Gaelic our series for beginners of Gaelic. In this lesson you'll learn the words for different languages in Gaelic and how to talk about which languages you speak. You'll also find out more about Gaelic in Nova Scotia.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.06 | Numbers 1–10

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 18:35


    Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In this lesson you'll learn some new vocabulary to talk about your family. We'll also cover the numbers from zero to ten and the days of the week.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.05 | Introducing your family

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 21:46


    Susanna and Mark are back for another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this lesson, you'll learn how to introduce different members of your family and how to use emphatic pronouns such as esan and ise. You'll also hear about the meaning of some Gaelic surnames from our Cultural Correspondent Rae.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.04 | Where you live

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 23:32


    Join teacher Susanna and learner Mark in the fourth lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this episode, we'll cover city names and Gaelic pronouns, and you'll be able to talk about where you live. We'll also hear from our Cultural Correspondent Rae who'll tell us more about the Gaelic language and where it is spoken.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.03 | Where you're from

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 18:28


    Welcome back to the next episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In this episode you will learn how to talk about where you are from. We'll also cover the names for different countries in Gaelic and take a closer look at the verb “to be”.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.02 | Introducing yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 23:12


    Join teacher Susanna and learner Mark for Episode 2 of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this lesson, you'll learn greetings for different times of day, how to introduce yourself and how to ask the question “what is your name?”. In this episode you'll also meet our Cultural Correspondent Rae, who will tell you how to address people in Gaelic.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CBGa 1.01 | Meeting people

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 15:10


    Ready to learn Gaelic on your coffee break? Welcome to our first episode of Coffee Break Gaelic, in this episode teacher Susanna and learner Mark will introduce some simple greetings. You'll also learn how to ask “how are you?” and some different ways of answering this question.If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Introducing Coffee Break Gaelic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 3:03


    In this short introductory episode of Coffee Break Gaelic, teacher Susanna and learner Mark explain what's to come over the course of the series. We learn about Susanna's Gaelic-speaking background and Mark's experience of learning languages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Coffee Break Gaelic - Coming Soon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 1:48


    Welcome to Coffee Break Gaelic, a language learning podcast aimed at complete beginners of Gaelic! In each episode of Coffee Break Gaelic you will learn useful words and phrases that will help you use Scottish Gaelic confidently, wherever you are traveling to in Gaelic speaking areas. Teacher Susanna and learner Mark will be covering topics such as learning how to introduce yourself, greeting people, talking about where you live, how to talk about your family and much more. Learn how to use the language you are learning in an easy and straightforward way, all in the space of a coffee break with Coffee Break Gaelic.In this short introduction to the series, Susanna and Mark introduce themselves and share some information about what's to come! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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