Leugh...Sgrìobh Online literacy for fluent Gaelic speakers Read...Write
Introduction
 
Lessons
Spelling Rule
Accents
Apostrophe
Letter 'A'
Hyphenation
Suffixes
Prepositions
Old Way - New Way
Punctuation
Multi-syllable Words
Days of the Week
Surnames
Place Names
 
Exercises
Find the Error
Fill the Gaps
Spell This
 
 
Gaelic Orthography

Module 1

BORROWED WORDS


BORROWED WORDS
 

 
Gaelic English
bàidhsagal bicycle
bhan van
camara camera
camarathan cameras
cofaidh coffee
coimisean commission
coimpiutar computer
comataidh committee
companaidh company
copar cooper
cuaraidh quarry
cucair cooker
deamocrasaidh democracy
dràibhear driver
eaconomaidh economy
hama bacon
loidhne-rèile railway line
manaidsear manager
plana plan
poileasaidh policy
pròiseact project
saidheans science
sgeama scheme
sgilean skills
siostam system
soircas circus
tacsaidh (also tacsi) taxi
tàidh tie
teicneolas technology
telebhisean television
tombaca tobacco