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Padraic

Not the most encouraging introduction in a language learning book.

Tá eagla orm.

FWIW I don't think there's any basis to this claim. And I didn't buy the book. Who would be confident with a teacher who says that something is a nightmare but not impossible?

Paragraph from an introduction to a hook on learning Irish/Gaeilge. "The Irish language is considered to be one of the hardest languages to pick up - not only is the vocabulary very complex, hut grammatically speaking, Irish can be a nightmare to learn. However, with dedication and patience learning Irish is certainly not an impossible task".
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iamBullivant

@padraic Which book is this? IIRC Irish is considered a Category II Language for English speakers, on a par with German. It is nowhere as difficult as Japanese, Mandarin or Russian. It has some challenges with quite a complex grammar for an English speaker. And some of the irregular verbs are 'really' irregular, but there's only 11 of them. But pronunciation is very regular compared to English (-ough- words anybody?)

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Padraic

@bullivant it's from "step by step Irish" by James Joyce.

I didn't know about that category system. Interesting, thanks!

iamBullivant

@padraic OK. I've never come across that book and a recommended resource. It's not a very positive attitude to the language is it? Maybe try another book?

There are plenty of recommended free resources here: toingaeilge.com/acmhainni#%C3%

This Discord server has plenty of recommended resources as well:
discord.com/channels/513690921

I personally like Colloquial Irish or Gaeilge Gan Stro as easy introductions to the language.

TumblrResources.dropbtn {display:none !important;} Acmhainní The below are just some of the resources that I have curated and amassed through my own research. I have marked my favourites with “→”. My curated list...
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