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Summary: very solid course for learning Irish Gaelic
Review: This book is a proper teaching book, similar to what I used in school, with vocabulary builder and lessons that guide you step by step to learning Irish Gaelic. Make sure you get the edition that has the textbook and the audio tapes. You cannot learn Gaelic easily without hearing it!!For those that are looking to learn Scots Gaelic - I recommend Gaelic Made Easy - A Guide to Gaelic for Beginners by John M Patterson from Gairm Publishing.
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Summary: The Best Irish Course Available
Review: Three years ago I decided to learn Irish, and in the next two years I bought three different courses. The first two were simply useless, (that's the obvious reason for my buying new courses) you could learn some phrases, but not construct sentences yourself. Learning Irish, on the other hand, is an excellent book, which gives you a thorough vocabulary and grammatical knowledge. It consists of 36 lessons, all containing vocabularies, grammar instructions, texts and excercises. The cassets which accompany the course are recorded by native speakers, and gives you the exact pronouciation of the Irish spoken in Connemara and the Aran Islands. Learning Irish is a very demanding course, but when you have completed it, you will be able to communicate confidently in Irish. (This is the only Irish language course of which I would say so). The different topics in the lessons make sure that you will be able to cope with all kinds of situation in Irish, and will take you far deeper into the Irish Culture than just a basic knowledge. I went to live in Ireland for two months after completing this course, and I spent a good part of that time in na GaeltachtaÃ, the Irish-speaking areas, and I didn't have to use English even once. My nextdoor neighbour was a native Irish-speaker, and the Irish he spoke is exactly the same as is used in this course. If you are really serious about learning Irish, this course is for you. (P.S. Do NOT buy only the casettes, they are only intended to help with your pronounciation!)
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