Highlanders are being encouraged to take part in the first Say A Gaelic Phrase Day
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Today is the first ever Say A Gaelic Phrase Day to encourage people to have a go at speaking Gaelic.
Promoted by music Hands Up for Trad
Learn to say phrases such as slainte mhath, meaning 'good health' or 'cheers', or thank you – 'tapadh leibh'.
Hands Up for Trad are asking folk to pick a Gaelic phrase from its website then learn how to say it, by listening to the audio file, make a video on your phone, tablet or computer and post it on social media using the hashtag #làbairtnagàidhlig or #sayagaelicphraseday.
Organiser Joy Dunlop, BBC weather and Alba presenter said: "We would like you to encourage your friends to have a go too.
"You can combine phrases as well using ‘agus’, Gaelic for ‘and’.
"If you are looking for more notes check out the dictionary at Learn Gaelic. "
She added: "If you want out more about speaking Gaelic why not check out learngaelic.scot or DuoLingo."
For more see Hands Up For Trad at https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/handsupfortrad/say-a-gaelic-phrase-day
The Learn Gaelic dictionary can be found at https://learngaelic.scot/dictionary/index.jsp
To read more about Gaelic click here.
