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Did YOU know that you might already know and speak some Scottish Gaelic without even realising?! 😮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Here are 5 words you could already be using! 👇 1. Loch 🌊 One of the most common words you may have heard of and used is ‘loch’, which means lake! Do you have any on your must-visit list? 📍 Loch Katrine, Aberfoyle 📷 dandi723 2. Beinn ⛰️ You may notice that many names for our mountains begin with ‘Ben’ - this comes from the Gaelic word ‘beinn’, meaning mountain! 📍 Loch Achtriochtan, Glencoe 📷 highlandkiwi 3. Cèilidh 🎶 A cèilidh is a gathering of people, often with music, dancing and some good craic! Is attending one on your list? 📍 nationalmuseumsscotland, Edinburgh 📷 visitscotland 4. Whisky 🥃 This word is the short form of ‘whiskybae’, which comes from ‘uisge-beatha’, meaning the ‘water of life’. 📍 An Lochan Uaine, Cairngorms 📷 themaltmaiden 5. Glen 💙 Meaning ‘valley’, this is another common word you may recognise from various places around Scotland! �...

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