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
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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
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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
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4. Whisky
🥃 This word is the short form of ‘whiskybae’, which comes from ‘uisge-beatha’, meaning the ‘water of life’.
📍 An Lochan Uaine, Cairngorms
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5. Glen
💙 Meaning ‘valley’, this is another common word you may recognise from various places around Scotland!
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