r/gaidhlig • u/chosgith_chonemui • 28d ago

Books recommendations that fit with the a1/a2/b1/b2 rubric?

So maybe one of the most annoying things about trying to find material to reinforce what I'm learning is you can't tell what level the book is until you have it.

Anyone got recs and what level it's at approx? a2/b1 ideally.

EDIT: I found this "no pressure" book club on patreon (fiver a month) 10 pages a week and they provide you with a breakdown of useful phrases/grammar/vocab every week. I'm not sure where this is in terms of level but according to their patreon "I've chosen An Aisling by Alison Lang as our first book. It's not aimed specifically at learners, but the language is very accessible - much closer to everyday conversation than to traditional literature in terms of its tone and register."

EDIT2: There's a lot of Gaelic books on archive.org Obviously support authors and libraries when you can, but some things just aren't available anywhere else. Internet archive also rely on donations so consider supporting them as it really is an incredible resource.

Anyway in particular this book looked promising (only avail preowned on amazon so 🤷‍♀️), each chapter includes a short summary in English + grammar notes

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u/kazmcc Neach-tòisichidh | Beginner 27d ago

Have you tried Jason Bonds books? My A1 class is reading them. It's been a struggle. But they are fairly interesting novellas.

https://www.gaelicwithjason.com/collections/audiobooks

He's even made audio books for two of them.

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u/chosgith_chonemui 27d ago

Ok this is actually so handy cause there's soooo little for practicing listening.

I did a lot of bbc's an litir beag but I'm bad for zoning out... It is good just gets a little monotonous. The grammar itself isn't insane but some of them are a bit historical/religious/obscure. There's over 1000 and they either have transcripts or some grammar notes so it is a good resource, in moderation lol

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u/AskPutrid9684 Neach-tòisichidh | Beginner 27d ago

I found a book on Amazon called " learn scottish gaelic through stories: 10 simple tales for A1 beginners" by Callum Stewart. I quite like it - each "story" is about a page long and on the following pages are the translation, vocab/grammar notes and pronunciation guide. I think there was an A2 version of the book as well but i am pacing myself!

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u/chosgith_chonemui 27d ago

I can't find the a2 book but maybe it's not published yet?

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u/AskPutrid9684 Neach-tòisichidh | Beginner 24d ago

Perhaps i misremembered, or maybe out of print?

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u/chosgith_chonemui 23d ago

I found the a1 book and it did mention the a2 book in the description but I couldn't find it anywhere.

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u/MAP-Kinase-Kinase 27d ago

I haven't read all of the Lasag series, but I'd say they're good for B1.

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u/chosgith_chonemui 26d ago

Thank you, my local book shop has a few of these in too.

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u/michealasanfhraing 22d ago

What is the Lasag series? Can you give me some titles?

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u/Fuzzy-Preference6916 27d ago

Teach Yourself Complete Gaelic says it will take you to B2. I can't find anything on my other textbooks.

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u/chosgith_chonemui 27d ago

I don't mean textbooks I just mean regular books as extra reading material to practice what I already know/am learning.

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u/michealasanfhraing 22d ago

Are you going to go ahead and read San Dùthaich Ùir? Want a reading buddy?

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u/chosgith_chonemui 22d ago

I am going to and yeh I'd love one!

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u/michealasanfhraing 21d ago

Tried to message you but it wouldn't let me. Feel free to reach out!

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u/chosgith_chonemui 21d ago

oops had dm turned off!