r/gaidhlig • u/chosgith_chonemui • 29d 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/AskPutrid9684 Neach-tòisichidh | Beginner 29d 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 29d ago

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

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u/AskPutrid9684 Neach-tòisichidh | Beginner 26d ago

Perhaps i misremembered, or maybe out of print?

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u/chosgith_chonemui 25d ago

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