Best Learn Scottish Gaelic Podcasts (2025)

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CBGa 1.40 | Stornoway 17:17

5M ago17:17

17:17

Welcome to the final lesson from Level 1 of Coffee Break Gaelic! We learn some new phrases, more specifically language related to the seasons and we also review some key language points. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Ac…

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CBGa 1.39 | The Isle of Lewis 20:29

5M ago20:29

20:29

Welcome to the second last lesson of this series of Coffee Break Gaelic! This time we are exploring the Isle of Lewis. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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CBGa 1.38 | The Isle of Harris 20:35

6M ago20:35

20:35

This week we’re following Iona as she visits the Isle of Harris. We learn some new vocabulary and also review some more familiar grammar rules and phrases from earlier in the course. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast.…

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CBGa 1.37 | North Uist & Berneray 21:42

6M ago21:42

21:42

Welcome to another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In this episode, we continue our journey through Scotland, this time landing in North Uist and Berneray. We introduce some new words and phrases and take a look at plurals in Gaelic. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access …

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CBGa 1.36 | The Isle of Skye 21:10

6M ago21:10

21:10

In Lesson 36 of Coffee Break Gaelic, Iona is continuing her travels in Scotland and exploring the Isle of Skye. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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CBGa 1.35 | Iona & Staffa 22:21

7M ago22:21

22:21

In this lesson, we take a trip to Iona and Staffa. We learn some new words and phrases and introduce the past tense of "to go". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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CBGa 1.34 | The Isle of Mull 26:28

7M ago26:28

26:28

In this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic, we join Iona in Mull and look at both familiar and new vocabulary, specifically focusing on food words! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat…

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CBGa 1.33 | Oban 23:00

8M ago23:00

23:00

In this lesson, we continue on our virtual journey. We follow Iona and her cousins on their travels in Scotland and encounter both some familiar phrases and some completely new ones. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast.…

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CBGa 1.32 | Loch Lomond 21:33

8M ago21:33

21:33

In this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic, we continue our adventures in Scotland and hear about Iona's visit to Loch Lomond. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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CBGa 1.31 | Glasgow 21:12

9M ago21:12

21:12

We are back after a short break and over the course of the next ten lessons we will be taking our Gaelic to the next level and really putting what we have learned into practice. We will follow Iona and her cousins Cailean and Sìne as they take a virtual island hopping trip. In Lesson 31, we start at the very beginning of the trip – in Glasgow. If y…

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CBGa 1.30 | End-of-unit review 23:02

11M ago23:02

23:02

We've reached Lesson 30 of our Coffee Break Gaelic course for beginners! This means that it's time to put our learning into practice with a Gaelic dialogue. Join Susanna and Mark in this lesson and revise key vocabulary from the last 29 lessons. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you…

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CBGa 1.29 | Talking about the future in Gaelic 20:02

11M ago20:02

20:02

Last time we spoke about the past tense of the verb "to be", and in this lesson we're looking at the future tense so you can talk about future events. Take your conversation skills to the next level with this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can a…

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CBGa 1.28 | Talking about the past in Gaelic 19:16

12M ago19:16

19:16

Welcome to another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! Join teacher Susanna and learner Mark as they go through the past tense of the verb "to be". In this lesson, you'll also learn how to talk about events in the past in Gaelic. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full…

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CBGa 1.27 | How to ask ‘Why?’ 20:20

12M ago20:20

20:20

Welcome back to another lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic! This time, Susanna and Mark are exploring how to ask the question "why?" in Gaelic. By the end of the lesson, you'll be able to discuss the reasons why you're learning Gaelic. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the…

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CBGa 1.26 | Describing people in Gaelic 21:15

1y ago21:15

21:15

In this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic, we're talking about descriptions so we can describe what people look like. Don't miss this important lesson! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf…

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CBGa 1.25 | Clothes and colours 23:03

1y ago23:03

23:03

In this lesson, we're focusing on the topic of clothing and colours. We'll learn some key vocabulary for items of clothing and how to describe what someone is wearing. This provides the perfect opportunity to revise adjective agreements in Gaelic. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, y…

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CBGa 1.24 | The body and health 17:40

1y ago17:40

17:40

In Lesson 24 of Coffee Break Gaelic, we're looking at the topic of health. Language expert Susanna teaches learner Mark the words for different parts of the body and how to describe aches and pains. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. …

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CBGa 1.23 | Telling the time in Gaelic 20:56

1y ago20:56

20:56

We're covering a very important topic in Lesson 23 of Coffee Break Gaelic - telling the time! This is a great opportunity to revise Gaelic numbers. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf…

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CBGa 1.22 | Saying what you prefer 22:41

1y ago22:41

22:41

Welcome to Lesson 22 of Coffee Break Gaelic! Now that we know how to talk about our hobbies, we can explore how word order can change when expressing likes and dislikes. We'll also take this topic a step further and learn how to express preferences in Gaelic. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of ea…

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CBGa 1.21 | Talking about likes and dislikes 20:06

1y ago20:06

20:06

Susanna and Mark are back with another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In lesson 21, we're learning to talk about likes and dislikes in the language. By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to discuss your hobbies with your Gaelic-speaking friends. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson…

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CBGa 1.20 | End-of-unit review 25:05

1+ y ago25:05

25:05

Let’s put everything we’ve learned so far to the test in this special episode marking the end of the first half of our Coffee Break Gaelic course! Listen to an extended conversation featuring key vocabulary covered over the past 19 lessons. We'll be back soon with lesson 21! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a vid…

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CBGa 1.19 | Offering drinks in Gaelic 20:46

1+ y ago20:46

20:46

In this episode, we’re moving on to the topic of drinks so you can enjoy a Gaelic coffee break! You’ll learn the words for different types of drinks in Gaelic and how to ask and answer the question “what do you want?” If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee …

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CBGa 1.18 | What are you doing? 17:23

1+ y ago17:23

17:23

Welcome back to another lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic! This time, Susanna and Mark are focusing on how to ask “what are you doing?” in Gaelic. By the end of this lesson, you'll not only know how to ask this question, you'll also be able to provide a range of answers. You'll be one step closer to becoming a fluent Gaelic speaker! If you'd like to ta…

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CBGa 1.17 | What's your job? 25:13

1+ y ago25:13

25:13

In this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic, we’re talking about work. Join our Gaelic language expert Susanna as she teaches learner Mark how to ask someone about their job and where they work. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on …

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CBGa 1.16 | Describing locations 21:27

1+ y ago21:27

21:27

In Lesson 16 of Coffee Break Gaelic, we’re continuing with our holiday theme and learning how to describe the landscape. This topic gives teacher Susanna the perfect opportunity to teach learner Mark about adjective agreements in Gaelic. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can acc…

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CBGa 1.15 | Talking about holidays 24:17

1+ y ago24:17

24:17

In episode 15 of Coffee Break Gaelic, we’re going on holiday! We’ll learn some new vocabulary to talk about the landscape which will give us the tools to decipher the meaning of some Scottish placenames. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic h…

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CBGa 1.14 | Talking about destinations 18:41

1+ y ago18:41

18:41

In this week’s episode of Coffee Break Gaelic, we’re expanding on our previous lesson and learning how to talk about where we are going using place names. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m…

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CBGa 1.13 | Asking "Where are you going?" 16:56

1+ y ago16:56

16:56

Susanna and Mark are back with another lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic. Now that we’ve learned how to talk about places around town, we’re going to learn how to ask “where are you going?” along with various answers to this question. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the…

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CBGa 1.12 | Asking where things are 20:19

1+ y ago20:19

20:19

Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic with teacher Susanna and learner Mark. In episode 11 we learned how to talk about places in the town. We’re going to take this topic a step further this week and learn how to ask “where is?” We’ll also be introducing some definite articles. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, le…

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CBGa 1.11 | Places in town 17:21

1+ y ago17:21

17:21

We’re back with another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this lesson, you’ll be learning some useful vocabulary to talk about places in the town in Gaelic. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo…

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CBGa 1.10 | End-of-unit review 26:01

2y ago26:01

26:01

Join teacher Susanna and learner Mark in Episode 10 of our series for beginners in Gaelic. It’s time to put your learning to the test and review everything we’ve learned in episodes 1-9 so far. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here. Hoste…

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CBGa 1.09 | Talking about the weather 21:14

2y ago21:14

21:14

We're back with a new episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In this episode we’re focusing on the topic of weather. By the end of the lesson, you’ll be able to describe the weather in Gaelic in both the present tense and the future tense. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access t…

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CBGa 1.08 | I don't understand 18:27

2y ago18:27

18:27

We're back with teacher Susanna and learner Mark for another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this episode you’ll learn how to cope with not understanding things in Gaelic and how to ask the question “what does that mean?”. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full…

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CBGa 1.07 | Talking about language 23:47

2y ago23:47

23:47

Join teacher Susanna, learner Mark and Cultural Correspondent Rae in this latest episode of Coffee Break Gaelic our series for beginners of Gaelic. In this lesson you’ll learn the words for different languages in Gaelic and how to talk about which languages you speak. You'll also find out more about Gaelic in Nova Scotia. If you'd like to take adva…

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CBGa 1.06 | Numbers 1–10 18:35

2y ago18:35

18:35

Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In this lesson you’ll learn some new vocabulary to talk about your family. We’ll also cover the numbers from zero to ten and the days of the week. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic he…

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CBGa 1.05 | Introducing your family 21:46

2y ago21:46

21:46

Susanna and Mark are back for another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce different members of your family and how to use emphatic pronouns such as esan and ise. You'll also hear about the meaning of some Gaelic surnames from our Cultural Correspondent Rae. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials…

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CBGa 1.04 | Where you live 23:32

2y ago23:32

23:32

Join teacher Susanna and learner Mark in the fourth lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this episode, we’ll cover city names and Gaelic pronouns, and you’ll be able to talk about where you live. We’ll also hear from our Cultural Correspondent Rae who’ll tell us more about the Gaelic language and where it is spoken. If you'd like to take advantage of …

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CBGa 1.03 | Where you're from 18:28

2y ago18:28

18:28

Welcome back to the next episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In this episode you will learn how to talk about where you are from. We’ll also cover the names for different countries in Gaelic and take a closer look at the verb “to be”. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the…

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CBGa 1.02 | Introducing yourself 23:12

2y ago23:12

23:12

Join teacher Susanna and learner Mark for Episode 2 of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this lesson, you’ll learn greetings for different times of day, how to introduce yourself and how to ask the question “what is your name?”. In this episode you'll also meet our Cultural Correspondent Rae, who will tell you how to address people in Gaelic. If you'd like t…

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CBGa 1.01 | Meeting people 15:10

2y ago15:10

15:10

Ready to learn Gaelic on your coffee break? Welcome to our first episode of Coffee Break Gaelic, in this episode teacher Susanna and learner Mark will introduce some simple greetings. You’ll also learn how to ask “how are you?” and some different ways of answering this question. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a…

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Introducing Coffee Break Gaelic 3:03

2y ago3:03

3:03

In this short introductory episode of Coffee Break Gaelic, teacher Susanna and learner Mark explain what's to come over the course of the series. We learn about Susanna's Gaelic-speaking background and Mark's experience of learning languages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Coffee Break Gaelic - Coming Soon 1:48

2y ago1:48

1:48

Welcome to Coffee Break Gaelic, a language learning podcast aimed at complete beginners of Gaelic! In each episode of Coffee Break Gaelic you will learn useful words and phrases that will help you use Scottish Gaelic confidently, wherever you are traveling to in Gaelic speaking areas. Teacher Susanna and learner Mark will be covering topics such as…

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Opinions on British Royal Family, Queen Elizabeth is a Great Lady and Prince Harry is my Favorite 11:52

7y ago11:52

11:52

In this podcast, we're back in Scotland again exploring the culture and the country through the stories, opinions and voice of a Scotsman. With Britain's Royal family all over the news these days with new babies and upcoming weddings, this short podcast episode is about the Royal Family from a different view. Through story and opinion, hear a Scots…

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Remembering Gaelic in Scotland's Modern Culture 8:54

7+ y ago8:54

8:54

Hear a Scotsman share about Scottish culture and Scottish Gaelic translation. More specifically about the historic divide and differences between mainland Scotland culture and history knowledge and the more remote Scottish Highland and Hebrides Islands where things like Scottish Gaelic language has remained woven into daily life and regional cultur…

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The TripAdvisor Effect: Can We Trust Online Reviews & the Myth of Scotland's Fairy Pools 8:57

7+ y ago8:57

8:57

The TripAdvisor Effect: Should we trust all online reviews we read? And are the famous Fairy Pools in Scotland a made up story from tour guides? TripAdvisor has been in the news this week with breaking story across media sites about how one London man managed to get his garden shed listed on TripAdvisor as a restaurant then through a series of fake…

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Edinburgh; The Most Haunted City in the World? + Ghosts, Whiskey & Travel w/Get Your Guide 7:20

7+ y ago7:20

7:20

Did you know Edinburgh is one of the most haunted cities in the world? Neither did we. Hear about this gem, plus get the inside scoop on the ultimate vacation plan tool: Get Your Guide (GYG). Barely known to US travelers (but big in Europe!) GYG is a treasure chest of things to do worldwide from big attractions to small local authentic tours... lik…

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Experience the Viking Coast, Lindisfarne & Alnwick Castle, UK 6:16

7+ y ago6:16

6:16

Viking tours are kinda cool, and the Viking Coast & Alnwick Castle day tour out of Edinburgh Scotland is no exception. As a follow on the previous Viking episodes, this one features the place... Lindisfarne. And the historic significance and story of Lindisfarne and St. Cuthbert which pre-dates it's later fame as the first known landing point of No…

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Norse Vikings: Accept or Attack the Christian religion? 7:04

7+ y ago7:04

7:04

Did early Vikings attack Christian churches to grab their wealth, or destroy the religion? An interesting perspective explaining how the multi-God beliefs of the Norse faith enabled their acceptance of Christianity as Norse Vikings both raided and settled across Europe.By Amidlife Traveler

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Vikings: Dirty Pirates, Savages, or Noblemen? 6:41

7+ y ago6:41

6:41

Going viking? Or being a viking? Dirty pirates? Or noblemen? A short perspective on vikings as viewed from within their own time, and how today's modern history may remember them wrong. Recorded during a walk with a Scotsman at Lindisfarne UK, the first known landing point of Norse vikings in Europe.…

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What does a Scotsman Wear Under His Kilt? 5:04

7+ y ago5:04

5:04

What's the fascination about a man in choosing to wear a kilt. One of the first topics the podcast host was asked about when I returned home from a trip to Scotland was kilts. And in particular, what do they wear under them? Here to satisfy your curiosity are two very different replies from two authentic Scotsmen.…

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