Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Time to explore the Celtic languages! Also, get your personalized 1-on-1 language lessons with native teachers on italki Buy $10 get $5 for free for your first lesson using my code ROBWORDS5. Book your lesson now go.italki.com/robwordsapr24
The Celtic languages have been in Britain since long before the English language even existed. In this video I speak to speakers of 5 different Celtic languages: Cornish, Welsh, Manx, Scottish Gaelic and Irish (because it would be silly to leave Irish out).
Learn all about the fascinating quirks of the Celtic languages, find out which words English has borrowed from them, and discover a useful phrase or two!
LINKS
🏴Marian’s YouTube: youtube.com/@galesconmarian
🇮🇲Learn Manx: youtu.be/diAf_7xEwck?si=r4wqXv2JCUQNayi1
🏴Scottish Gaelic on Wikitongues: youtu.be/rPokZgAdXSo?si=3ncrgj-dgBxwcq_s
🇮🇪Paul Mescal speaking Irish: youtu.be/3PbuYQR2gyI?si=0FT986yneE_YvgsS
#celtic #linguistics #italki
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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
0:34 The Celtic languages
1:42 Celtic language tree
4:05 Understanding eachother
5:15 italki
6:50 No “yes” or “no”
7:43 Crazy counting
8:30 Sound changes
10:20 Place names
12:04 Words we borrowed
12:58 Influence on English
14:05 Extinction
16:14 How are they doing?
19:25 Handy phrases
Time to explore the Celtic languages! Also, get your personalized 1-on-1 language lessons with native teachers on italki Buy $10 get $5 for free for your first lesson using my code ROBWORDS5. Book your lesson now go.italki.com/robwordsapr24
The Celtic languages have been in Britain since long before the English language even existed. In this video I speak to speakers of 5 different Celtic languages: Cornish, Welsh, Manx, Scottish Gaelic and Irish (because it would be silly to leave Irish out).
Learn all about the fascinating quirks of the Celtic languages, find out which words English has borrowed from them, and discover a useful phrase or two!
LINKS
🏴Marian’s YouTube: youtube.com/@galesconmarian
🇮🇲Learn Manx: youtu.be/diAf_7xEwck?si=r4wqXv2JCUQNayi1
🏴Scottish Gaelic on Wikitongues: youtu.be/rPokZgAdXSo?si=3ncrgj-dgBxwcq_s
🇮🇪Paul Mescal speaking Irish: youtu.be/3PbuYQR2gyI?si=0FT986yneE_YvgsS
#celtic #linguistics #italki
⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: patreon.com/robwords
📝FREE NEWSLETTER: robwords.com/newsletter
Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok:
robwords.com
http://x.com/robwordsYT
tiktok.com/@robwords
==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
0:34 The Celtic languages
1:42 Celtic language tree
4:05 Understanding eachother
5:15 italki
6:50 No “yes” or “no”
7:43 Crazy counting
8:30 Sound changes
10:20 Place names
12:04 Words we borrowed
12:58 Influence on English
14:05 Extinction
16:14 How are they doing?
19:25 Handy phrases
