@Outlander_Starz hosted a live twitter chat on Wednesday with Outlander‘s Gaelic expert Àdhamh Ó Broin. The Q&A touched on what drew him to the language and how the cast handles learning Gaelic. Author Diana Gabaldon also joined in on the chat, having her name translated (as did some fans) and commending the integration of Gaelic into the show. Àdhamh Ó Broin also hosts the “Speak Outlander” series on YouTube, teaching fans how to properly pronounce Gaelic words from the series. Check out all the lessons here.
Ready, #Outlanders? The #AskAdhamh tweet chat is starting now!
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@OutlanderAddict I had the desire to delve deeper into what it means to be Scottish and into the soul of this country #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@OutlanderAddict I was not disappointed in what I found. I think the story and production capture so much of that 🙂 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@OutlanderAddict Gasta! (great!) pronounced just as it looks 🙂 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@JuliePewe Infrequently I'm afraid to say! But I think we're going a long way to raising the profile of the language with OL 🙂 #askadhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@OutlanderAddict An incredibly quick learner with a sharp mind and a passion for learning about the language. He's fantastic! #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@IslandAg The producers have gone to great lengths to portray my beloved nation in the best possible light. I'm a proud man 🙂 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@LallybrochLaura Ha-ha, not really, actually! Little bits and pieces here & there but nothing like this! Took a while to get my #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@LallybrochLaura head around it but everyone's been so patient!! 🙂 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@alingle "Thug mi 'n Oidhche 'Raoir san Àirigh" -I spent last night at the sheiling #AskAdhamh the lyrics were originally pretty racy! 😛
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@MrsLJnr1 The "blas" (taste, ie accent). You have to sing while you speak with this language! 🙂 Spelling once used 2it easy! #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@NovelStrumpet Welsh, Cornish, Breton = sisters Scottish, Irish, Manx = sisters | each group = cousins of the other 🙂 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@FoxxyJ73 Yes! I'm there every time there's any Scottish Gaelic at all, so get to be around all the sets which is magic 🙂 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@LiSackda Oh really! There is no contest! Scottish Gaelic all the way 🙂 x #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
Let’s make this even more fun! Send me some of your names and I’ll translate them as close as I can into Gaelic. Ready… go! #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@Yvanicaty OK, my name first, then everyone else! 😛 Àdhamh /AHgiv/ there ye go té na gàire briagh! x #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@Jeannenme Sìne Màiri /sheene* MAAri/ *like the last 'e' in 'the' #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
@Outlander_Starz no, just Gina 🙂 middle name is Rochelle #AskAdhamh
— GinaD (@GinaD12) April 23, 2014
.@Writer_DG let's keep it the same spelling and sound it Gaelic! Diana /JEEana/ how does that grab ye, a ghràidh? 🙂 x #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@OutlanderItaly Let's Gaelicise you girls! Mònag /MAWnak/ Frànca /franka/ Lilidh /lilly/ Tàinia /tania/ ciao! x #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@nlcmcneill Oh we have a whole bag of fun up our sleeves! Stay tuned 🙂 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@lsdragonfly1 I love being here so much that the sacrifice is worth it, but am defo hoping to get back to it eventually! 🙂 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@Writer_DG I have heard from a reliable source that it's very good, so u know where to go for some Gaelic nasties! ha-ha 😉 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@FabCamilla they didn't speak it at all, but came on absolute leaps and bounds! I am REALLY proud of those two gents 🙂 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@CathiF2 there's no-one actually who has not been able to get where we need to go, they've all come on incredibly well! #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@Candida_LN Not having grown up w the language, I don't dream in G that often, but my kids do as they have had it since birth! #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@nenya1985 Gae, Scots, Eng fluently, Ger, Dutch semi-fluently, Spa, Fre -get by, Irish, Slovene, Welsh, Finnish -can be polite! #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@tweetlee_dee 'S e do bheatha! /shay do VAYha/ you're welcome. Feasgar math dhut fhéin! (good evening to you!) 🙂 x #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@WendyDowson Ìosa H Rùsabhailt Crìost! #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@JnAPenn2679 about 500 words, some different spelling conventions and lots of quite different accents from regional dialects #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@louisearcher1 @Candida_LN mostly self-taught. Once you touch the vein of Scotland's soul (G leads straight to it) #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@louisearcher1 @Candida_LN , it's eats you up big-time and the rest is history! #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@FlaSunshine1975 Individual sessions for the most part. Every1 has their own way of learning, their brains all work differently! #askadhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@KrisWeinand Translation, singing, fieldwork, as am working hard to revive the dialect of my homeland which is almost dead #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
.@KrisWeinand My children all speak it though, so all is not lost, but we are in need of support wherever we can find it 🙂 #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
Taing dhuibh uile! Thank you all so much 4tonight's chat! Feel free to say "hi" @An_Comhghallach Oidhche mhath leibh! Goodnight! #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
That’s a wrap! Thanks to all the #Outlander fans for joining and of course a BIG thank you to our wonderful Gaelic host, Àdhamh! #AskAdhamh
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
@Outlander_Starz Can't tell you how delighted I am that they're using so much Gaelic in show! _Really_ enjoy all I've seen! #AskAdhamh
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) April 23, 2014
If you want to keep up with Àdhamh you can follow him on Twitter @An_Comhghallach & like his Facebook page –> http://t.co/yrBeEgNQ6k
— Outlander (@Outlander_Starz) April 23, 2014
