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Can all Gaelic speakers understand you if you speak standard Gaelic?
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Yes and no. If you speak scottish Gaelic you will notice that depending where someones from their Gaelic may sound completely different. This varies from area to area and is affected by the accent and the pronounciation. But generally its easy to understand on the whole. However if you attempt to speak with a person who speaks Irish Gaelic (commonly known as just Irish) then you will have great difficulty in understanding as it has evolved into a completely separate language. Some native Irish and Scottish speakers may be able to hold up a conversation, but learners will find this quite hard.
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Which people speak Gaelic?
The Scots speak Gaelic.
Who created a language for all to understand but it didnt work that and it is not spoken nowadays?
I suspect you are referring to Esperanto, first described by L.L.Zamenhof in 1887. There are in fact some 2 million speakers which is arguably more than can speak Welsh or Irish Gaelic or Gallego or ....
What percent of Ireland speak English and what percent speak Irish Gaelic?
It is reported that 94,000 people are native speakers of Irish in the Republic of Ireland; this is 2% of the 2011 population. As far as second language speakers the Republic is about 39% and Northern Ireland is 11%. All are bilingual in English as well.
Does Scotland speak Gaelic?
About 65,000 people speak Scots Gaelic, primarily in the Hebrides.
Do you speak Gaelic?
No.
It is a common to hear speakers of English complain that many among them do not speak the same type of English?
English is blessed with many "registers," that is levels of correctness. At the top is the literary, Saxon dialect called Standard English. Many people speak this dialect at home, but many more do not. Standard English speakers are likely to complain when popular non-Standard forms are presented as correct.
What is the Irish Gaelic for 'speak'?
labhair a labhairt - to speak
Do Irish people speak Irish more or English?
They speak both. Irish (Gaelic) and English. Around 40% either speak or at least are competent in Irish. It is a compulsory subject in the Republic in schools. Monolingual Irish speakers are rare and usually found in Western Ireland.
Do Spain and Portugal speak a similar language?
They are related, they belong to the Latin language family.
I recently moved to Greece and I don't speak the language I am learning to speak but still have a very hard time understanding when others are talking to me Is this typical?
Based on my own experience, it sounds fairly normal. Native speakers tend to speak quickly and sometimes don't speak very clearly--they may contract some words, use slang, or use non-standard constructions, just as English speakers do in casual conversation. All of this makes it very difficult to understand native speakers in a language you do not speak. But don't worry--you will get used to it, and most people are very patient and helpful if you ask them to speak slowly and repeat themselves. although... some people may get frustrated if you ask them to repeat themselves alot.Greek
Can people who speak mandarin understand people who speak Cantonese?
Only if they speak that, too. The dialects are not mutually intelligible as are, say, Swedish and Norwegian or Breton and Welsh. However, the WRITTEN Chinese language can be read by speakers of both dialects.
How many people speak hawaiian?
There are less than 2000 native speakers, and about 27,000 total speakers. All native speakers also speak English.
