Urnaigh an Tighearna

The Lord's prayer, so beautiful, so comforting....

Starting this Monday and over the next six weeks until Saint Patrick's Day my family and I will be memorizing the Lord's prayer in Gaelic! Wont you join us? It's going to be so fun!

Ready? Get set. Here ya go...

Ar n-Athair a tha air nèamh, gu naomhaichear d'ainm.
Thigeadh do rìochachd. Dèanar do thoil air an talamh, mar a nìthear air nèamh.
Tabhair dhuinn an-diugh ar n-aran làitheil. Agus maith dhuinn ar fiachan, amhail a mhaitheas sinne dar luchd-fiach.
Agus na leig ann am buaireadh sinn; ach saor sinn o olc;
oir is leatsa an rìoghachd, agus an cumhachd, agus a' ghlòir, gu sìorraidh.
Amen. 

Ok, a bit overwhelming I know! 

Let's break it down phonetically and verse by verse for each of the next six weeks.

Week one

  arr NAH-hr uh thah air NEE-uv, guh NOO-veech-ehr DAH-nyim.

Week two

  HIK-ug daw REE-awchk. JEE-ah-nuh-r daw hawl air un TAH-luv, marr uh NEE-ehr air NEE-uv. 

Week three

 TARR GHOO-een un-DJOO arr NAH-run LAH-yel

Week four

 uh-gus mye GHOO-een arr FEE-uh-chn, AH-wil uh VYE-uss SHEE-nya darr LOOCHD-FEE-uh-ch.
  
 Week five

 uh-gus nah lyeek AH-oon um BOO-uh-rug sheen; ach soor sinn aw awlc; 

Week six

 awr iss LAHT-suh un REE-awchk, uh-gus un KOO-awchd, uh-gus uh GHLAWR, guh SHEE-uh-ree.
amen.

And if you still need help (like me) check out this adorable video on youtube to help you say it right :)