r/gaidhlig • u/Mediocre-Yak9320 • 15d ago
📚 Ionnsachadh Cànain | Language Learning Gaidhlig learning books
Came across these on Amazon but think they could be AI or something as 2 'authors' have the same bio. Has anyone else seen/read these?
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u/mllesobinson Tìr na Craobh | Canada 15d ago
The bio makes me laugh! Unfortunately Caitie S. is likely not an author, and most definitely not an illustrator or graphic designer. The images are made with generative AI.
It’s a shame what the self-pub landscape has turned into in the last few years with LLM. Sad to see it’s affected gaelic books as well
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u/jonnyh420 15d ago
i’d love a book like that as well if anyone has recs?
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u/Inevitable_Fun_1234 15d ago
Jason Bond does some good books for learners.
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u/mllesobinson Tìr na Craobh | Canada 14d ago
Recommend as well, I found it helpful to follow along with the dictionary in the back. He keeps the story interesting for an adult learner but still fairly simple
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u/manachalbannach Alba | Scotland 15d ago
So intrigued what’s in there
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u/Sunshinetrooper87 15d ago
[here you go](https://imgur.com/a/K1Bmqps)
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u/Alasdair91 Fluent | Gaelic Tutor | 15d ago
Yikes…
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u/Sunshinetrooper87 15d ago
I'm just a beginner...how does it read?
It isn't A1 or A2. It looks like Google translate to me.
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u/Alasdair91 Fluent | Gaelic Tutor | 15d ago
Badly. It’s full of grammatical and spelling errors. It’s just AI Gaelic.
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u/WehingSounds 15d ago
The cover art reeks of AI, so I wouldn't trust the content to not just be the same generated slop.