blas.LearnGaelic and SpeakGaelic Alternative
Past reference and video.
Into daily, tracked practice.
LearnGaelic.scot and SpeakGaelic are excellent free resources from BBC Alba and MG ALBA. They are reference and video, not daily practice apps. blas. is the alternative that turns Gàidhlig study into tracked daily reps with mutation drilling and spaced repetition.
Start learning GàidhligWhere blas. differs
LearnGaelic and SpeakGaelic are excellent free resources. These are the places where blas. does something different.
Progression tracking
Every word, rule, and lesson tracked so the course can know what to show next.
Systematic mutation drilling
Lenition practice drills the triggers explained, repeated until reflex rather than once in a lesson.
FSRS-5 spaced repetition
Items learners find hard can come back sooner. Items they master fade out. Reference sites cannot do this.
Use both
blas. is your daily-practice app. LearnGaelic.scot is the dictionary and grammar reference to keep open beside it.
Why Gàidhlig needs more than a reference site
LearnGaelic and SpeakGaelic are world-class for what they are. blas. is what fills the daily-practice gap they don't try to fill.
Lenition that matters
Drilled across nouns, verbs, and adjectives with the triggers explained, not memorised case by case.
The case system
Nominative, genitive, vocative, and dative drilled with the patterns that actually cause learners to stall.
Sourced content
Gàidhlig text is sourced or curated, never AI-generated. The Gàidhlig itself is real.
Irish-grade depth
The course uses the same curriculum structure, drill types, and reading model as Irish and Welsh.
Use LearnGaelic for reference. Use blas. for daily practice.
The Gàidhlig course is live in the blas. app for iOS and Android. Free to start.
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Frequently asked
Why try something other than LearnGaelic or SpeakGaelic?+
LearnGaelic is a reference library more than a structured course. blas. gives you a graded path from A1 onward.
Does blas. duplicate LearnGaelic's dictionary?+
No. blas. focuses on lessons, drills, and reading. LearnGaelic's faclair is still the better dictionary lookup.
Is blas. tied to BBC Alba or Sabhal Mòr?+
No. blas. is an independent app. Content is cross-verified against multiple sources including those institutions.