Language & Travel Hacking

#90 St. Patrick’s Day Special: Sadelle’s Irish Journey


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In this week’s special St. Patrick’s Day episode, Community Coach for the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge, Sadelle Wiltshire, talks with Elizabeth and Benny about learning Irish and joining the Challenge at an upper-beginner level.

This episode features Sadelle, who made significant progress with her Irish speaking abilities in just 90 days with the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

We guarantee that anyone who completes the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge will have a 15-minute conversation in their new language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.

Featured Resources

  • Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
  • Clozemaster
  • italki
  • Benny’s top Irish resources

Mentioned in this Episode

  • Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
  • Benny’s Irish Instagram
  • Benny’s Irish TikTok
  • Benny’s Irish Twitter
  • Teanglann dictionary
  • Focloir dictionary
  • Tearma dictionary
  • Potafocal dictionary
  • Futurelearn Irish from Dublin City University
  • Gaeilge Gan Stró beginner textbook
  • Ranganna beginner course
  • Free Zoom classes from Philo-Celtic Society
  • Let’s Learn Irish
  • Tuairisc news site with learner content
  • Nós online magazine
  • Childrens’ stories
  • Craic le Gaeilge Discord server
  • Irish Wordle
  • TG4 streaming TV shows in Irish
  • Raidió na Gaeltachta
  • Seachtain na Gaeilge

Additional Recommended Resources

  • Conradh na Gaeilge Los Angeles
  • Daltaí na Gaeilge
  • Gaeltacht an Oileáin Úir / The North American Gaeltacht
  • Irish language book club
  • Video news clips and transcripts from Maynooth University - intermediate
  • Children’s newsletter from Maynooth University - beginner

Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

  • Joining the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge at an A2 level
  • Humor as a motivator when learning
  • Music and singing when learning Irish
  • Getting your head around Irish pronunciation
  • How to deal with the different Irish dialects
  • Gaelic vs Irish
  • How to build a community in your target language
  • First steps and resources for Irish
  • The secret to having fun in your target language
  • Overcoming shyness, perfectionism and fear of speaking

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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