Although not an officially recognised EU language, a recent census showed that 87,000 people in the country over the age of three had at least a grasp of Gaelic, and 57,000 were actually able to speak it.

Even tourists on a flying visit to Bonny Scotland will no doubt come across the language, what with it being plastered everywhere from shop fronts, to railway stations, to official street signs. There’s even ‘BBC Radio nan Gàidheal’ which broadcasts purely in Gaelic for anyone wanting to hear it spoken in its correct form.

 Good luck, or, as they say in Scotland, “Gur math a thèid leibh!”

Although the latter two end in „-table” they sound nothing like that!

Mountain
/ˈmountn/ A geological structure which rises out of the ground forming a peak.

Click here to hear native speakers pronounce the word „mountain”.

Comfortable
/ˈkəmfərtəbəl/ A feeling of physical comfort, often used for clothes and furniture

Click here to hear native speakers pronounce the word „comfortable”.

Vegetable

/ˈvejtəbəl/ A plant-based food

Click here to hear native speakers pronounce the word „vegetable”.

Let’s take a look at some words which are often confused in English and Polish: