Reddit reviews Teach Yourself Essential Gaelic Dictionary

Here’s my standard copy/paste:

LearnGaelic.scot has a lot of good resources including a dictionary with IPA and sound files and a good free beginner's course.

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal do weekly programme for learners called Beag air Bheag which is available on iPlayer or as a podcast from iTunes etc. Most of it will be beyond you as an absolute beginner, however they do a section at the start of each episode for beginners called Blasad Beag, and to date have compiled four downloadable beginner's specials which will be helpful if you're just starting:

• Beag air Bheag: Blasad Beag Special 1
  
• Beag air Bheag: Blasad Beag Special 2
  
• Beag air Bheag: Blasad Beag Special 3
  
• Beag air Bheag: Blasad Beag Special 4
  
• All the individual clips with Grammar notes
  
  Also well worth watching is Speaking Our Language, a dated but still good learner's TV programme (pretty much all episodes on Youtube there). There is also a version (without the presenter but with notes and transcriptions, so possibly better) available on LearnGaelic here.
  
  If you want to spend money, the best learner's books imo are:
  
  
• Teach Yourself: Complete Gaelic (Conversation / dialogue focused. Get the version with audio.)
  
• Scottish Gaelic in 12 Weeks (Hopelessly misleading title but very good grammar focused book. Get the version with audio.)
  
• Probably the best print dictionary for a beginner is the Essential Gaelic Dictionary
  
  And if you want to get serious, have a look at An Cùrsa Inntrigidh at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.

There is no “easy” way, but the easiest is to buy a dictionary, and a basic course and work through it until you’re able to follow basic speech. Then follow the BhBC Letter and youtube courses. Then advanced coursework like TAIC or Akerbeltz. Then travel to Nova Scotia or Sabhal Mor Ostaig in Scotland and get immersed.

The almighty r/gaidhlig copypasta beckons:

LearnGaelic.scot has a lot of good resources including a dictionary with IPA and sound files and a good free beginner's course.

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal do weekly programme for learners called Beag air Bheag which is available on iPlayer or as a podcast from iTunes etc. A lot of it will be beyond an absolute beginner, however they have compiled four downloadable beginner's specials, linked below:

• Beag air Bheag: Blasad Beag Special 1
  
• Beag air Bheag: Blasad Beag Special 2
  
• Beag air Bheag: Blasad Beag Special 3
  
• Beag air Bheag: Blasad Beag Special 4
  
• All the individual clips with Grammar notes
  
  Also well worth watching is Speaking Our Language, a dated but still good learner's TV programme which is archived on LearnGaelic here with transcriptions.
  
  If you want to spend money, the best learner's books imo are:
  
  
• Teach Yourself: Complete Gaelic (Conversation / dialogue focused. Get the version with audio.)
  
• Scottish Gaelic in 12 Weeks (Hopelessly misleading title but very good grammar focused book. Get the version with audio.)
  
• Probably the best print dictionary for a beginner is the Essential Gaelic Dictionary
  
  And if you want to get serious, have a look at An Cùrsa Inntrigidh at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.

Part of the problem with learning Gaelic verbs is (a) the tenses and usage don't quite line up with English and (b) the commonest verbs are irregular.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Gaelic-Dictionary-Teach-Yourself/dp/1444103997

This dictionary is good in its own right and even better, has some very handy appendices on verbs, including all the irregular verbs.