Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia.
Scottralia: Surprise
"Oh, you've got to be kidding me!"
Alistair cocked his head to the side. Jett was in room, and he didn't know what could have frustrated the Australian like that. And now, the Scotsman's curiosity was piqued. Time to see what his boyfriend was up to.
He quietly opened Jett's bedroom door, and he saw the other sitting in front of his computer with his back to Alistair. The latter tiptoed to take a closer look, though it helped that Jett was wearing headphones. Alistair stared over the Australian's shoulder and arched an eyebrow.
"Are you learning Gaelic?" Alistair asked.
Jett jumped. He took off the headphones and spun around to look at Alistair.
"A-Al!" he exclaimed. "W-what… What are you…? I-I was just…"
"So… How long have you been doing this?" Alistair asked.
"…I only started this week. You… I was hoping to surprise you."
Alistair smiled, before he pecked Jett on the forehead.
"Consider me surprised," he said. "So… what are you having trouble with, because I don't think a website would be the best way to get a hold of the language."
"Okay… Could you please explain to me how you're able to communicate without saying 'yes' or 'no'? And why do your statements look like questions?"
Alistair chuckled. This could be fun.
So, Duolingo has both Irish and Scottish Gaelic. I've been doing both of them. I've looked at quite a few languages, but Gaelic… While going through it for the first time, I just thought of the fact that this was the first language that actually intimidated me. And it still intimidates me! But I'm enjoying the challenge.
I also thought it's sweet that someone would learn the native language of the person they're in love with. A language is a part of a person's identity, and wanting to share in something like that is, to me, a beautiful way of saying 'I love you'. By the way, it helps if you don't focus on the difficulty. Just remind yourself that there are toddlers that can speak this language. Just keep that as motivation. The moment you start to consider something difficult is the moment when you actually make it difficult. It's the same with any skill, to be honest.
In case you're wondering about the 'statements looking like questions' part, it's because English uses a Subject-Verb-Object word order, while Gaelic uses Verb-Subject-Object. Inverting word order, in other words putting the verb first, is one way of forming questions in English. This is actually the part of Gaelic that's the most difficult for me, since it's the first language I've dealt with that has this. The second most difficult part is the pronunciation.