Reddit mentions of Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks

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.

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.

You should learn about the terms "broad" and "slender". Take a look here: Unofficial Guide to Pronouncing Gaelic. This will explain what you think you are hearing (the 'Y' sound in particular). For example, The L in "leisgeul" is slender. The GH in "gheur" is slender too. The R is a tapped R.

Have you checked out books such as Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks? Most of these type of books will have a pronunciation guide near the start.