pronunciation Flashcards
í
ee (lee)
é
ay (may)
á
aw (law)
ó
oh (boh)
ú
oo (pool)
i
ih (shin)
e
eh (get)
a
ah (father)
o
uh (tough)
u
uh (put)
eá
á (aw)
ái
á (aw)
eái
á (aw)
éa
é (ay)
éi
é (ay)
uí
í (ee)
oí
í (ee)
aí
í (ee)
uí
í (ee)
uío
wío (ee)
ói
ó (oh)
úi
ú (oo)
iú
[at beginning of word, Iúil]
ú (oo)
[ at beginning, i is silent and just oo, oohil]
iúi
yooih
vowel +n, nn, ll, rr, rd, m
long vowel sound
ae(i)
é (ay)
ao
í (ee)
aoi
í (ee)
eo(i)
[eo at beginning, eolas]
yó (oh)
[at beginning e is silent and just the ó, ohlas]
ea(i)
ah (hat or ahhh)
ai at beginning
ah (hat or ahhh)
consonant + ai
ah (father)
io
[io at the beginning, ionad]
ih
at beginning, is ih or uh [inad or unad]
oi
[at the beginning, oifig]
eh
at beginning, is eh - efig]
ui
[at the beginning, uisce]
wih
[at beginning is ih - ishke]
iu
uh (put)
ia
ee-uh
ua
oo-uh
adh (aidh)
long i - kite
agh (aigh)
long i - kite
cn or mn
cr or mr
ei
eh (get)
ea
ah (hat)
d, t, l, n + broad vowel
d, t, l, n
d + slender vowel [deoch]
j
t + slender vowel [te]
ch [che]
s + slender [Sean]
sh [Shawn]
r
rolled sound
ph
f
th
h
broad + ch
like Bach or loch
bh/mh at beginning
bhus
mhac
v-
vus
vok
---amh (at the end) caitheamh déanamh seasamh talamh snámh lámh
---uv kahuv daynuv shasuv taluv snawv lawv
short + bh/mh + rest of word
leabhar
ramhar
samhradh
-ow-
lyowr
rowr
sowra
gh at beginning
gheansaí
gheata
y (with slight g)
yansee
yata
slender + ch
íche
huh
eehuh
-agh- (middle)
laghad
laghdú
yu
loyud
loydoo
-ogh- (middle)
foghlaim
rogha
roghnú
ow
fowluim
row
rownoo
-igh-
saighead
staighre
eye
sighud
styre
dh at beginning
dhá dhoras
dheoch
y sound
yaw yoras
yuch
-dh- veidhlín meidhreach Tadhg fadhb
-y- vyleen myryuch Tahyg fahyb
-adh (at end of nouns)
seoladh
pósadh
a
shohla
pohsa
-adh (at the end of verbs)
bhíodh
bheadh
-ach (Bach)
veech
vech
-igh or -idh at the end téigh shuigh leathanaigh ceannaigh
yuh tayuh hiyuh lahanuee kyanuee
ph–
f
th–
h
ch–
kh (gutteral)
bh–
v
dh–
gh
gh–
gh
fh–
silent
mh–
v
sh–
h
bp–
b
dt–
d
gc–
g
mb–
m
nd–
n
ng–
ng
bhf–
v
lenition p t c b d g f m s
ph (f) th (h) ch (kh) bh (v) dh (gh) gh (gh) fh (silent) mh (v) sh (h)
eclipsed p t c b d g f
bp (b) dt (d) gc (g) mb (m) nd (n) ng (ng) bhf (v)