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| chinita96 | Wednesday 01st of December 2004 12:07:50 AM |
| How to Speak - [b]How to Speak[/b] [b]PRONUNCIATION: GENERAL[/b] Pronunciation is one of the most important aspects in the communication of the Irish Gaelic language. Irish Gaelic focuses on a lot of lenition (aspiration) and eclipses (nasalation), which changes the sounds of various words. In order to understand, more in depth, how the pronunciation works in Irish Gaelic, one would have to understand the importance of such mutations as lenition and eclipses. o Download Irish Pronunciation Guide (PDF Format) Other Options for Pronunciation: A Beginner's Guide to Irish Gaelic Pronunciation Pronunciation/Dialect Chart Pronunciation and Spelling [b]Now that you have the guide, why not try some Irish Phrases.[/b] Click on a Irish PHRASE lesson below: o Alphabet and Pronunciation [b]*archived[/b] o Greetings & Basic Introduction [b]*archived[/b] o Making Conversation o Languages [b]*in progress[/b] o Nationalities [b]*in progress[/b] o Business & Finance [b]*archived[/b] o Computers & Internet [b]*archived[/b] o Education [b]*archived[/b] o Emergencies [b]*archived[/b] o Emotions & Opinions [b]*archived[/b] o Food & Restaurant [b]*archived[/b] [b]Additional Grammar and Vocabulary Lessons[/b] o VIEW OUR CLASS SCHEDULE Click a link below: o Lesson 01 (Ceacht 1): Focus on Vocabulary o Lesson 02 (Ceacht 2): More Vocabulary [b]*archived[/b] o Lesson 03 (Ceacht 3): Numbers and Telling Time o Lesson 04 (Ceacht 4): Describing People and Things [b]*archived[/b] o Lesson 05 (Ceacht 5): Basic Grammar and More Vocabulary o Lesson 06 (Ceacht 6): Grammar Focus and Irish Blessings [b]*archived[/b] o Lesson 07 (Ceacht 7): Lenition and Eclipses [b]*archived[/b] o Lesson 08 (Ceacht 8): Emotions and The Preposition Ar(On) [b]*archived[/b] o Lesson 09 (Ceacht 9): More Prepositions [b]*archived[/b] o Lesson 10 (Ceacht 10): Introducing Family and Extra Vocabulary [b]*archived[/b] [b]Suggested Resources[/b] Fócloir Póca - Pocket Irish & English dictionary with IPA Pronunciation Guide Collins Gem Irish Dictionary (Irish & English) New Irish Grammar - Grammar & Usage (I highly recommend this book for grammar) Progress in Irish: A Graded Course for Beginners and Revision Teach Yourself Irish with CDs Irish On Your Own! or also known as Now You're Talking! (good for learning in Ulster dialect) Buntús Cainte, A First Step in Spoken Irish - Set of 3 books with CDs, or can be purchased separately (Good beginners set that teaches at a reasonable pace) [b]Suggested Links[/b] RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Irish Livestream Radio (in Connemara dialect) BBC Raidió Uladh - Irish Livestream Radio (in Ulster dialect) TG4 - Irish WebTV Litriocht.com - Every Irish book in print Schoenhof's Foreign Books: Fiction, Nonfiction, Language Learning and Children's books Beo! - News in Irish Lá - News in Irish Irish Gaelic Translator.com for Free Gaelic Phrases Irish dictionary online™ Verbix - Online Irish Conjugator *Tá mé ag foghlaim Gaeilge fós, so any corrections are appreciated. I also received some help from a good friend of mine Ronan Mac Kiwi. He is helping me to build up the Celtic Forum here on Phrasebase | |
| Asarlaí | Sunday 19th of December 2004 09:51:48 AM |
| - Thar barr (excellent) Chinita! Go raibh míle maith agat as an t-eolas - (Thanks a million for the imformation). Beimid thuas leis a chara. (We'll gain by it my friend). | |
| tinkerb | Monday 27th of December 2004 05:11:54 AM |
| - I'm having trouble reading the pronunciation PDF. Everytime it is accessed, the page comes up with an error? Is there another link that has it? Or has the URL been updated? | |
| chinita96 | Monday 27th of December 2004 06:20:52 AM |
| - It's all fixed now TinkerB... sorry about that. I must have accidentally typed in something wrong when I was updating the page :P | |
| tinkerb | Tuesday 28th of December 2004 09:34:32 AM |
| - Woot! Thanks much! | |
| Ian D | Monday 07th of March 2005 01:14:33 AM |
| cupla focal - Chinita Ta me abalta leamh anois (ceacht se) I scrolled all the way down through forums etc., until all the different languages are listed. Then under Indo-european click on Irish-Gaelic then click on top of the list | |
