tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11309203369670252542011-11-03T19:52:37.894-07:00Gaelige StudiesAnne M.noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130920336967025254.post-33176428295227050172011-02-02T20:57:00.000-08:002011-02-02T20:57:54.515-08:00Lesson 1 - TáTá mé = I am<br />Tá tú = You are<br />Tá sé = He, it is<br />Tá sí = she is<br />Táimid = We are<br />Tá sibh = You all are<br />Tá siad = They are<br /><br />Replace "tá" with "níl" for the negative.<br />Example: Níl mé = I am not<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1130920336967025254-3317642829522705017?l=irishchild.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne M.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130920336967025254.post-31779115786579672432011-02-02T19:02:00.000-08:002011-02-02T19:02:10.585-08:00Pronounciation<b>Vowels</b><div><ul><li>Long Vowels </li></ul><div>á = Pa</div></div><div>é = May</div><div>í = See</div><div>ó = Bow</div><div>ú = Boo</div><div><ul><li>Short Vowels</li></ul><div>a = Ago</div></div><div>e = Peck</div><div>i = Pick</div><div>o = Lock</div><div>u = Luck</div><div><br /></div><div>"i" and "e" are slender vowels</div><div>"a", "o", and "u" are broad vowels</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Consonants</b></div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>Broad Consonants:</li></ul>b = baby</div><div>c = cat</div><div>d = dog</div><div>f = fog</div><div>g = goal</div><div>l = lemon</div><div>m = money</div><div>n = nine</div><div>p = pot</div><div>r = perro [rolled]</div><div>s = sit</div><div>t = tank</div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>Slender Consonants</li></ul>b*</div><div>c*</div><div>d = j, as in jam</div><div>f*</div><div>g*</div><div>l*</div><div>m*</div><div>n*</div><div>p*</div><div>r = ram</div><div>s = sham</div><div>t = ch, as in chicken</div><div><br /></div><div>(* denotes the broad consonant is same as slender)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Aspirated Consonants</b></div><div><ul><li>Broad Consonant</li></ul><div>bh = w, as in win</div></div><div>mh = w, as in win</div><div>ch = loch</div><div>dh = ch, based on 'g' sound</div><div>gh = ch, based on 'g' sound</div><div>fh = silent consonant</div><div>ph = f, as in fan</div><div>sh = h, as in ham</div><div>th = h, as in ham</div><div><ul><li>Slender Consonant</li></ul><div>bh = v, as in vanish</div></div><div>mh = v, as in vanish</div><div>ch*</div><div>dh = y, as in yuck</div><div>gh = y, as in yuck</div><div>ph*</div><div>sh*</div><div>th*</div><div><br /></div><div>(Exceptions:</div><div>dh/gh in the middle of a word is usually slender</div><div>broad bh/mh sometimes changes to 'v' when word is hard to say</div><div> at the end of a word)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eclipsed Consonants</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>In Irish, when the first letter of a word changes, the spelling gives the first letter as pronounced, followed by the original letter before it was changed.</div><div><br /></div><div>mb = m</div><div>gc = g</div><div>nd = n</div><div>bhf = bh</div><div>ng = n</div><div>bp = b</div><div>ts = t</div><div>dt = d</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dipthongs</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Glide vowel = a vowel that is not favored in pronunciation, but just changes the quality from broad to slender. When two vowels are together, and one of them is long, the long vowel predominates. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are a few cases that have two long vowels together, in which you would pronounce the one after the other.</div><div><br /></div><div>LONG DIPTHONGS</div><div><br /></div><div>ae = tray</div><div>ao = tree</div><div>eo = low</div><div>ia = see a</div><div>ua = truant</div><div><br /></div><div>These can be followed by 'i', making a slender glide vowel</div><div><br /></div><div>SHORT DIPTHONGS</div><div><br /></div><div>ea = mass (slender before)</div><div>io = miss (broad before)</div><div>ui = miss (broad after)</div><div><br /></div><div>ACCENT</div><div>The accent almost always occurs on the first syllable.</div><div><br /></div><div>DOUBLE CONSONANTS</div><div><br /></div><div>You can add an indistinct vowel if double consonant combinations are hard to say.</div><div><br /></div><div>gn, lm, lg, bl, nm, rb, rbh, rch, rg, rm, rn, thn</div><div><br /></div><div>Don't confuse these with eclipsed consonants. Double consonants can appear anywhere within a word.</div><div><br /></div><div>EXCEPTIONS</div><div><br /></div><div>is = iss</div><div>f in verb ending = h (verb usually comes first)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1130920336967025254-3177911578657967243?l=irishchild.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne M.noreply@blogger.com0