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r | (no sound exactly similar in English: see note.). | |||||
s | like | s | in | so, alas | ||
sh | „ | sh | „ | shall, lash | ||
l | „ | sh | „ | look, lamb | ||
L | thick sound not in English | |||||
l | „ | l | in | valiant | ||
n | „ | n | „ | noon | ||
N | thick sound not in English | |||||
n | „ | n | in | new | ||
NG | „ | ng | „ | long-er | ||
k | „ | k | „ | liking | See Note | |
K | „ | k | „ | looking | ||
g | „ | g | „ | begin | ||
G | „ | g | „ | begun | ||
CH | „ | gh | „ | O’Loughlin | ||
γ | guttural sound not in English | |||||
W | is in Connaught like | w | ||||
„Munster„ | v | |||||
V | is in Connaught like | v | ||||
silent in Munster |
The above table will be explained in the course the following lessons; but we may here note that s is never pronounced like z, and that beginners may pronounce NG, γ, r, like N, G and r.
§ 17. EXERCISE 1.
SOUNDS OF IRISH VOWELS.
The Irish | Is sounded like the | i.e., like the vowel |
Vowel | phonetic sign | sound in the word |
á long | au | naught |
a short | æ | knot |
é long | ae | Gaelic |
e short | e | let |
í long | ee | feel |
i short | i | hit |