Irish Gaelic: Letter Sounds
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- á
- "aw"
- é
- "ay"
- í
- "ee"
- ó
- "oh"
- ú
- "ooh"
- a
- "uh"
- e
- "eh"
- i
- "ih"
- o
-
"ooh" with an open mouth
or
"aw" - u
- like in English "book"
- combination: at the front of a word
- pronounce second vowel
- combination: one of them is long
- pronounce long vowel
- combination: both long vowels
- pronounce both
- ái
- "aw-ih"
- éi
- "ay-eh"
- éo
- "yo"
- ío
- "ee"
- ói
- "oh-ee"
- úi
- "ooh-ee"
- aí
- "ee"
- eá
- "aa"
- ae
- "ay"
- ai
- "aw"
- ao
-
"ay"
or
"ooh" - au
- "ow"
- ea
-
"aw"
or
"ah" - ei
- "eh"
- eo
-
"oh"
or
"uh" - eu
- "ay"
- ia
- "eeuh"
- io
- "ih"
- iu
- "ew"
- oi
- "uh-ee"
- ua
- "ooh-uh"
- ui
- "ih"
- c
- "k"
- slender d
- "j"
- broad r
- rolled r
- slender s
- "sh"
- slender t
- "ch"
- the beginning of a verb conjugation ending (ais, ons, ez) is an “fâ€
- pronounce the f as "h"