Tag Archives: International Phonetic Alphabet
How to Say ‘2014’ in Irish Posted by róislín on Dec 31, 2013
(le Róislín) Dhá mhíle is a ceathair déag. Piece o’ cake, right? Well, maybe, but for anyone new to the language, here is a rough pronunciation guide: [γaw VEEL-yuh iss uh KYA-hirzh djayg]. [Pointe léirithe, 4 Eanáir 2014: ní an litir “y” atá i gceist i “γaw” ach an tsiombail teangeolaíochta “γ” .i. an tsiombail…
More Irish Pronunciation Notes: Broad and Slender “B” Sounds Posted by róislín on Aug 17, 2010
Getting back to the pronunciation series that was started a few blogs ago, there are a few more points I’d like to add. As I said before, what I’m doing here is primarily explaining the transcription system that I use, not attempting to account for every possible sound or variation of a sound in Irish…