Just came across this on YouTube. I have only seen this clip so not in a position to recommend it, but someone may be interested. Odd that the answer at the start isn't 'Dia is Muire duit'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvBSZb6y5FA

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Once again I guess it was too hard for them to find native speakers to record the sentences. Connemara, Northwestern Donegal and Corca Dhuibhne are too difficult to find on a map...

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

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WARNING: Intermediate speaker - await further opinions, corrections and adjustments before acting on my advice.
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Add that one to our collection.


éan / éin

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Did I miss something?



Éisc - I haven't heard it pronounced that way before.

Yeah, very Englishy. Gorm, too, didn't sound right.

Their éan sounds like éin. Éan should have a broad n and even a small glide to help it:

..éan EHN /e:N/
..éin AYÑ /e:n´/


Yeah, they have gorm rhyming with English "worm". Gorm should have two syllables in Irish because of the guta cúnta (helping vowel). There is no ur sound in Irish:

..gorm GOH-rum /gorəm/


The sc in iasc has a broad s and c, giving a sk sound, but the sc in éisc should have a slender s and c, giving a shk sound:

..iasc EE-usk /i:əsk/
..éisc EHSHK /e:s´k´/

All of the long e's in Irish should be pure long e /e:/ sounds, not English diphthongs /ei/

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WARNING: Intermediate speaker - await further opinions, corrections and adjustments before acting on my advice.
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Look at all the learning from one little post.......

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, can this be made a regular?



Its kinda painful really! brings me back to the point that most people can't differentiate between broad and slender consonants. And, the fact that this standard of pronunciation is used in nearly all learning programmes and all media, especially those targeting children only reiterates that people don't even know its incorrect or they don't know what incorrect pronunciation is! And what's worse its shows and programmes like these that have such an impression on young children, especially at an age, where language learning and retention is at its highest. Its scary really!

Madra was fairly dodgy as well!

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, This just reiterates again that it has nothing to do with dialect or accent. It just poor pronunciation, there's no escaping the matter!

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