Dia dhíbh,

I'm having difficulty hearing the distinction between these two words. Could anyone clarify it for me?

Thanks,
Dawn

Hi Dawn,

If you're an English speaker, you should hear it sounding something like this:

Iarthar
EAR-her

Oirthear
ERR-her

A bit like that anyway.

Oliver,

Thanks! I assume that your phonetic representation "ERR" is the same sound as in the word "ERRor"?

My goodness, you have to be listening closely to know which end of the country should be expecting rainfall.....

-Dawn