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Reachtabhra
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Username: Reachtabhra

Post Number: 1
Registered: 08-2004

Posted on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 08:08 am:

Hi I'm new just registered

Is Reacht and Racht pronounced the same way or is one broad and one slender???

Reacht pronounced raCHt

ch like ch at the end of Loch

Jonas
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Username: Jonas

Post Number: 404
Registered: 08-2004

Posted on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 08:23 am:

Dia duit agus Dé bheatha id shláinte!

Hi and welcome!

Some speakers of Irish would pronounce the "r" broad in both those words; some dialects don't distinguish between a broad and a slender r at the beginning of the words - others do.

There would be a slight difference between reacht and racht in many dialects, though. A very small difference but still noticable.

Reachtabhra
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Username: Reachtabhra

Post Number: 2
Registered: 08-2004

Posted on Monday, August 23, 2004 - 08:11 am:

Go raibh maith agat Jonas

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