a chairde:

are there any sites on the web that provide sounds of native irish speakers pronouncing irish words and phrases, etc?

i am particularly interested in Donegal and Ulster dialect.

thanks

dan

Dan, a chara,

In case you missed it, we have a limited list here:

http://www.daltai.com/phrases.htm

and sounds here:

http://www.daltai.com/key.htm

Caoimhín

(Message edited by Caoimhín on May 22, 2005)

I don't know the URL, but if you Google "Giota Beag" you'll find a set of basic lessons rendered in Ulster on the BBC Northern Ireland website.

Irishforlife.com -- is just a site for ordering the program, but the easy reader program has native speakers pronouncing the words in the dictionary for you in three different dialects. It also has 48 text pieces (so far) under the listening and recording section that are read by native speakers.

... particularly interested in Donegal and Ulster dialect. ...


Saibhreas a chruthaigh Ciarán Ó Duibhín anseo duit a Dan agus do gach éinne:

http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~oduibhin/sf/

Very good link as well with one of the best Irish speakers today, the seanchaí John Ghráinne O Duibheannaigh (from Rannafast, Northwestern Donegal). the site provides interviews of that seanchaí (by a non-native speaker though, so just listen to the seanchaí!) and full transcriptions. There are several programs, this is the index page:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/irish/blas/education/ceanndubhrann/index.sh tml

Go n-éirí leat!

The pronounciation and sounds provided on this website (Daltai na Gaeilge), that is to say, the links that Caoimhin gave, aren’t in Donegal Irish at all.

And what is worse, they aren't in Irish at all.

You are right. :-)

This is so funny! It reminds me of some friends of mine who went to France recently. People refused to speak to them in French because "their French was terrible". They were native Quebecois French speakers.

Not to say it doesn't happen in reverse. Another friend of mine is a French professor with a Parisian accent who has the same problem trying to have conversations in French in Quebec (he lives in English Canada). I would say that 50% of the time, the conversations end up in English.

I don't understand that: French people quickly get used to Quebec French, given they make a little effort at the beginning.

a chairde,

Go raibh mi/le maith agat.

dc