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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2005 (September-October) » Archive through October 21, 2005 » Pronounciation « Previous Next »

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Rau375
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Username: Rau375

Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2005
Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 03:46 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the correct pronunciation of

Fear dóiteáin (fireman)

and

Feadh do shaoil (for life)

How would those two be put together to form a sentence is there an order?
I'm completely new at this. Thank you so very much!

Also, does anyone know of an English-Irish dictionary online that has phonetic display of pronunciation in Irish? Englishirishdictionary.com doesn't give you the pronunciation of it...at least I can't figure it out. Thanks!

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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh

Post Number: 893
Registered: 01-2005
Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 07:46 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Fear dóiteáin /f'ar do:t'an'/ (farr daw-t-yahn)

Feadh do shaoil /f'aw do hi:l'/ (fow doh hee-il)

Fireman for file > I'd say "fear dóiteáin go héag" (farr daw-t-yahn guh hayg)

There's only one dictionary with pronounciation so far: an Foclóir Póca (=the pocket dictionary), edited by An Gúm. It is English-Irish and vice-versa. It gives a kind of standardized phonological pronounciation (not so good because it's an artificial pronounciation, but can help beginners).



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