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| | Posted on Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 04:57 pm: |   
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I have a quick drive-by question:
Béarla - Is this pronounced as "bare luh" or "burr luh"? Or are both acceptable depending on dialect?
Fir - is this pronounced as the English "fur" or as in English "fear"?
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Mac_léinn
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Username: Mac_léinn
Post Number: 17
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 05:23 pm: |
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Béarla, in Standard Irish is b'e:rlə
where
b' is like the "b" in "beauty"
e: is like the "a" in "day"
ə is like the "a" in "about."
FRC-GRMA
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teachyourselfirish/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/irishlinguistics/
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Suaimhneas
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Username: Suaimhneas
Post Number: 189
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 08:28 am: |
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My pronunciation of "Fir" approximates Fir as in Fir tree, but with the tongue on the upper palate on the "r" |
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Maripat
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Username: Maripat
Post Number: 17
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 03:16 pm: |
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GRMA Suaimhneas, mé needed sin leis. |
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