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Geoff (Unregistered Guest)
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Is this pronounced "fag," "fee," or otherwise? Does the pronunciation vary by region?
Go raibh maith agat! |
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Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
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Username: Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
Post Number: 635
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 11:28 pm: |
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This is Irish; all pronunciations vary by region!
In Munster, one says ['fˠɑɟ]. There's no good way to indicate the sound of this with an English respelling, particularly when I don't know your native dialect. The final g is pronounced somewhere between the 'g' of 'gimme' and the 'j' of 'jimmy'. |
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Teifeach
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Username: Teifeach
Post Number: 112
Registered: 03-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2009 - 05:26 am: |
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i would say "F'EYE" in Ulster, but it can varie |
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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 3045
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2009 - 06:03 am: |
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Corca Dhuibhne: /fag'/ with short a, or /feg'/.
Ulster, you can hear /fai/ as Teifeach said and, /fa:i/, /fa/...
But be careful, this is for the imperative, the "thou"-form. If you add an ending (eg. faighim) the pronunciation may change.
Learn Irish pronunciation here: http://loig.cheveau.ifrance.com/irish/irishsounds/irishsounds.html & http://fsii.gaeilge.org/
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