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Pronunciation Key

VOWELS
Short Vowels			Long Vowels
Symbol Used Here	Irish Examples Click for sound	Nearest English Equivalent	Symbol Used Here	Irish Examples Click for sound	Nearest English Equivalent
a	bean, mac	bat	a:	ard, tá	far
e	ceist, te	set	e:	mé, tae	say
i	duine, im	sit	i:	buí, naoi	me
o	obair, seo	son	o:	ceol, mór	more
u	dubh, tiubh	book	u:	siúl, tú	who
	The Neutral Vowel
	Symbol Used Here	Irish Examples Click for sound	Nearest English Equivalent
		mála, míle	about

Dipthongs
Symbol Used Here	Irish Examples Click for sound	Nearest English Equivalent
ai	radharc	I, eye
au	leabhar	cow
	bia, pian	pianist
	fuar, suas	fluent

CONSONANTS
Broad Consonants			Slender Consonants
Symbol Used Here	Irish Examples Click for sound	Nearest English Equivalent	Symbol Used Here	Irish Examples Click for sound	Nearest English Equivalent
b	bán, buí	—	b´	bí, beo	be, beauty
d	dó	—	d´	deo	—
f	faoin	—	f´	fíon, fiú	feet, few
g	Gaeilge	fog	g´	gé, Gaeilge	gay, egg
h	hata, thit	hat
k	cad	cot	k´	cé, cead	key, came
l	lón, mála	mill	l´	leon, míle	live
m	maoin, mór	—	m´	mé, mín	may, me
n	anam, naoi	—	n´	ainm, ní	canyon
p	paca	—	p´	peaca	piece
r	fuar	—	r´	fuair	—
s	cás	—	s´	cáis	she
t	tacht	—	t´	teacht	—
v	vóta	wore	v´	bhí	very
w	wigwam	wigwam
x	loch	German "Bach"	x´	cheol	Hugh, German "Ich"
z	zú	—	z´	xileafón	pleasure
	longa	long		loingeas	sing
	dhá	Spanish "Agua"		dhíol	yes
d´z´	jab	job

STRESSED AND UNSTRESSES SYLLABLES:

In multi-syllable words, the syllables which are underlined are stressed (accented) in pronunciation. Keep in mind that as a general rule most Irish words are pronounced with the stress on the first syllable with any remaining syllables being unstressed.

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Pronunciation Key

VOWELS

CONSONANTS