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Pronunciation Key
| 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 |
| 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.