Irish Language Pronunciation Guide - Days of the Week

[@LearnIrish]

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[@kbentubo]

I’m a native English speaker from the U.S., and have enjoyed studying several Romance and European languages. I have an Irish heritage, and have always wanted to to learn the language. After a few failed attempts (by lack of quality material,) I’ve found a renewed vigor from watching your videos. Your choice of topics, as well as clear and concise presentation, have given me a newfound clarity and understanding as a beginning learner. Thank you especially for taking a moment in this video to address the differences amongst dialects. I’ve learnt at this point not to pay too much attention to it, but it’s nice to know a few particulars. Míle Buíochas!

[@LearnIrish]

Welcome back on your journey, I think a lot of people, including me, have been taken by Irish but with varying levels of consistency and determination. I'm delighted to be able to help, good luck and enjoy, go n-éirí leat agus bain sult as.

[@kyriewaylon823]

Instablaster

[@CassondraSumrall]

Thanks for the vid. Love the subtitles. You are such a great help in my attempts at understanding the sounds of Irish.

[@LearnIrish]

Glad to help, best of luck with the Irish

[@gerardquinn4513]

An absolutely wonderful teacher. I love the different ways that words can and are pronounced.

[@LearnIrish]

Thank you for not mentioning the dreaded dialect question 😒

[@paul_apex_gym]

Very good thank you. This is coming in very handy for my daughter's home schooling!!

[@LearnIrish]

Very Glad to help 😁 I never envisaged the videos being used for home schooling but that is the world we live in, tá sé beagán craiceáilte!

[@johncook7281]

Clear, Clear! pronunciation. Thank you. I could even follow what vowels were important to pronounce and which to ignore. If I could find a verbal vowel and consonant chart that be good. Thank again Dane. John

[@LearnIrish]

Glad to hear that, best wishes

[@AbbyMulligan]

Thank you for the pronunciation very useful!

[@LearnIrish]

My pleasure, best wishes, slán go fóill.

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Tha dé Luain. ( it is Monday ). Dia Duit. Grá mór á Zulkifli. Slán. I love very much your channel. Superb. 👍👍👍👍👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@LearnIrish]

Thank you very much, keep up the good work.

[@dronedruid153]

Great vid. What are the root meanings of the names of the days? You know how the English days of the week are named after the moon, the sun, Saturn and four Norse Gods. Knowing the meanings would help me to remember.

[@LearnIrish]

I must look into that and make a video on that topic.

[@dronedruid153]

@@LearnIrish That'd be class. I look forward to seeing it.

[@LearnIrish]

Stay safe

[@liamcassidy5992]

Would you consider working with Duolingo? I’m trying to learn Irish with that as a main tool but despite the fact that it’s gotten better there are still too few audio files on there considering Irish has vastly different phonetics from English

[@abloodorange5233]

It’s main problem in my opinion( I have completely mastered the skill tree) is the reduced amount of vocab, (there are only 1,700 words available, so you can’t even reach the final achievement of learning 2,000 words from one language on Duolingo) along with using anglicised versions of Irish words. For example: Dabht instead of amhras, madra rua instead of sionnach, foráiste instead of coillte. Maybe it just rubs me the wrong way but I totally agree with you that there is a lack of audio files, in other languages on Duolingo you can click on the word with dots under it and the audio file plays. I believe they have halted work on improving the skill tree, they’ve been talking about a ‘massive update’ for years. It just hasn’t happened.

[@LearnIrish]

I don't have any connection with Duolingo and its a fairly basic language app.

[@ceramicsbymonica]

Go raibh maith agat Me and my son liked your video Wonderfully explained thank you so much

[@LearnIrish]

That's why they call me the Great Dane, thank you.

[@baxtercol]

Why are there usually two ways to say a day and when do you use one versus the other? I'm a pretty Raw beginner. Your videos are immersive, if there is such a word and very helpful. I figured you wouldn't mind because the Irish are after all consummate wordsmiths. GRMA

[@LearnIrish]

Well you're certainly not wrong, áisiúil would be a good word I suppose, meaning useful. I wouldn't worry about the days of the week, in English you can say Monday, On Monday, This Monday or Mondays so just think about it that way.

[@vacaspen5038]

Bandia Duit. Thanks thisxwas ezdy to follow

[@LearnIrish]

My pleasure, stay safe

[@sophiemcl849]

Thank you

[@LearnIrish]

Stay safe

[@sophiemcl849]

@@LearnIrish you too

[@LearnIrish]

Thank you 👍

[@anastasiatishunina785]

But what is the difference between these two names of each day? "An" is "The", if I understand right. What does "De" mean? Thank you!

[@LearnIrish]

Not a big difference, if an is before, like An Luan its just Monday but Dé Luain is on Monday.

[@anastasiatishunina785]

@@LearnIrish thank you!

[@funstuff2006]

As I understand it, the 'dé' came into Irish from the Latin 'dies' meaning 'day.'

[@LearnIrish]

Not inconceivable

[@poitimeusa]

Why is the dé sometimes pronounce j a y. I hear it a few different ways from others and the different dialects, so what dialect are you using

[@LearnIrish]

É will make a sound like bay, I don't use any dialect I just speak Irish.

[@tommydahill437]

Go raibh maith agat! Tá feicim gach aon do scannán.

[@LearnIrish]

Go hiontach, Beannachtaí agus go n-éirí leat

[@slickstache3035]

Consonants have me dead

[@LearnIrish]

Most thing in life that are worthwhile don't come easy

[@RyanSauvageau-t8s]

Ever take stab at the Briezh? Like breakin' the wind... Impossible

[@sunshinedaydream70]

I would love you to say these days of the week with a munster dialect...grma

[@LearnIrish]

That's what I did

[@ThePerksdeLeSarcasmeSiorai]

Me at the beginning: Go foirfe !!! I can just use the “Dé ...” option because it is simply more straightforward and contains no genitive case Déardaoin, Dé hAoine, Dé Sathairn, agus Dé Domhnaigh: Níl 😂

[@LearnIrish]

Maith thú 👍

[@pauloneill5875]

Go raibh maith agat a Dane. 👍

[@LearnIrish]

Míle fáilte romhat 👍

[@rodeyboola4180]

Dia duit

[@LearnIrish]

Dia is Muire duit

[@freedomsaoirse]

Bheadh sé níos fearr le cainteoir dúchais as gach canúint. Nó lean tú leis do chanúint na Mumhan sin. B'fhéidir, bheadh sé níos fearr? Ní féidir leat a chanúint Uladh a fháil thart sin mar is ceart.

[@LearnIrish]

Déanta na fírinne tá suim agam i gcanúintí na hÉireann (gach canúintí) ach is fearr liom canúint na Mumhan.

[@cognitiongnosis7313]

cabhraíonn tú liom go leor .. milliún buíochas

[@LearnIrish]

Fáilte romhat agus beannachtaí 😊

[@BatTaz19]

Video iontach.

[@LearnIrish]

Míle buíochas 😁

[@LarryFogarty]

iontach ar fad

[@LearnIrish]

Go raibh maith agat 👍