Stories in Irish - Cití agus an Scáthán

Cití agus an Scáthán is a short story for 5-6 year olds learning Irish as a second language.
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Author: Uinseann Ó Domhnaill
Illustration: Maria Murray
Publisher: Séideán Sí

[@paulaneary7877]

My Goodness, I am so thankful I found your channel. I have been trying to learn Irish for a while and this is just what I needed! Thank you so much!

[@laurenanderson6894]

Even though it says that this is for young kids, its helpful for me as a 22 year old beginner to see and hear really simple sentences like these. And the explanations/translations are great!! GRMA :)

[@dangillespie7052]

Go raibh míle maith agatsa as do chuid oibre!

[@Omegajunior2658]

Wow that is really interesting. I always love learning Irish. Irish is one of my favourite foreign languages to learn. I've been learning Irish on Duolingo.

[@Anne_Mahoney]

I've just discovered this channel: I've been working at Irish for some time now and these little stories are a treat. Especially with a cat! 😸

[@karenjones8726]

GRMA I love that you have done this, I'm always looking for readers to practice with my son.

[@MercedLeiker]

I am so glad I found your channel! I am learning Irish and although I'm not a child I love it. This is so helpful.

[@bradchew7937]

That’s great , that’s really wonderful, i’ll definitely make this part of my learning, I although it seems the more I learn the less I know--. Brad

[@auroraboraas]

Thank you so much, I really enjoyed that! And that is the first book in Irish I have ever "read" :)

[@maharencall3219]

Agus mise tríocha bliana d'aois, tá mé ag búcláil mé féin le hadhaigh an turais

[@berlingschert3255]

This story appeals to the 5 year old in me, Loved it and I learned something along the way!

[@LetsTryThatDIY]

Excellent! Thank you for explaining all of this. I loved it and will look for more from you!

[@sula1529]

Fantastic thank you for this

[@nickmoore5105]

Is it that the other cat is a male cat, or simply that the word ‘cat’ is a masculine noun? That is to say should the reference to the other cat be translated as “him” or “it”?

[@MaryMcMullen-w8k]

Thaitin an scéal go mór liom ! I loved the story, Thaitin an ceacht go mór liom. I loved the lesson. Thank you

[@Ubertubermeister]

Maybe I'll find out...But can anyone tell me why the final "t" in a word sometimes is pronounced "tch". For example at the 1:20 mark, the word "geit", and at the 1:38 mark, the word "thit" ends in a "tch" sound but the word "cat" on other pages does not.

[@disappointedenglishman98]

It's because the reader is not native speaker. If he were, he would either have a palatised t there (as in Munster) or an affricate ch (as in Ulster), but he mixes the pronunciations.

[@Ubertubermeister]

@@disappointedenglishman98 What I think I've picked up since I first posted is that words with "i" before the "t" at ends of words cause the tch sound sound. But I'm only speculating

[@Bibbedibob]

an "i" before a "t" makes it slender (like "tch"), but an "a" before a "t" makes it broad (more like English "t")

[@akronannie]

Tá sé sin iontach!

[@williamgifford83]

Very clear explanation. Thank you so much. Please keep up your good work.

[@niamhfisher5735]

Go raibh maith agat!

[@TomiokaGiyuu2518]

I have a question for the word "shrón" Why is the s in front of the h silent? And is it with every word that starts with an "sh"? Also is "an" always an article?

[@nickmoore5105]

Yes the s is always silent when a word starts with sh. (The same is true of the t in th.) An is also used to denote a question for example “An bhfuil Gaeilge agat?”

[@martinneosel3403]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXrSnIh_fpx_jpI Sounds and Spelling of Irish / Fuaimniú & Litriú na Gaeilge

[@CCc-sb9oj]

Tá roinnt de na fuaimeanna neamhcheart neamhchruinn. Many of the sounds/pronunciations are incorrect/inaccurate. Please be aware of this if you're considering using this as learning material.

[@storiesinirish7621]

could you give me an example please?

[@disappointedenglishman98]

@@storiesinirish7621 Well, you can see my comment above: suas, chuir, srón, codlata all pronounced wrong.

[@patchy642]

Isle of Tenerife, Spain, Africa. Again, as usual on KZbin, the pronunciation is wrong, so learners should avoid trying to imitate it. Sorry.

[@disappointedenglishman98]

But this is all read with non-native pronunciation. Suas is not sús. Where is your slender r in chuir? Srón is not pronounced shrón with the sh as in shirt. Cé a bhris is pronounced cé bhris - the relative particle is not heard after a vowel. Codlata is pronounced collata.

[@MrRomero00]

The D in codlata shouldn't be pronounced. It's silent more or less in the word.

[@brianwalley2131]

is the Irish language your first or second languge?