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THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
ell
bh and mh sound like w when followed
or preceded by a, o, u, as, a bhárd, his
bard, pronounced a wardh; a mhart,
his beef or ox, pronounced a warth;
and like v when preceded by e, i, as,
a bhean, his wife, pronounced, a van, a
mhian, his desire, pronounced, a vee-un
Dh and gh sound like y at the beginning
of a word; they are almost silent in
the middle, and perfectly so at the end
of words. Ch sounds like ch; ph, like f;
sh and th like h ; and fh is silent.
Sound of the Vowels — long. —
á sounds like
a in war,
as bárr, top.
é " "
e " ere,
" céir, wax.
í " "
ee " eel,
" mín' fine.
ó " "
o " old,
" ór, gold.
ú " "
u " rule,
" úr, fresh.
Short.
a " "
a in what,
as, gar, near.
e " "
e " bet,
" bebh, died.
i " "
i " ill;
" mil, honey
o " "
o " got,
" lot, wound.
u " "
u " put,
" rud, thing.
SECOND BOOK (Continued).
D
1. An é an dó, no an ceathair, no an
cúig?
4. Deich mná, dhá each deug agus fiche
caora.
3. Bhí trí mhíle each annsúd agus chúig
cheud laoch.
4. An dara lá deug & an ficheadh mí.
5. Bhí naoi mná & dhá leanbh deug ann-
6. Bhí an deachmhadh cloch agaibh.
7. Bhí ceithre bhróga agaibh.
8. Ádhmud lobhtha agus ubhall maith.
9. Is radharc áluinn é sin.
10. Bhí croidhe chródha agus aghaidh fear-
amhuil ag an laoch.
1. Athair agus máthair, dearbh-shiúr agus
dearbhráthair.
2. Dearbhráthair agus bráthair, dearbh-
shiúr agus siúr.
3. Ceud-phroinn agus proinn agus féire
4. Bhí an talamh maith agus bhí an criadh-
aire seunmhar.
5. Bhí an deadh-righ sean agus bhí an flaith
cródha.
6. Tá aon loch deug agus fiche sruth ag-
us ceanntíre insin.
7. Tá fíor-chara seasmhach agus fíor-
bhuan agam.
8. Treun-fhear agus saor-dhuine.
9. Má tá tír-ghrádh agat, fóghluim Gae-
dhilge.
10. Éire go bráth.
RULES FOR ASPRATION.
RULE I.
The Article ann, the, causes aspira-
tion of the initial consonant (if aspir-
able) of feminine nouns in the nom-
inative and accusative cases.
Ex. 1.
Examples of Feminine Nouns as influ-
enced by the Article.
Pronounced
an bhean, the woman, ahn vnn.
an bhain-fheis, the wedding, vanish.
an bheatha, the life, vahah.
an bhliadhain, the year, vlee-an.
an bhó, the cow, wo.
an chathair, the city, chaw h
an chloch, the stone, chlough.
an cholann, the body, cholunh.
an fhairge, the sea, arge.
an fhuinneog, the window, uinhoug.
an ghaoth, the wind, yay.
an mhaidin, the morning, waidhin.
an mhaighdean, the maiden, wydh-un.
an mháthair, the mother, wawhir.
an mhin, the meal, vin.
an phóg, the kiss, foug.
an phroinn, the dinner, frinn.
A simpleton being handed a book to
read on opening it, commenced. —
"Ruda beaga breaca dubha miona tiugha."
