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Seán (shaw*n); Táimid ag baile arís (TAW*-mid eg BAHL-e uh-REESH). We're home again.

Máire (MAW*-re): Táimid, taréis bheith inÉirinn trímhí(tuhr ay*sh ve in AY*R-in tree vee). We are, after being in Ireland three months.

Seán: Céardésin ar an tsíleáil? (kay*rd ay* sin er un TEEL-aw*-il) What's that on the ceiling?

Máire: Spota uisce, go cinnte (SPOH-tuh ISH-ke, goh KIN-te). A water spot, for sure.

Seán: Tápiopa briste thuas an staighre, is dócha (taw* PEEP-uh BRISH-te HOO-uhs un STEYE-ruh, is DOHK*-uh). There's a pipe broken upstairs, probably.

Irish Lesson 25

PRONUNCIATION REVIEW

Three consonants whose pronunciation we can study together are "b, p, m". If a vowel nearest any of these in a word is "a, o, u", the consonant gets its broad sound. You make it by protruding the lips, then pronouncing the sound to resemble the corresponding English sound. Try:

bád, buan (BOO-uhn), bac (bahk), bocht (bohk*t), bun (bun); blas (blahs), blúire (BLOO-ir-e), bradán (bruh-DAW*N), brón, brú(broo).

pá, Pól, púdar (POO-duhr), paca (PAH-kuh), póca (POH-kuh), punt (poont); plab (plahb), pláta (PLAW*-tuh), prás (praw*s), próca (PROH-kuh).

má, mór, muc (muk), maith (mah), mar (muhr), mol (muhl), mullóg (mu-LOHG), mná(muh-NAW*).

Sometimes a slender vowel follows the broad consonant sound, and an "a, o, u" is placed between to indicate this. The result in pronunciation is a sound like that for the English "w" between consonant and vowel. Examples:

bain (bwin), buidéal (bwi-DAY*L), buí(bwee), buile (BWIL-e), puinn (pwin), moil (mwil).

You can see why this is so when you form the broad "b, p, m" and then change to the (i) or (ee) sound in the examples above.

For the slender "b, p, m" sounds, bring the lips in close to the teeth and spread the lips slightly as if you were beginning to smile. Then pronounce the letters. Examples:

béal (bay*l), bia (BEE-uh), blian (BLEE-in), bleachtaire (BLAK*-tuhr-e), breac (bir-RAK), bréan (BRAY*-uhn).

pé(pay*), pian (PEE-uhn), pic (pik), plé, preab (pir-RAB), príosún (pree-SOON).

mé(may*), milis (MIL-ish), mian (MEE-uhn), meil (mel).

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