Days of the week

Monday, An Luan
On Monday, DéLuain

Tuesday, An Mháirt
On Tuesday, DéMháirt

Wednesday, An Chéadaoin
On Wednesday, DéChéadaoin

Thursday, An Déardaoin
On Thursday

Friday, An Aoine
On Friday, DéAoine

Saturday, An Satharn
On Saturday, DéSathairn

Sunday, An Domhnach (DOW-nahk*)
On Sunday, DéDomhnaigh (DOW-nee)

Irish Lesson 44

Pronunciation Review

We will review the vowel "u" this week.

When the "síneadh fada" (SHEEN-uh FAH-duh) mark is over it, making itú, its sound is usually that of (oo), as in English "food" or "rude", but the Irish sound is held longer. Examples:

lúb (loob); gúna (GOON-uh); dúnaim (DOON-im).

Without a síneadh fada, "u" between consonants often has the sound (u), as in English "put", "foot", or "should. Examples:

gunna (GUN-uh); thug (hug); guthán (gu-HAW*N).

The (uh) sound, as in English "run", "love" "but", is less common for "u" in Irish. Irish speakers often substitute other sounds for (uh) in English, as you have learned in previous lessons. You may have heard the last three words above pronounced (run, lohv, boht) instead of (ruhn, luhv, buht). Nevertheless, some Irish words have the (uh) sound or a sound close to it. Examples:

dul (duhl); agat (uh-GUHT); doras (DUH-ruhs).

The (uh) sound is common in unaccented syllables, of course, such as in garda (GAHR-duh) or córas (KOH-ruhs).

In "ua", the "u" can be pronounced (oo), as in:

crua (KROO-uh); nuachtan (NOO-uhk*-taw*n); buail (BOO-il).

In the west and north, "ua" may be pronounced (oh) in some words, such as "rua", red-haired. An example: Eoghan Rua (OH-uhn roh)ÓNéill, anglicized as Owen Roe O'Neill.

At the beginning of a word, "ua" may sound like (oo) or (woo-uh).

Try: uachtar (OO-uhk*-tuhr) and uaim (oo-WIM). In the latter word, the sounds may run together so that they sometimes resemble (wim), but in any case, the word should be pronounced without a pause between the parts of the pronunciation.

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