Pronunciation Review

In the letter group "io", the "i" is often the letter pronounced, the "o" merely indicating that the next consonant has its broad sound. Some examples:

fios (fis), knowledge; crios (kris), belt; giota (GI-tuh), piece; bior (beer), point; ciorcal (KEER-kuhl), circle; síol (sheel), seed.

In other cases, the "o" is pronounced instead of the "i". Examples: siopa (SHOP-uh), store; liom (luhm), with me; pioc (pyuhk), a bit. This occurs when the "io" is in an accented syllable and is followed by "c, g, ng, b, p, f, m".

If the "i" has a sineadh over it, then the "ío" group receives the (ee) sound, as in: fíor (FEE-uhr), true; bíoma (BEE-muh), a beam.

Pronunciation Exercise

Read this aloud, phrase by phrase. Do not try to get the meaning. After reading it, look at the key directly following the exercise to verify your pronunciation.

Bhícónaíar roinnt teaghlach ansin -- le linn an chorónaithe. Théadh Seán timpeall -- go dtína tithe sa chomharsanacht -- agus is minic daoine ag fiafraíconas a tharlaésin. Nuair a thug sécuairt uirthi -- d'fhan an díon ar an séipéal -- taréis bunúna scoileanna móra. An tslíar sheasadar leis an teanga Ghaeilge -- trídhánta ardchaighdeáin a chumadh inti.

Key: vee KOHN-ee er rint TEYE-luhk* un-SHIN -- le ling uh k*uh-ROHN-uh-hee. HAY*-uhk* shaw*n TIM-puhl -- goh DEE nuh TEE-huh suh K*OH-uhr-suhn-uhk*t -- AH-guhs is MIN-ik DEEN-uh uh FEE-uhr-ee KUN-uhs uh HAHR-luh ay* shin. NOO-ir uh HUG shay* KOO-irt IR-ee -- DAHN un DEE-uhn er un SHAY*-pay*l -- tahr AY*SH BUN-oo nuh SKUHL-uh-nuh MOR-uh. un TLEE er HAS-uh-duhr lesh un TANG-uh GAY*-lig-e -- tree GAW*N-tuh AHRD-heye-DAW*-in uh K*UM-uh IN-tee.

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