If you want to learn the Irish language then you have come to the right place. But it's not just the language you'll learn here, you will also learn about Irish history because the Irish language is a huge part of our history and heritage. Irish, or Gaeilge, is a beautiful and ancient Celtic language spoken mainly along the West coast of Ireland, it is one of the oldest languages in the world and the oldest European language north of the Alps. You can use this channel as a way to learn and refresh your language skills - Tá tú ag foghlaim gaeilge anois ( You are learning Irish now). On this RU-vid channel I will share with you some Irish language words, phrases and grammar tips in a simple and effective way. I will mainly be using Munster Irish but also some from the Connacht dialect as well. So subscribe to learn more about this teanga álainn (beautiful language) and don't forget to hit the bell notification so you can be notified when I make new content. Go raibh maith agat.
Thanks for this video on dialects. The mb's and mh's sounds are getting less intimidating. Also, with Ai on the rise in apps, it helps to hear you, Dane, say all three regional differences. Keep on as best you can. Edit to add Duolingo has expanded their Irish content, but they stopped saying Dia duit with the w sound in it . Just dia ditch not dia diwit' which is a richer sound . Or dia diwitch
Is as Gaeltacht Ciarraì mè, an mèid fìseàn ùfàsach atàbfeicthe agam ar RU-vid, lufa, is breà liom dobchrsnn sa, solèir, sìmplì, ùsàideach agus lèirìn sì an meas agus grà atà agat Don àr dteanga aoibhinn, maith thù a bhuachaill, " b'aire dom bothar a bhualadh- I better hit the road" - Sìle Nì Bheaglaoich
Bha sin uabhasach sgoinneil. The pronunciation of some words in Gàidhlig was a wee bit off though, I think (especially the d in seòclaid, g in ag iarraidh, the long à in blàth and the dipthong in thoir). Beò is also missing a strac in the final example. Also, where did you find the words “coinnigh” and “bladhaire” in Gàidhlig? I haven’t seen these words, and can’t find them in the dictionary. Coinnigh also doesn’t fit the typical imperative verb pattern for plural / formal you? Shouldn’t it be “coinnibh” (though I thought “cùmaibh” would be used for keep). Any fluent or native Gàidhlig speakers, can you please shed light on this?
Go raibh maith agat as an físeán seo a uaslódáil. Was looking at stuff about African American english that lead me to the similarities between it and Irish English. I've got a few thing l'd like to add: For starters, especially where i grew up in west Mayo, people will often change the way letters are pronounced based on how they would be as Gaeilge. For example I've been told I'm in the "vesht" and I "besht be goin". Considering we don't have a "w" as Gaeilge, people changed it to be a "v" sound. Same thing happened with "s" since it's relatively uncommon to see an "s" without it being pronounced "sh". We also like to combine words like "gway" for "go away" or "gyout" for "get out", though I don't know where that could stem from. We also usually say "Ara" rather than "Ah" in most cases. "Ah sure" becomes "Arasure"
Tá níos nó cosúlachtaí aici leis an Ghaeilge a labhairtear in Ultaibh mar go dteachaigh manaigh ón Aird Uladh (leithinis in Oirthear an Dúin) go Manainn agus is é sin an tuige a bhfuil Gaeilge Mhanann ann.
It’s hard to know which dialect I should learn. i have learned popular Irish songs, but my ancestors are from Skye and predominantly Northern Ireland mainly Armagh and Breifne. I only know that my most recent ancestors (2nd Great grandfather) to arrive in Australia from Skye had no English, so perhaps that would be the best dialect to learn to honour them.
Do you think a learner of English contemplates what dialect of English to learn? I would suggest just learning the basics before you get excited about the intricacies of dialects. You're getting way ahead of yourself.
Is as Úisbéiceastáin mé, tá fadhbanna agam le fuaimniú agus tá sé an-deacair a fháil ar an Idirlíon conas focail a fhuaimniú i gceart, go raibh maith agat as do chuid físeáin, anois is féidir liom labhairt i gceart beagán, tá súil agam, 😅
I really appreciate these videos and I want to learn the Irish so that I can actually speak and use it as opposed to how they teach it to me in school(I'm 16).Do you have any good advice?
I've recently learned that a friend's husband speaks Gaelige so I'm subscribing to your channel so I take him by surprise with my knowledge of Irish phrases. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
Are you on X? I speak a dialect carried over to Southeast Ontario by my ancestors on both sides, looking to polish it up. Not many speakers here... I am 37 and one of the youngest!
Lovely! I've should have picked up on celtic languages earlier! I'm around 5% irish according to my little brothers DNA test but we have the same parents. This will be useful for a trip to Dublin! Go raibhmaith agat!!
