I agree that it's much easier to learn a lot of these things by experiencing them in context and THEN learning the rule for why those things are happening. But it seems like there isn't much Old Irish stuff out there for you to actually experience this language in context, so that'll be interesting. Best of luck starting your class!
Thanks for commenting! Funnily enough I had my first class last Thursday, my professor directly started by talking in old Irish… crazy. He mentioned some words and phrases then and there, but they were all about a very specific and niche subject: swords, knights, armor, heroes and villains. Not ‘he eats an apple’ such as duolingo hahahaha
Thank you for your comment!! Now that classes actually started, it has become even more challenging. Thinking about making another video on my first experiences at uni! ☺️
if you want some help with ɣ, it is the voiced version of the x sound like the ch in loch. a voice distinction is the difference between sounds like p and b and k and g as well. i found that to get the ɣ sound down i say g but instead of having my tongue touch the top of my mouth i keep it in the center without touching anything.
@@BecomingaPolyglot if you look up ɣ glossika phonics you can also find a video that has a pretty in depth chart that shows how your mouth should move to make the sound.
Thank you for your comment. With the knowledge I know have of the language, I’m laughing at the video haha yesterday I had my exam translating several old Irish stories. Funny how fast things can change.
@@BecomingaPolyglotyes probably. I am Slavic person. In Ukrainian we have hard G(ґ) , soft G (г), and Ch or H sound (х). So X in IPA as Ch sound is quite logical for me at least 😊
