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Thread #94201   Message #1823246
Posted By: Sandy Mc Lean
31-Aug-06 - 12:37 AM
Thread Name: How to learn to pronounce Gaelic
Subject: RE: How to learn to pronounce Gaelic
As stated above the letter "H" is only used in Gaelic to change the sound of the letter before it (lenition). This concept should be easily understood by English speakers as the language is full of the same stuff, and only the phonics are different. CH in English as in church and in Gaelic as in loch. Other English words like enough the gh becomes an "F" . In telephone ph becomes an "F". In Gaelic words mhor the mh becomes a "V" and in bheag the bh becomes a "V" as well etc.
Nach eil e doribh? :-}
          Slainte,
                Sandy