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Thread #70760   Message #2697271
Posted By: MartinRyan
10-Aug-09 - 05:59 PM
Thread Name: Pronunciation of Irish language
Subject: RE: Pronunciation of Irish language
You'll find a simple pronunciation of giorria HERE

sa is straightforward - just drop the t from sat!

bhfraoch is a bit more problematical. For a start, there is no b sound in the word - the bhf is somewhere between an f and a v, really. The pronunciation of the rest of the word will vary with dialect. I suspect most people pronounce it roughly vray ock - but you will certainly hear an ee sound replacing that ay sound (as in hay), in places.

I suggest you call it a draw and buy each other a pint - or, better still, two pints!

Regards