How to pronounce Gaelic

Subject: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Folkiedave
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 05:25 PM

When it refers to Scotland is it Garlick, Gaylick, or Gallick (or anything else?)

Dave

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Jim Lad
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 05:29 PM

Scots "Gallick" as in "Apple"
Irish "Gaelic" as in "Gay"
Now stop it.
Go to Scotland and wander around a bit.
You'll be fine.

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Newport Boy
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 05:59 PM

Unfortunately, when it comes to rugby, "Gallic flair" refers to the French team.

(Ducks)

Phil

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Folkiedave
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 06:10 PM

Thanks Jim

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Jim Lad
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 06:56 PM

Willkommen

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 09:27 PM

They did have a question in a TV quiz programme (English-based).
"To what country does Gallic refer?" (not spelled out, just said)
Correct answer, France.
But I did wonder what they would have said if someone had answered, "Scotland" - as it certainly would have been correct phonetically.
Gaelic speakers in Scotland do almost put an h in it too, "gah-lic" -just to further confuse the enquirer!

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Jim Lad
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 10:27 PM

From Gaul. Latin name for France.

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: GUEST,Obie
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 11:21 PM

The Gauls of France were Celts as were the Gaels of British Isles. The same difference.........

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Stringsinger
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 10:58 AM

I think that the correct Gaelic proununciation is "Gay-lee-guh" but some of my Irish
friends will have to corroborate that. Go raith mo hagut (did I get this right? Probably not).

Frank

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Big Mick
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 12:03 PM

Frank, what you are attempting,and pretty well I might add, to phoneticize is the name of the language know in English as Irish. Many folks think that Gaelic is what Irish folks would speak. It is written modern Irish, using English letters as Gaeilge. And the phrase you wrote to end the post means thanks. Go raimh maith agat, pronounced roughly gur-ra mah agate, is one of the ways you would spell it. Keep in mind that their are a number of different pronounciations based on the part of Ireland, but the most noticeable differences occur in Ulster and the north.

Le gach dea-mhéin, (all the best,)

Mick

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Brendy
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 01:11 PM

Gale-eh-geh (Gaelige).
Gale-ick (Gaelic)

Maith thú a Mhicí... ;-)

B.

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Big Mick
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 03:02 PM

go raibh maith agat a Breandán

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Folkiedave
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 03:08 PM

Talk amongst yurselves - I needed it for last Friday's radio show :-)

And thanks again.

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Stewie
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 06:24 PM

On the tribute album for Hamish Henderson, there are 3 tracks by the great man himself. The third is 'Mouth Music' which has a brief verbal coda explaining the nature of the beast. Therein, Hamish pronounces 'Gaelic' as 'Garlick'.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Stewie
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 06:26 PM

I omitted to mention the album title: 'A' the Bairns O Adam' Greentrax CDTRAX244. A wonderful album!

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Folkiedave
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 04:25 AM

I also went to a Gaelic speaker - which explained my pronunciation of the Julie Fowlis track being reasonably close - he says Gallic too- with just a hint of an "H"

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Big Mick
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 12:02 PM

I assume you mean a Scots Gaelic speaker, Dave? Or was it someone who spoke Ulster Irish? Very similar pronounciations, but those skirt wearers keep way the hell too many consonants in their spellings. Comes from their stuff being exposed to the elements.

Mick

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Stringsinger
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 03:49 PM

Thanks, Mick. Needed to get that straight.

Frank

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Suegorgeous
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 03:53 PM

Scots gaelic speakers pronounce it "gallick", without exception, in my experience.

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: GUEST,tammy
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 04:09 PM

Stewie,
On that same CD Hamish pronouces 'poor' (as in poor bloody swaddies are wearie' as 'pure' as in pure orange juice.

Subject: RE: How to pronounce Gaelic
From: Folkiedave
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 06:29 PM

It was indeed a Sctos Gaeiic speaker. Natch!!