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EXERCISE III
§ 33 SOUNDS OF R and S
| The letters in the key-words | Are sounded like: | In English words: |
| r | r | run |
| r | no sound similiar in English, see note | |
| s | s | so, alas |
| sh | sh | shall, lash |
NOTE—The sound of "r" is never slurred over as in the words "firm, warm, farm", etc., as correctly pronounced in English. The sign "r" presents the "r" words as run, rage, row, etc. The sign "r" represents a peculiar Irish sound, midway between the "r" of "carry" and the "zz" of "fizz". The learner may pronounce it as an ordinary English "r" until he has learned the exact sound from a speaker of Irish. Note that "s" is never pronounced "z" or "sh" as in the English words "was", "occasion", etc.
§ 34 The Irish Letters r and s
| r | broad | is sounded like r | in §33 above |
| r | slender ¹ | is sounded like r | in §33 above |
| s | broad | is sounded like s | in §33 above |
| s | slender | is sounded like sh | in §33 above |
§35 Vocabulary
| ag | (og)², preposition, at |
| bog | (bug), soft |
| bróg | (brōg) a shoe |
| dún | (dhoon), noun, a fort |
| fada | (fhod-ă), long |
| fág | (faug), verb (thou) |
| fós | (fōs), yet, still, also |
| sé | (shae), he |
| sí | (shee), she |
| stól | (sthōl), a stool |
| te | (te)³ hot, warm |
| tír | (teer), country, land |
| tirim | (tir'-im), dry |
1. At the beginning of a word, r is never pronounced r
2. Before a consontant, or a slender vowel, ag is usually pronounced (eg)
3. Almost like che in cheese.
note that
phonetic
symbols
are
not
necessarily
pronounced
as in English