And practice, practice, practice! When it is a hard subject to learn, and for the leaving cert it can be so difficult learning off poems and quotes from books and learning a whole essay that will hopefully fit under a topic, I think kids get an aversion to it and it becomes a chore.
The toughest aspects would be its structure compared to the English language. This is the same for a lot of the Irish language. What it comes down to then is practice, the study of the language, and repetition of using the language. This can be picked up easily enough in classes with practice and good understanding. Grammar then is a whole other aspect that is quite difficult and the writing of the tenses and verbs takes plenty of practice.
Because there is such a drop in usage you really have to make the effort to find ways to use it such as conversational classes, meets-ups, finding others willing to talk to you in Irish, etc. For example, my name — Aoife. These kinds of things make it very difficult but you just pick these things up along the way while listening to others and using the language.
Irish speakers are very forgiving anyway and no one is out to tell you off for making mistakes. In fact, they are so helpful you'd be surprised and will admire you for your attempts. Just give it a go! Actually, for the most part, Irish spelling is quite easy. Once you know the rules and have an understanding of the sounds most of the spelling is straightforward. Names are probably the most confusing when it comes to Irish spelling — Saoirse, Caoimhe, Tadgh, Caolfhionn, Ruadh, etc.
I suppose it depends. What would be great is if people could just have enough Irish to hold a conversation even and get the opportunity to use it. These days in Ireland there is little need to be able to read or write beyond the basics, especially going through the education system where at the end of the day people go on to colleges, trades, jobs, and so forth where there is no requirement for any reading or writing of the Irish language.
But as it is the language of our people and our heritage it would be disastrous to lose it. It's also such a beautiful language. I think most people probably leave school having a fairly good ability in Irish but when there is little opportunity or need to use it, it gets lost and forgotten. For the most part though, I would say it is being well taught. There are fantastic new resources and fun programs to utilize and once the teachers have a passion for it there is no reason why it would not be taught right.
Immersing oneself in the Irish language is the key! I work in a Gaelscoil where for the first year in Junior Infants the children are totally immersed in the language. No English at all is taught. This works so well and you wouldn't believe how much the children pick up in the first year in the school. The English language is not introduced until Senior Infants.
Liberty , library , heave and heaven , Rachel , loch , moustache , eleven. We say hallowed , but allowed , People , leopard , towed but vowed. Mark the difference, moreover, Between mover , plover , Dover.
Leeches , breeches , wise , precise , Chalice , but police and lice ,. Camel , constable , unstable , Principle , disciple , label.
Petal , penal , and canal , Wait , surmise , plait , promise , pal ,. Suit , suite , ruin. Muscle , muscular , gaol , iron , Timber , climber , bullion , lion, Worm and storm , chaise , chaos , chair , Senator , spectator , mayor ,. Ivy , privy , famous ; clamour Has the a of drachm and hammer. Golf , wolf , countenance , lieutenants Hoist in lieu of flags left pennants. Courier, courtier, tomb , bomb , comb , Cow , but Cowper, some and home. Stranger does not rhyme with anger , Neither does devour with clangour.
Pilot, pivot, gaunt , but aunt , Font , front , wont , want , grand and grant. Arsenic, specific, scenic, Relic, rhetoric, hygienic. Gooseberry, goose , and close , but close , Paradise, rise, rose , and dose. Say inveigh, neigh , but inveigle , Make the latter rhyme with eagle. Meandering but mean , Valentine and magazine. And I bet you, dear, a penny , You say mani - fold like many , Which is wrong. Say rapier, pier, Tier one who ties , but tier.
Arch, archangel ; pray, does erring Rhyme with herring or with stirring? Prison, bison, treasure trove, Treason, hover, cover, cove,. Perseverance, severance. Phaeton, paean, gnat, ghat, gnaw, Lien, psychic, shone, bone, pshaw.
Say in sounds correct and sterling Hearse, hear, hearken, year and yearling. Evil, devil, mezzotint, Mind the z! A gentle hint. Nor are proper names included , Though I often heard, as you did , Funny rhymes to unicorn , Yes, you know them, Vaughan and Strachan. Yet Froude compared with proud Is no better than McLeod. But mind trivial and vial , Tripod, menial, denial , Troll and trolley , realm and ream , Schedule, mischief, schism, and scheme.
Argil, gill, Argyll, gill. Had this invalid invalid Worthless documents? How pallid , How uncouth he, couchant , looked, When for Portsmouth I had booked! Pious, impious, limb, climb, glumly, Worsted, worsted, crumbly, dumbly, Conquer, conquest, vase, phase, fan, Wan, sedan and artisan. The th will surely trouble you More than r , ch or w. Say then these phonetic gems : Thomas, thyme, Theresa, Thames. The archaic word albeit Does not rhyme with eight -you see it ; With and forthwith , one has voice, One has not, you make your choice.
Now first say: finger ; Then say: singer, ginger, linger. Real , zeal , mauve, gauze and gauge , Marriage , foliage , mirage , age ,. Hero, heron, query, very , Parry, tarry fury, bury, Dost , lost , post , and doth , cloth , loth , Job , Job , blossom , bosom , oath.
Pronounced Ay-Lish, Ellis or Alish is usually how people try and spell it and it's not on any more lads. Other options for spelling Pauric include Padraig but get one right. It's a straightforward name but a difficult one for the average joe to get their head around. It's pronounced Loor-ken. Toggle navigation. Life By CollegeTimes Staff. Here are 21 names that are never spelled or pronounced correctly that you need to know and remember: 1.
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