gaelic pronunciation

[DWFII]

I don't know whether this is a proper forum for this thread but it's the closest one I can find.

I have searched the Internet and while I have found plenty of sites that are supposed to be helpful with Gaelic pronunciation none have really been adequate to refer to time and again.

I know (or think I know) that slainte is pronounced "slanj-uh" with the last syllable sometimes dropped altogether. How is failte (sp?) pronounced?

How is "mo croi" pronounced? And what does it mean?

How is "tuatha" pronounced?

I have lots more and I'm sure others have similar questions but this is probably enough to get the conversation going.

[beloitpiper]

I know (or think I know) that slainte is pronounced "slanj-uh" with the last syllable sometimes dropped altogether. How is failte (sp?) pronounced?

Sláinte = "slaan-sha"

Fáilte = "Fall-sha"

How is "mo croi" pronounced? And what does it mean?

How is "tuatha" pronounced?

Mo chroi = "mo (gutteral, like "loch") ch-oye

It means "my heart" as a term of endearment, usually said "A Stór Mo Chroí" which means "Darling of my heart" pronounced "Ah store mo ch-oye"

Tuatha = "too-ha"

[beloitpiper]

Oh, and Sláinte is Irish, pronounced "Slaan-sha". Slàinte is the Scottish, pronounced "Slaan-j".

[sirdaniel1975]

I have one name for you..

Fiona MacKenzie

She has been my free source for Scots Gaelic pronunciation on the internet for years.

[DWFII]

Slainte = "slaan-sha"
Mo chroi = "mo (gutteral, like "loch") ch-oye"

What does "slaan" sound like in English? What does in rhyme with?

So the "mo" in mo chroi sounds like "maw?"

And is the "ch" in chroi a soft ch as in "church" or is is hard as in "loch?"

Somewhere I got the impression that gaelic had no soft "c" sound not even in "ch."

[DWFII]

I have one name for you..

Fiona MacKenzie

She has been my free source for Scots Gaelic pronunciation on the internet for years.

I hear her on NPR ever now and again and I do pick up rhythms and pronunciations from her--the problem is that she almost never speaks gaelic on that program (leastwise I can't remember hearing her do so), so the pronunciations tend to be Scots dialect of English.

[beloitpiper]

What does "slaan" sound like in English? What does in rhyme with?

So the "mo" in mo chroi sounds like "maw?"

And is the "ch" in chroi a soft ch as in "church" or is is hard as in "loch?"

Somewhere I got the impression that gaelic had no soft "c" sound not even in "ch."

Slaan, like "awning". I guess I should've typed it "slawn-cha".

Mo as in "Muh"

Ch soft like the end of "loch". Like in the German language.

[Arlen]

Greg's said it pretty well. The Irish and Gaidhlig pronunciations and spelling have a few differences but are fairly similar.

[DWFII]

Greg,

So what does mo chroi mean?

And I'm saying it "muh kroy" Is that right?

And thank you, BTW.

[beloitpiper]

Mo chroi means "my heart" as a term of endearment, usually said "A Stór Mo Chroí" which means "Darling of my heart" pronounced "Ah store muh kroy"