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Irish English....Vowel Sounds Please
note: the words and symbols below refer to the British English sounds. They
are only provided for comparison. Many of the Irish sounds are quite different! |
| the, letter, calendar, a, madam, nation | ||
| bird, heard, herd, world, were, curl, girl | ||
| beat, seat, sheet, receive, brief, the (before vowels) | ||
| bit, kit, mint, hill, hymn | ||
| bet, let, set | ||
| air, where, there, their, they're, hair, care | ||
| bat, cat, hat, add, madam | ||
| but, some, mother, come, other, thorough | ||
| bad, mad, sad, glad, ma'am | ||
| cart, heart, arm, radar | ||
| should, good, would, could, wood | ||
| shoe, to, two, too, you, who, sue, through | ||
| cot, hot, got, on | ||
| caught, bought, all, sport, war, poor, or, raw, roar | ||
| A final note: "to", "the", and "at", "from" and "for"are pronounced as above, except at the end of a phrase, in which case the 'strong' form (Eg 'to' rhyming with 'shoe') may be used. The strong forms of "the" (rhyming with "tea") and "to" may also be used before a vowel. |
Our warmest thanks go to ...
| Speaker | Geographical origin | Date of recording | Approx age |
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Co. Louth, Ireland Co. Meath, Ireland Limerick |
Nov 24, 2000 Nov 24, 2000 February 12, 2001 |
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