Hi there,

I'm currently trying to work out pronunciation/phonetic differences between Irish and Scottish gaelic; for Scottish I can't quite figure out if "dh" is treated differently than in Irish, or the same. Can anyone please explain?

Also the rules for "mh" and "bh" Thanks so much!

at the beginning of words, dh is pronounced the same way in Irish and Sc. Gaelic (ie. a gargling sound, [ɣ] (see http://loic.cheveau.free.fr/irish/irish ... _gh_dh.mp3 )
At the end of words, in Scottish, broad dh has the same sound as initial broad dh in Irish (and Scottish).
In Irish, final dh isn't pronounced like that (-adh is either an "uh"-sound or an "oo"-sound, sometimes an -ukh-sound in certain cases and certain places).



normally they are pronounced like v, but between vowels they are often mute.
For Scottish Gaelic pronunciation, you should get a copy of this excellent book: http://www.akerbeltz.eu/books.html

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Thank you SO much

Something else I've noticed is that it seems that "ai" has more of an "ee" sound...Does this have truth to it?

It depends on the word, on what is before and after, and if it's in a stressed syllable or not. Ai can be pronounced ah, ih or eh...

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

Sounds just slightly less complicated than English where an 'f' sound can be spelled 'f' or 'ff' or 'ph' or 'gh'.....

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Irish spelling and pronunciation are less irregular than the English ones... English has one of the most irregular spellings
In Irish, once you've learnt the rules, you can pronounce more or less every words -- of course there are exceptions, but fewer than in English

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Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

Aye, Irish is easy compared to English ... but Japanese is the worst.

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My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Looks like this shall be my next project XD Thanks a lot Just trying to sing these songs right ....