Hi!
Could someone please help me with the pronunciation of the word "Ghaelaigh"? Thanks!

Can you pronounce the sounds of Irish is the first question, because if you can't, it makes the explanation a bit hard to get

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http://www.mediafire.com/?86lslp367bp1alx

this is an mp3 of 2 ways of pronouncing it

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Jay Bee--
I don't know if I can pronounce the sounds of Irish - I don't speak Irish.
I wasn't able to open your link - I tried in two different browsers.

Anybody else able to help me pronounce "ghaelaigh"?
Any help is much appreciated!

Sorry, I meant to repost Jay Bee's soundfile on our server for you but got caught up doing other things and clean forgot. Gabh mo leithscéal. (Sorry.)

Seo dhuit é (Here it is):

http://irishlearner.awyr.com/membrfaylz ... elaigh.mp3


Here's another from me for reference:

http://www.awyr.com/ILF/saewndfaylz/Ghaelaigh.mp3

Ghaelaigh
GHAY-lee
/ɣe:Li:/

The broad gh /γ/ (gh in my phonics) is very similar a German uvular r (deeper in the throat than a French r). Imagine gargling to soothe a sore throat.

The broad L is "dark" like the L in the American pronunciation of "love" (but not the British Received pronunciation).

The AY in the first syllable is actually not a diphthong but a pure long vowel like the "ai" in "air" minus the r.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
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).

Wow! Thank you SO much, Breandan - that's exactly what I needed!
Kim