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PostPosted: Thu 03 Apr 2014 12:53 pm 
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M’aṫair, mo laoċ: Kerry
Mo ġraḋ, mo ḃean ċéile: Sarah
Mo ċlann, mo ṡaoġal: Kristiana, Ryan & Andrea

This is what I'm going with as soon as I get the third verification.


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PostPosted: Fri 04 Apr 2014 12:27 am 
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I can "third" what you've been given, and since no one has offered a pronunciation guide yet, here is a rough, American English-oriented guide (leaving out the names), but someone may be able to offer a sound file to help you:

MAH-huhr, muh laykh: ________
muh ghraw, muh van KHAY-luh: ______
muh khlown, muh hail [or: HAY-ull, with the second syllable being brief, almost swallowed]: ________

In multi-syllabic words (or word combinations), I've capitalized the syllable which gets the stress (usually the first syllable in Irish).
The "uh" sounds are brief, indistinct vowel sounds (like schwas) which happen in many unstressed syllables.
The "kh" is a guttural sound, like the "ch" in Bach or Loch Ness.
The "gh" is the same sound, but deeper in the throat (voiced, if you know what that means).
The "ay" sounds rhyme with the English word "say".
The word "van" is as in the English "moving van".
The word "khlown" rhymes with the English word "town".

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PostPosted: Fri 04 Apr 2014 4:11 am 
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CaoimhínSF wrote:
I can "third" what you've been given, and since no one has offered a pronunciation guide yet, here is a rough, American English-oriented guide (leaving out the names), but someone may be able to offer a sound file to help you:

MAH-huhr, muh laykh: ________
muh ghraw, muh van KHAY-luh: ______
muh khlown, muh hail [or: HAY-ull, with the second syllable being brief, almost swallowed]: ________

In multi-syllabic words (or word combinations), I've capitalized the syllable which gets the stress (usually the first syllable in Irish).
The "uh" sounds are brief, indistinct vowel sounds (like schwas) which happen in many unstressed syllables.
The "kh" is a guttural sound, like the "ch" in Bach or Loch Ness.
The "gh" is the same sound, but deeper in the throat (voiced, if you know what that means).
The "ay" sounds rhyme with the English word "say".
The word "van" is as in the English "moving van".
The word "khlown" rhymes with the English word "town".


This is fantastic! Not only do I get my third, clearing the way for my first and likely only tattoo, but I get a pronounciation guide so I can act like I know what I'm doing. Thanks so much!

I'll be sure to upload a pic when I get it done.

~Conan


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PostPosted: Fri 04 Apr 2014 3:30 pm 
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An Cionnfhaolach wrote:
M’aṫair, mo laoċ: Kerry
Mo ġra, mo ḃean ċéile: Sarah/ Sorċa*
Mo ċlann, moaol: Crístíona, Riain* /Ryan & Aindréa




Here's a soundfile that might be of some help:

https://app.box.com/s/lygd1w7mtqxksce40e1z

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PostPosted: Sat 05 Apr 2014 12:54 am 
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Thank you!! That's just awesome.

~Conan


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PostPosted: Sat 05 Apr 2014 2:51 pm 
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Thanks to all of your help, I have scheduled my appointment for Saturday the 12th. I'll post a picture of the finished product afterwards.


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PostPosted: Sun 13 Apr 2014 2:36 am 
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And here is the finished product:

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Thanks to everyone for the help!

Slan
~Conan


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PostPosted: Tue 15 Apr 2014 2:05 pm 
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ConanLloyd wrote:
And here is the finished product:

Image

Thanks to everyone for the help!

Slan
~Conan


Beautiful :good:

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.

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PostPosted: Tue 15 Apr 2014 2:17 pm 
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Go raibh maith agat Bríd!

I'm very happy with it. Now I just need to improve my Irish.


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