Pronunciation

conchubhar1 · 24-07-2009, 16:13

How would you pronounce ''déanamh'' and ''ag déanamh''?

Am I the only one who thinks abair.ie is too fast and jumpy to get what the pronunciation is saying? It seems too choppy.

An gal gréine · 24-07-2009, 16:43

"Jan-oo" in the north and "Dane-iv" in the south. That's how my ears hear it .

Múinteoir · 24-07-2009, 17:16

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Originally Posted by An gal gréine

"Jan-oo" in the north and "Dane-iv" in the south. That's how my ears hear it .

It's more like Jane-uh in the West, but other than that, you're spot on. The -mh ending is only fully pronounced in Munster really. It's very like the pronounciation of Gaillimh (Galway). Everyone in Connemara says Gaille.

conchubhar1 · 24-07-2009, 17:24

Cheers that is what I thought.

Do you pronounce the ''g'' in ''ag'' ??

An gal gréine · 24-07-2009, 18:39

It's so muted with native speakers that you dont hear the 'g'.
"Bhí mé a' damhsa aréir" is what you'll hear for "I was dancing last night"
"Bhí mé ag an damhsa aréir" is what you'll hear for "I was at the dance last night". This is because of the next word "an" starting with a vowel.

pog it · 24-07-2009, 18:43

In Conamara: 'ag je-na'

In that phrase the fada on the e isn't pronounced. You hear it a lot on TG4 too with Dé Domhnaigh. The Dé is pronounced De (Je) instead of Dé (Jay)

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24-07-2009, 16:43	#2
An gal gréine Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 137 Adverts \| Friends	"Jan-oo" in the north and "Dane-iv" in the south. That's how my ears hear it .

24-07-2009, 18:39	#5
An gal gréine Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 137 Adverts \| Friends	It's so muted with native speakers that you dont hear the 'g'. "Bhí mé a' damhsa aréir" is what you'll hear for "I was dancing last night" "Bhí mé ag an damhsa aréir" is what you'll hear for "I was at the dance last night". This is because of the next word "an" starting with a vowel.

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pog it Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 806 Adverts \| Friends	In Conamara: 'ag je-na' In that phrase the fada on the e isn't pronounced. You hear it a lot on TG4 too with Dé Domhnaigh. The Dé is pronounced De (Je) instead of Dé (Jay)