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ba mhait liom an...

  • 04-03-2008 5:53pm
    #1
    KeyLimePie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 861 ✭✭✭


    how do u pronounce in it? i've been listening to buntús cainte and they say "ba wah liom" and i was like wth cause ive been saying v for mh since i was 5

    how do you pronounce ba mhaith liom 3 votes

    ba vah liom
    0% 0 votes
    ba wah liom
    100% 3 votes


Comments

  • #2
    Múinteoir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭Múinteoir


    Neither is "wrong", per se; it's a dialectic difference. 'Bh' is pronounced as 'V' in Munster and as 'W' in the rest of the country. What pronunciation you choose is purely a matter of your own dialectic preference (usually based on where in Ireland you live). You will find the same situation with the pronunciation of 'mh' in Irish.

    Having a poll on the matter will only make people tick the box for their own usage. It won't indicate correctness.


  • #3
    KeyLimePie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 861 ✭✭✭KeyLimePie


    i know but i'm just curious :D
    my irish teacher explained the whole dialect difference to me lol


  • #4
    bangersandmash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭bangersandmash


    i'd personally say "bah Y lum"

    as it the name of the letter -


  • #5
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    I say vwah liom.


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