Cabhair

N.A.OR

Is there any irish speakers out there who have any advice or tips about interesting ways to develop ones ability to speak irish?it is very hard to add to ones vocabulary when one never has the opportunity to speak the language to peeps!I am doing a three year college course in irish and wish to continue and maybe teach the subject but my vocab is very limited and the course especially dealing with poetry is not much help as it reminds me too much of the leaving certificate trauma!

Micilin Muc

You must create opportunities to use your Irish!

If you're doing a college course in Irish, then your classmates should be more than willing to speak Irish every day! Is there a Cumann Gaelach in your college?

One hint I've heard from a fellow teacher is to speak to yourself! When you're travelling to college or work, you could pass the time by talking to yourself (not out loud !).

Literature can be very frustrating if you don't understand grammar very well. There are plenty of grammar books available and I'm sure one of your college tutors or lecturers will recommend one to you. You'd be surprised how much you'd appreciate Irish literature once your vocab and grammar are of a high enough standard.

dolliemix

If you want to teach you should apply for a job working in the Gaeltacht in an Irish College during the summer

N.A.OR

Thanks for your help guys:)
yes i researched the Irish society but unfortunately i commute a good distance to college so the meetings never agree with me!

i definitely think taking more time with the grammar may be a solution!

And i am definitely considering teaching Irish by applying to the gaeltacht in the near future when i am more confident with my spoken Irish .

N.A.OR

Krusader

Check your nearest library for Convo meet-ups

pog it

I find listening to the radio/TG4 and repeating back to yourself out loud what you hear is a good way to get yourself used to hearing yourself speak Irish and improves your pronunciation.

Also continually listening to the same speakers is good as it gets the sounds in your head of that particular dialect, you are less confused and that works when you read something in Irish- you then read it in your head in that dialect and when you then next read it out loud, you apply that dialect that is lodged in your head from all the listening you have done.

Also just talk to yourself and don't be afraid to make mistakes

danoboy254

pog it wrote: »

I find listening to the radio/TG4 and repeating back to yourself out loud what you hear is a good way to get yourself used to hearing yourself speak Irish and improves your pronunciation.

Also continually listening to the same speakers is good as it gets the sounds in your head of that particular dialect, you are less confused and that works when you read something in Irish- you then read it in your head in that dialect and when you then next read it out loud, you apply that dialect that is lodged in your head from all the listening you have done.

Also just talk to yourself and don't be afraid to make mistakes

doing leaving cert now, and i'm mad about irish!
ya,i find listening to the irish radio stations really helps, even if you only repeat what they say to yourself. listening is all you need to pick up vocabulary, you can perfect pronunciation in time to come.
i102104's i-ar-eileamh show is great for light-weight irish speakers (like myself) as it mixes english with irish dialect in a chart music show, very easy to listen to for hours. If you study in the north/west you probably know the show well , otherwise try i102104.ie , and stream it live!

Micilin Muc

danoboy254 wrote: »

doing leaving cert now, and i'm mad about irish!
ya,i find listening to the irish radio stations really helps, even if you only repeat what they say to yourself. listening is all you need to pick up vocabulary, you can perfect pronunciation in time to come.
i102104's i-ar-eileamh show is great for light-weight irish speakers (like myself) as it mixes english with irish dialect in a chart music show, very easy to listen to for hours. If you study in the north/west you probably know the show well , otherwise try i102104.ie , and stream it live!

iKnow what you mean, but iThink that station is really difficult to iListen to because of some letter they always repeat, iCan't remember what it is now ;-)

Raidió Rí-Rá is good if you like chart music!

danoboy254

Micilin Muc wrote: »

iKnow what you mean, but iThink that station is really difficult to iListen to because of some letter they always repeat, iCan't remember what it is now ;-)

Raidió Rí-Rá is good if you like chart music!

COOL!! sin é iontach ar fad!

never heard of that one before! i feel a new favourite station coming on !

thanks for that post!

dlofnep

Where do you live? I learned all my Irish from a conversational group.

LL92

i'm from the same town as him.
he lives in south-east galway :p
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don't think there's anything like that around here.
if there was, i'd be interested also, as i'm doing irish in college.

Poll Dubh

Posting as Gaeilge here or in Teach na nGealt is a brilliant way to improve. You have all the time in the world to look up words and grammar.