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Learning Irish

  • 21-11-2015 3:45pm
    #1
    monkey9
    Registered Users Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭


    Does anyone have any recommendations as to the best course to learn Irish. I'm talking about an online course or a cd course, something like that rather than going to classes.


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  • #2
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    http://www.rte.ie/tv/turasteanga/ is quite good.


  • #3
    Comhairleoir
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭Comhairleoir


    www.ranganna.com run by Gaelchultúr/Coláiste na hÉireann is by far the best in my opinion. €45 for 3 months (an hour grind could cost you that). Several levels, English translations of every Irish word and sentence available.


  • #4
    pog it
    Registered Users Posts: 2,912 ✭✭✭pog it


    Learning Irish by Micheail O Siadhail is fabulous if you keep at it, a bit every day, and supplement with watching tv, listening to irish radio, etc. A basic grammar book as well will be a big help.
    Learning Irish is book based but comes with cds.


  • #5
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users Posts: 13,504 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    Duolingo OR Memrise - Duolingo is more accurate

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  • #6
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,707 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Has Duolingo gotten any better since last year because "accurate" is not a word I'd have used to describe it.


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  • #7
    Comhairleoir
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭Comhairleoir


    hullaballoo wrote: »
    Has Duolingo gotten any better since last year because "accurate" is not a word I'd have used to describe it.

    Duolingo is good but not great. It has ironed out silly mistakes but there are still many mistakes that no native speaker would ever make but would sound ok based on a literal English translation e.g. the report stated that ... should be translated as 'it was stated in the report" as report is inanimate. When the bus comes should be translated as "when the bus will come".

    I would still recommend it to up to intermediate level - but you may have to make a 'mistake' at times in order to get it right!


  • #8
    monkey9
    Registered Users Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭monkey9


    Thanks for the replies. I signed up with Ranganna for 3 month course so i'll see how i get on. Thanks again.


  • #9
    clickerquicklic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭clickerquicklic


    monkey9 wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies. I signed up with Ranganna for 3 month course so i'll see how i get on. Thanks again.

    I signed up to this last week I am on the lower intermediate level , i'm finding it tough if you leave out a Fada or spell something slightly wrong your marked as incorrect , compared to duolingo which will just tell you there is a typo in your answer.

    I find myself getting frustrated learning Irish somedays I am flying but other days I can't put simple sentences together. I am only back learning a couple of months hoping to eventually become fluent or at least be able to speak more fluently.


  • #10
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    clickerquicklic wrote: »
    I signed up to this last week I am on the lower intermediate level , i'm finding it tough if you leave out a Fada or spell something slightly wrong your marked as incorrect , compared to duolingo which will just tell you there is a typo in your answer.

    I find myself getting frustrated learning Irish somedays I am flying but other days I can't put simple sentences together. I am only back learning a couple of months hoping to eventually become fluent or at least be able to speak more fluently.

    Technically a vowel with a fada is a different letter so it is correct to say you are incorrect! Hang on in there and don't lose heart, you will get there in the end. Just accept its corrections now and they will stand to you.


  • #11
    monkey9
    Registered Users Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭monkey9


    clickerquicklic wrote: »
    I signed up to this last week I am on the lower intermediate level , i'm finding it tough if you leave out a Fada or spell something slightly wrong your marked as incorrect , compared to duolingo which will just tell you there is a typo in your answer.

    I find myself getting frustrated learning Irish somedays I am flying but other days I can't put simple sentences together. I am only back learning a couple of months hoping to eventually become fluent or at least be able to speak more fluently.

    I did find this frustrating at first, even when i knew the answer, i was being marked incorrect because of spelling or lack of a fada etc.

    But it really is a case of learning from your mistakes. I repeat the questions over and over until i get full marks and this allows me to remember the words, the sentences and the spelling a lot better.

    I am really enjoying this at the moment and i feel like i'm making decent progress.


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  • #12
    IrishTrajan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,703 ✭✭✭IrishTrajan


    I've downloaded the Gaeilge Language Learning Pack, made an account on Duolingo, listen to Radio Na Gaeltachta when possible (and have Irish-speaking Podcasts on my phone for when it isn't)... But I'd like some real time experience. Are there any classes in Dublin that would be recommended?


  • #13
    The_Minister
    Registered Users Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    IrishTrajan wrote: »
    I've downloaded the Gaeilge Language Learning Pack, made an account on Duolingo, listen to Radio Na Gaeltachta when possible (and have Irish-speaking Podcasts on my phone for when it isn't)... But I'd like some real time experience. Are there any classes in Dublin that would be recommended?

    What's that?


  • #14
    IrishTrajan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,703 ✭✭✭IrishTrajan


    The_Minister wrote: »
    What's that?

    Collection of e-books and .pdfs. I'd link it, but I'm not sure if torrents are allowed to be posted.


  • #15
    The_Minister
    Registered Users Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    IrishTrajan wrote: »
    Collection of e-books and .pdfs. I'd link it, but I'm not sure if torrents are allowed to be posted.

    I don't think they are.
    I don't think it's even ok to ask for them by PM, let alone post them up. ;)


  • #16
    clickerquicklic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭clickerquicklic


    monkey9 wrote: »
    I did find this frustrating at first, even when i knew the answer, i was being marked incorrect because of spelling or lack of a fada etc.

    But it really is a case of learning from your mistakes. I repeat the questions over and over until i get full marks and this allows me to remember the words, the sentences and the spelling a lot better.

    I am really enjoying this at the moment and i feel like i'm making decent progress.

    I've stuck with it and spent a lot more time on each section now and I am finding it very good feel like I'm making great progress , I think the next step for me will be to join some conversation groups.


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