| b |
/b/ as in 'bet' |
baile |
/balə/ |
town |
| c |
/k/ as in 'cat' |
cat |
/kat/ |
cat |
| d (broad) |
/d/ as in dine |
dona |
/ˈdɔnə/ |
bad |
| d (slender) |
/dʲ/ inbetween a 'd' and a 'j' |
Dia |
/dʲiːə/ |
God |
| f |
/f/ as in 'fun' |
fionn |
/fin/ |
fair, blond |
| g |
/g/ as in 'goose' |
gé |
/geː/ |
goose |
| h |
/h/ as in 'hockey' |
haca |
/hakə/ |
hockey |
| l (broad) |
/l/ as in 'lunch' |
lón |
/loːn/ |
lunch |
| l (slender) |
/lʲ/ similar to 'milk' |
leon |
/lʲoːn/ |
lion |
| m |
/m/ as in 'mine' |
maith |
/mɑh/ |
good |
| n (broad) |
/n/ as in 'now' |
naomh, lón |
/neɪv/, /loːn/ |
saint, lunch |
| n (slender) |
/n̪ʲ/ similar to the 'ñ' in 'niña' |
líne |
/lʲiːn̪ʲə/ |
line |
| p |
/p/ as in 'pipe' |
píb |
/piːb/ |
pipe |
| r (broad) |
/ɾˠ/ similar to 'road' |
rothar |
/ˈɾˠɔhəɾ/ |
bicycle |
| r (slender) |
/ɾʲ/ like an 'r' with a hint of 'j' |
litir |
/ˈlʲɪtʲɪɾʲ/ |
letter |
| s (broad) |
/s/ as in 'see' |
saor |
/siːr/ |
free, cheap |
| s (slender) |
/ʃ/ as in 'she' |
Seán |
/ʃaːn̪ˠ/ |
John |
| t (broad) |
/t/ as in 'too' |
tú |
/tuː/ |
you |
| t (slender) |
/tʲ/ similar to the 'ch' in 'choice' |
te |
/tʲɛ/ |
hot |