Fuaimniú: Dhaingniú 1

Fuaimniú (pronunciation)  

Dhaingniú (consolidation)

I mBlag eile chuir mé béim ar 'fuaimniú' Seo thíos cleachtanna chun iad a dhaingniú.

In earlier blogs I laid emphasis on pronunciation

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'ea' ('a' as in cat) is one of the most common vowel combinations in Irish. Learners often have problems with it because it looks exactly like the English combination: 'ea' in fear looks the same as the English 'ea' in fear.

Below is an exercise to help. How many words can you make using the 'ea' in the centre and adding one or other of the surrounding consonants front or rear. Make sure you sound what you find.

Bhí seanfhear is seanbhean ar each

Ise taobh thiar is eisean ar aghaidh

Ni fhaca aon neach a leithéid de radharc

sean-neacha ar shean-each ag geabaireacht.

'bhfearr liom bheith im' sheasamh ar thalamh

ná greamaithe leatsa ar dhroim eacha'

'Clamhsán is caoineadh ó Luan go hAoine

mar naíonán cantalach, crosta

Foclóir

neach = duine

each = capall

ag geabaireacht = ag cabaireacht = chattering

cantalach = peevish 

Fuaimniú dhaingniú 1 Jingle

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How many words can you make using the 'aoi' in the centre and adding one or other of the surrounding consonants front or rear. Make sure you sound what you find.

Thíos 'jingle' amaideach eile

Ar an Aoine bhí daoine gan mhaoin

ag caoineadh na ndaoine gan chaoideanas

Dé chéadaoin bhí daoine gan chaoideanas ag caoineadh a leithéid de shotal.

Déardaoin dúirt Caoimhe an saoistín le Saoirse aoibhinn ghaoiseach: ar chuala tú riamh a leithéid de bhaoithe

Ba Lá Saoire Bainc an Satharn tháinig aoibh ar gach  aoinne.

Foclóir

 gan mhaoin = bocht

caoideanas = cineáltas = kindness

sotal = cheek

saoistín = bean bheag ramhar

aoibhinn = álainn

baois = caint amaideach

aoibh = smile

fuaimniú dhaingniu 1 Jingle 2

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