Recommended Website:
Speaking Our Language: Gaelic
This website is fun for all, although younger children will need some assistance.
What a great way to learn Irish! Read the phrases, listen to the audio, and
look at the phonetic transcription, all at the same time! Fanciful cartoon
characters illustrate each phrase, so smile while you learn! Click on the
appropriate sound file button below each picture as many times as you like,
to hear the featured phrase in the Irish language.
Each lesson also contains notes about usage, as well as exercises to help
you see how much you have learned.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTES ON NAVIGATION OF THIS SITE: At the end of each test, DO
NOT click “Submit” as it will take you to the wrong page. Instead, use your
browser’s “Back” arrow to go back to the page with the lessons menu and
select the next lesson.
In Lesson 2, the first audio file is the incorrect phrase. There is nothing
wrong with your ears. The person is saying, “It’s very beautiful today”
instead of “A boat and a stick.” So if you listen to it several times in
puzzlement on the “A boat and a stick” page, it will sound very familiar on
the following page, which is where it belongs. :)
Other than these few small mishaps, which I’m sure are the fault of some
mischievous leprechaun, this is a very useful site for learning some Gaelic.
Enjoy! :)
And, in the words of the young laddie on the first page of each lesson, “Gur
math a theid leibh.” Translation: Good luck! :)
