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From: "Jerry Kelly" <>
Subject: Re: [NY IRISH] Irish Valentine Must: / Irish phonetics
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:27:37 -0500
References: <43E8E06A.7090100@pacbell.net> <001d01c62c12$cf9e4f50$6c8e7045@Jerry> <43E8E680.1000905@pacbell.net> <003601c62c19$96f15240$354a3c44@Tipperary>


Many thanks, Terry. For Irish phonetics, Cumann Carad na Gaeilge / The Philo-Celtic Society offers a complete, free course on the internet at http://nagaeilmagazine.com/pronunciation/introduction.htm .

The extremely stern, humorless fellow who does the teaching with flashcards is me. (I freeze up in front of the camera.) Best, - Jerry


----- Original Message -----
From: Theresa Bora
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [NY IRISH] Irish Valentine Must: Waht to say to your love in Irish


Jerry and Pat. I find the Irish language just wonderful to listen to. I
have quite a few CDs in Irish that I really enjoy. But to even attempt to
learn the language just boggles the mind. How 'dhuit' is pronounced
'gwitch' blows me away! Thanks so much for the interesting emails. Terry
in Michigan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Connors" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [NY IRISH] Irish Valentine Must: Waht to say to your love in
Irish


> >
>>
>>There's a typo there. Because Lá is masculine, the correct Irish for
>>"Happy St. Valentine's Day to you" is Lá Naomh Vailintín Sona Dhuit". No
>>'h' in 'sona' in this particular phrase. In contrast, Nollaig
>>('Christmas') is feminine, so that would be "Nollaig Shona Dhuit." Also,
>>some people like to say duit instead of dhuit.
>>
>
> Thanks, Jerry. I am ignorant as far as Irish language goes, so would know
> know a mistake it popped up and hit me in the head. Glad we have you on
> the list to help us out.
>
> --
> Pat Connors, Sacramento CA
> http://www.connorsgenealogy.com
>
>
>


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