“Pronunciation Cheat Sheets for Irish Gaelic”

Your key to cracking Irish pronunciation.

Many people have said to me “Irish Gaelic isn't written as it sounds”.

Well, that's not true! Irish pronunciation is written exactly as it sounds. However, it does use different rules for representing spoken sounds. Knowing those pronunciation rules will let you decipher the approximate pronunciation of just about any word.

Our Pronunciation Cheat Sheets for Irish Gaelic PDF is the answer. They are at least “an” answer for figuring out how the Irish language pronounces words. They'll help you break down the word to figure out how to pronounce each part, and then string it all together.

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Want a method for cracking Irish language pronunciation?

If you an Irish Gaelic word, such as “talamh”, do you have any clue how to pronounce it? How about “ríomhaire?”? If not, read on.

The cheat sheets come with a four-step method of figuring out the pronunciation of the word:

Four–Step Pronunciation Method

Take an Irish word, any word that you want to pronounce.
Break it into groups of vowels and consonants. Vowels and consonants are clearly explained in the cheat sheets, so you'll learn to do this instinctively.
For each group, check the relevant cheat sheet for how it can be pronounced.
Flow it all together for an approximate pronunciation.

To apply this method, get the cheat sheets today.

What others have said

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“Hi Eoin, I found the cheat sheets very helpful and concise. It's like a paper version of your basic online grammar lessons, and, because there's pronunciation help right in them, you can practice them anytime, even when you can't access the online lessons. Fantastic resource! Go raibh maith agat!”

— Robin Jeffries, Canada.
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It's for anyone who has been 'put off' Learning Irish because of the look of the written language or the lack of explanation in the past.

— Dennis Nutting, Leicester, England.
“It really helped in explaining some things.”

Dia dhuit!
Thank you for the pronunciation cheat sheet. It really helped in explaining some things. The content is great. Great job!
Please keep making learning this great language easy and fun!
Slán go fóill!

— Nick Halter, Ohio.
“I've been referring to it constantly”

Wow, wow, wow! I needed something exactly like the Cheat Sheet and since getting it, I've been referring to it constantly. It is invaluable if left open in a window, with the lesson I'm studying open in a window next to it. It helps to anchor a rule of pronunciation in my mind when I see the word, click to hear the pronunciation of it, then see the pronunciation "rule" in the Cheat Sheet. That's a nice bit of work you did to put that together. Thanks a million!

— Tig Haner, Oregan.

“It has been a revelation to me”

“It has been a revelation to me, to have a system I can use as I'm getting familiar with Irish vocabulary. I use it every time I have a 'learning session' :o)
They give me confidence when approaching new vocabulary. I've found the unfamiliar spelling/pronunciation to be the main challenge - but that's also why I love it ! I think the format is inpired.
I described it as a brilliant signpost to help find your way through this new language (to my sister, who's also keen to learn Irish). I think it works for anyone, right across the board from people who've already had some experience learning language to those who've never tackled it before. It works for junior learners just as well as older people (like me!).”

— Sally Stamford, UK.

“I still refer to it constantly”

“I find the Gaelic 'alphabet' very hard to remember...so even as I learn words, phrases, etc...I still refer to it constantly so that I am able to speak what I read, properly. It's for anyone who is trying to accurately learn Irish Gaelic.”

— Mandii Kennedy, New Jersey.

“Well-organized treatment of the topic”

“Good, concise and comprehensive, well-organized treatment of the topic. I enjoy the opportunity to annotate and customize the materials in pdf format.”

— RWW Taylor, New York State.

“Good examples”

“Very concise, good examples, all in one place.”

— Pat Martin, Irish Gaelic teacher, Ohio.

What You'll Receive

13 Pronunciation Cheat Sheets for Irish Gaelic

This set of cheat sheets is available as an easily-downloadable set of PDFs. In the four PDFs, you'll get:

4-Step illustrated method PDF for how to decipher Irish Gaelic words.
Four cheat sheets for vowel pronunciation. This is the key for deciphering letters “a e i o u” and their accented counterparts “á ó ú í é”. The cheat sheets explain the difference between the two.
Nine cheat sheets for consonant pronunciation. You'll know exactly how to handle those letter combinations like “mh”, “bh”, and “adh”.
That's a total of 13 Pronunciation Cheat Sheets for Irish Gaelic. If you want to be able to figure out how to approximately pronounce any Irish Gaelic word, then get the cheat sheets today. Just click below.
Read on your phone, laptop or computer. You can also print them out to take your own notes.

There is more — New Accompanying Worksheets

Just launched is our Worksheets for Irish Gaelic Pronunciation. This is a 30-page print-at-home group of lessons. Learn to use the 4-Step Method through dozens of tasks with examples. Learn how to break apart Irish words, how to pronounce each part, and how to merge them altogehter.

Bonuses

Bonus PDF! Two cheat sheets for “The Secret Spelling Rule“ — the spelling rule that you will see everywhere in Irish Gaelic.
Bonus PDF! "Learn Irish Gaelic Online - All You Need to Know" e-book which we sell for $19.
Bonus PDF! "The Secrets to Practicing Irish Gaelic Every Day" e-book which we sell for $19. Full of games and tips to how you can incorporate your language learning into your every day.

“They help me with pronunciation of words I haven't heard”

The pronunciation Cheat Sheets help me a lot since I don't live in an Irish-speaking area here in the USA. They help me with pronunciation of Irish words I don't use or haven't heard in conversation. They are for people who are sincere about learning a language.

— Quinn McKenna, Pennsylvania.
“Easier and more fun to learn when someone has organized it for you”

I really find these worksheets/guidelines helpful they have such useful tips. I really enjoy the labeling method (in the bonus e-book) because i can associate the word with what i see. It's easier and more fun to learn when someone has organized it for you to do on your own time! I really don't know what i would've done if i hadn't found Bitesize Irish...i'd be as lost as ever!

— Teresa Burns, Houston, Texas.