Fuaimean

Short Vowels			Long Vowels
	Gàidhlig Samples	Nearest English Imitation		Gàidhlig Samples	Nearest English Imitation
a	fad ball, bann § lagh ‡ adhbhar ‡ sabhal ‡ balla †	bat cow burn burn saw father	a	bàn	far
e	dheth teth baile †	set rate father	e	dè fèath	fame shed
i	sir tinn, till §	feet king	i	sìn	me
o	bog orra tonn, toll, tom§	bowl modest cow	o	òr bò	fawn bold
u	guth	full	u	ùr	poor

Based on Short Vowels			Based on Long Vowels
	Gàidhlig Samples	Nearest English Imitation		Gàidhlig Samples	Nearest English Imitation
ai	tais tairbh -aidh (terminal)	bat hit see	ai	fàilte ‡ dàimh	far eye
			ao	daor	burn but longer, like French fleur
ea	* lean, beatha ** dealt, eala § ceann, geall	set yak yowl (ok so its not a real word)	ea	ceàrr	yard
ei	deich	rate	ei	cèile	fame
eo	deoch	yonder	eo	eòlas	yawl
eu	† feur ceum	seer fame
ia	ciall	seer
io	ciont iomlan	yucca sit	io	fìor	seer
iu	diugh	yule	iu	iùl	you
oi	cois cloimh	modest boy	oi	tòisich clòimh	fawn cloister
ua	fuar	fluent
ui	sluig tuinn, tuill	full suing	ui	dùil	poor

Broad Consonants A, O, & U have similar influences on consonants. *Further Gàidhlig Samples indicate where the non-initial consonant is different*			Slender Consonants Two Gàidhlig Samples are given where E & I have distinct influences on preceding consonants. Further Gàidhlig Samples indicate where the non-initial consonant is different
	Gàidhlig Samples	Nearest English Imitation		Gàidhlig Samples	Nearest English Imitation
b	bàn obair	bar top	b	beò bith	beauty bee
bh	bhàn § sabhal	van saw	bh	bheò bhith	view via
c	cat bac	cot loch+k sound	c	ceò cìr taic	kew key like German Ich+k
ch	chat	loch as spoken by a Scot	ch	cheò chìr	like German Ich
chd	bochd	loch+k
d	dà sad	door softer d but no real equivalent	d	deàrrs dìth	jew jig
dh	dhà § adhbhar	guttural g but no real equivalent silent but affects preceding vowel	dh †	dheth	yes
f	fàn	fan	f	feàrr fìon	few feel
fh	fhàn	silent	fh	fhìon	silent except in fhèin, fhathast and fhuair
g	gon sgar, rag	got scar, rack	g	geàrr gin sgeul, gèig	ague give scale, tick
gh	ghon	guttural g but no equivalent	gh †	ghin	yes
l ‡	là	close to ball	l ‡	lìon	lure
ll	toll	weak l preceded by a nasal ow but no real equivalent	ll	till	million
m	mòr	mop	m	meall mìn	mew meal
mh	mhòr § samhradh	vole how	mh	mheall mhìn	view veal
n ‡	na	close to nap	n ‡	nigh	new
nn	tonn	weak n preceded by a nasal ow but no real equivalent	nn	tinn	pinion
ng	trang	longitude
p	pos	pan	p	peann	pew
ph	phos	fan	ph	pheann	few
r ‡	rag	trilled r but no real equivalent	r ‡	ris	soft r but no real equivalent
s	son	so	s	sìn	she
sh	shon	hoe	sh	sheall	hew
t	tum	toe	t	tìr	chew
th	thum	hoe	th	thìr	hew

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