Two vowels together
Sometimes Gaelic throws two quite unexpected vowels together, they might not be common in your first language. Listen to the examples to get a feel for these new sounds. Select the highlighted sounds, words and phrases to hear them. When you are finished, have a look at the letter 'a' in more detail.
In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions
- ao ao
- daor expensive
- Bha mo bhrògan daor My shoes were expensive
- eu eu
- beul mouth
- Dùin do bheul Shut your mouth.
- ia ia
- iarraidh want
- Tha mi ag iarraidh deoch I want a drink
- ua ua
- fuar cold
- Tha latha fuar ann It's a cold day
