‘A’ with consonants
The letter ‘A’ has a different effect on consonants in Gaelic than it does in other languages. In these examples you will hear these different effects. Select the highlighted sounds, words and phrases to hear them. When you have mastered this, have a look at the letter 'h'.
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- ab ab
- rabaid rabbit
- Chunnaic mi rabaid aig mullach na beinne I saw a rabbit at the top of the hill
- ac ac
- acras hunger
- Tha an t-acras orm I am hungry
- ad ad
- dad anything
- Chan eil dad agam I don’t have anything
- ag ag
- lag weak
- Tha mi lag an-diugh I am weak today
- ap ap
- tapadh thank
- Tapadh leat Thank you
- at at
- cat cat
- Tha an cat na chadal The cat is asleep
