Consonants followed by an 'h'
The 'h' often follows consonants. These can be in words that exist in themselves like tha, or bha, or an h can be added to a word when it needs to be lenited. You will learn about lenition in the language units. Select the highlighted sounds, words and phrases to hear them.
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- bh bh
- Bha It was
- Bha e glè mhath It was really good
- ch broad ch broad
- chall lost
- Chaidh mi air chall I got lost
- ch slender ch slender
- choisich walked
- Choisich sinn air a’ bheinn We walked on the mountain
- dh broad dh broad
- dh'òl drank
- Dh’òl mi an t-uisge I drank the water
- dh slender dh slender
- shuidhe sitting, please note that it’s aspiarated
- Tha mi nam shuidhe I am sitting
- th / sh th sh
- tha It is
- Tha mi air tuiteam I have fallen
