How to PRONOUNCE ECLIPSIS/URÚ in Irish and WHY we use it!

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4 жыл бұрын

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Dia duit 😊👋🏻 I hope that you enjoy this video on urú/ eclipsis, one of the more seemingly confusing areas in Irish when you are first faced with it but it's fairly easy to understand after seeing that there is reason to it 😁 If you enjoy this video, give it a thumbs up 👍🏻 and SUBSCRIBE 😉 to see more videos about the Irish language 💚
Slán libh,
Molly 🥰
Disclaimer: I may make mistakes with the language from time to time. I am not fluent nor a professional teacher.

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@Audifan8595 9 ай бұрын

Ohhh so this is basically like how in English 'a' becomes 'an' when the next word starts with a vowel sound! GRMA, this lesson made it very clear!

@jaycee330 Ай бұрын

And intrusive "r" is a sort of eclipsis as well.

@awkward-stranger 3 жыл бұрын

You are such a great teacher. You have that blessing. Please don't disappear. I learn pretty well with your teaching. Thank YOU💚

3 жыл бұрын

Aw go raibh maith agat 😊 is duine an-chineálta thú 💚

@serviustullus7204 2 ай бұрын

The androgynous dubs! Love it. A really nice touch.

@fiedelmina 3 жыл бұрын

hey this is so cool. In Swiss German we use "Göppel" as a slang word for horse (or bicycle). Apparently it's similar to the Irish word for "horse" when it has it's "uru".

@adhamhmacconchobhair7565 3 жыл бұрын

That's really cool!

@user-jm3xl7rg5k 2 жыл бұрын

This may be not coincidental. Although German seems to lose original IE word for "horse" -- looks as some dialects preserved it.

@johnmccann6108 Жыл бұрын

Best brief explanation of eclipsis I have seen. Most explanations are correct but ignore why it is done.

@peachysparkles Жыл бұрын

DUUUUDE this is exactly what I needed! I have an Irish book that talks about this but I had no idea what it was trying to say about the pronunciation even with the examples. I kept trying to figure it out but I was still so confused. Thanks a lot for your explanation!!! ✨😃👏✨

@ceapaire8286 3 жыл бұрын

I'm from the north and never had an opportunity to learn Irish in school, thank you so much for this series it's really helping xx

3 жыл бұрын

Fáilte romhat 😊💚

@sheilacleary7200 3 жыл бұрын

As a beginner, discovering the urú and séimhiú variations on words was a frustration. Your explanation of how the processes adds flow and beauty to the language makes learning them enjoyable. Great work! Go raibh maith agat!

@gaeltachtgreenville546 3 жыл бұрын

Great video on the urú!

@mychoobs 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic explanation. Grma.

@heavenlyboy34 Жыл бұрын

GRMA! Your videos are a great supplement for my Gaelige class. :)

@eloyrodriguez6460 3 жыл бұрын

Once again greetings from Corpus Christi Texas🍀 And once again OutStanding video👍👍

@martinkullberg6718 Жыл бұрын

This is very interessant, it indeed makes an already beautifull language more beautifull! 😮😁

@catherinewalsh3083 Жыл бұрын

Thanks ❤

@matthewj0429 2 жыл бұрын

Go raibh maith agat! Your videos really help me! I've been learning Irish for a month now and your videos are such an encouragement!

@lukereland4290 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your advice. Beautiful language and also a beautiful lady..

@ryanmccauley8568 3 жыл бұрын

My second day of learning Irish and I’ve watch all your videos already lol

@efthimiosmakris3476 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Molly very many thanks for the very useful video.Could you please make a video in the future for Particles,I think is very important too. Many thanks once again.

@KC-wi4gh 3 жыл бұрын

I have been trying to learn this and I just noticed this video . I find it hard to get my head around it but you are very good at explaining it. Your video is very helpful .Go raibh maith agat Molly.

@jacdixie 3 жыл бұрын

Dia dhuit from Louisiana! I've been working on my Irish since last February, and channels like yours make the experience much less daunting. I was working on an exercise and the sentence "Tá gúnaí ag an mbean agus ag an gcailín" came up. I realized I didn't quite know how to pronounce "mbean," but I know now! Go raibh maith agat.

@patrickconnolly2654 Жыл бұрын

Thought it was very informative

@amherst88 3 жыл бұрын

Go raibh mile maith agat! I studied Irish at university in the US and Urú was always a total mystery though I thought it probably had something to do with trying to render the oral language in an alphabet -- and you have answered that question for me ❤️ -- love your videos -- keep 'em coming :)

@TreeLover-nr6ey 2 жыл бұрын

We you are just the best!

@jericohen120 3 жыл бұрын

Your lessons bring clear understanding to the structure of Irish. A huge Thank You from NY! JeriGale Cohen Fitzgibbon Shane

@galwaytribesman9289 2 жыл бұрын

Up Donegal and Galway. My mum is from Donegal. Both counties having Gaeltacht regions

@moofoogee 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Just found your channel and love. I also fell in love with Ireland after visiting about 25 years ago. A question that you’ve probably been asked a 1,000 times. Do most Irish have some knowledge of the Irish language and how to use it?

@pompikaushal4604 3 жыл бұрын

Dia dhuit Molly! Another great video,really liked it! You are doing a good job! I badly needed another video on "Urú" which you uploaded and I liked it! Thaitin an físeán go mór leat! Go raibh maith agat agus slán go fóill!

3 жыл бұрын

Go raibh maith agat 😊

@skanthavelu 3 жыл бұрын

I love the Irish accent. 😍😍

@davidnguyen7272 3 жыл бұрын

I have studied several languages to an intermediate level and it's interesting that this effect/rule is actually really common in other languages however I cant think of any other that actually change the spelling to accommodate it

@shanemcnaoimhin233 3 жыл бұрын

Firinne leat a Dáithí,

@simonchambers2321 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation, go raibh maith agat!

@nurealam1206 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS A MILLION, MY PRETTY FRIEND. LOVE YOU.

@gojoxsanzo 3 жыл бұрын

Go raibh míle maith agat. I really needed some explainations on the Urú.

@tripperhiggins937 2 жыл бұрын

i love the bloopers ha.

@Tjmce 3 жыл бұрын

Go raibh míle. 😁 I know I would learn something new very helpful

@jimmalone4309 3 жыл бұрын

The moment you realise you've been taught Munster Irish all you life 🤣

@spiffokeen 3 жыл бұрын

Could you clarify something about the “bhf”? You said it sounds like “v”, but did it as a “vw”. Is it generally “v” but “vw” in that particular case or vowel combination, or is it generally a “vw”?

3 жыл бұрын

I did it like ‘vw’ because of the ‘ui’ in fuinneog- it’s pronounce fWInyoge so when you add the bh- it becomes vWinyoge. Does that make sense? 😊

@spiffokeen 3 жыл бұрын

Gaeilge i mo chroí Yes! Thanks for clarifying!

@shanemcnaoimhin233 3 жыл бұрын

Agus mé féin Fresin lol

@jeffsarhani9619 3 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT VIDEOS

3 жыл бұрын

Go raibh maith agat 😊

@jerryosue7969 2 жыл бұрын

Representing Ulster dialect 💚

@MrTimothWind 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings, thanks for your lovely videos and comedy :) Sorry If this has been asked or answered previously but what movies would you recommend to watch that are in Irish to help learn the language or would you recommend any movies? Many thanks.

@user-kl7pe2vu6k 3 жыл бұрын

thank you

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😁

@leoluna2956 3 жыл бұрын

I've been starting to learn Irish because my great grandmother immigrated from Cork to Canada waaaaay back when and I've always been so drawn to Ireland and dream of moving there someday. I just came across your videos and I love them! This helped me so much because I was so confused about why these little "random" letters kept appearing before certain words. Thank you so much! Also. In this video, I noticed that my hair and yours are very similar in colour and texture. :)

@shanemcnaoimhin233 3 жыл бұрын

Fair play leat

@oldtimeycabins 3 жыл бұрын

Tame go maith!

@JorgeGonzalez-vb2mv 3 жыл бұрын

Keep it up

@KitkatandLizzard 3 жыл бұрын

Go raibh maith agat! Bhí mé ag foghlaim le Duolingo ach tá sé níos éasca cruth an bhéil a thuiscint.

@seangilmartin6768 3 жыл бұрын

Go raibh maith agat! Should be learning the Ulster dialect like family who are in Béal Feirste. Seimhiu and uru no longer confuse me :)

@user-jm3xl7rg5k 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm, finally I got it. When at the beginning I see two consonants -- first is pronounced, second is not. )))

@nicholasverellen8279 3 жыл бұрын

Does your whole family speak Irish and if so do you all use it daily or occasionally?

3 жыл бұрын

Naw they all learned it at school but can’t remember much

@nicholasverellen8279 3 жыл бұрын

Gaeilge i mo chroí That seems to be how it is in Ireland 😳😁

3 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Verellen I speak with my dad sometimes. My family very much appreciate the Irish language, it’s just difficult if you’re not a language lover like I am or other people on here, to keep it up

@poppypitbull 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a beginner at Irish. My main question is how do I know when to use which? When I look at an English translation and then the Irish version of a word would have two different spellings but neither seems consistent as to when it should be used.

@amfvideos6810 Жыл бұрын

I really wanna get into higher level irish so i'm studying so I can get 95% on my summer exam. I got 89% on my winter exam.

@rcic3706 3 жыл бұрын

What do you think about videos where you translate - and explain grammar structures by this mean - Irish songs? Your joke about eclipses, sun and moon reminded me of Clannad's "Theme from Harry's Game" line "Imtheochaidh an ghealach's an ghrian..."

3 жыл бұрын

Songs are a lot more complicated and don’t necessarily translate directly so I’m not sure about doing that

@rcic3706 3 жыл бұрын

@ That's true, without a shadow of a doubt. Well, as a teenager I learned English and more recently Norwegian and some German with songs, but the material in Irish is much more scarce and complicated, I don't know whether it is a useful means to learn the language.

@jonem5772 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any personal channel for your daily life sharing. I will follow if so.

3 жыл бұрын

No I don’t but I would like to if I had the time 😂

@bryan08bry4 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, just came to your channel, your videos.are cool, are you from galway? Im going to visit there

3 жыл бұрын

No I’m from Donegal in Ulster 😊

@bryan08bry4 3 жыл бұрын

@ maybe I could visit there too, I send you a request at your personal instagram as bryan08bry, sorry for my english

@ExplorationRandomDestination 3 жыл бұрын

I will learn Gaelic

@insultigknightuscantstands4648 3 жыл бұрын

i think it's funny that i'm part Irish and A whole bunch of other ethnicities (including British sadly) :( and i'm learning Irish but sometimes my brother will swear at me in British and i will say an insult back at him in Irish does that sound familiar to anyone or am i overthinking with the idea that my brother and i are kinda reliving the conflict Between the Brits and the Irish i don't know but i think it's kinda funny

@francishholmes 3 жыл бұрын

so many thousands of Irish and English families are inter-mingled that it has now become destructive to harbour anti-English/British sentiments---almost every English/British person I encounter every day in London has nothing but respect, admiration and goodwill towards Ireland and the Irish

@jadeperri5183 3 жыл бұрын

🤯👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉

@Vitaee13 3 жыл бұрын

Go raibh maith agat, Molly. BTW, is there an Irish version for your name?

3 жыл бұрын

Mallaidh 😊

@Vitaee13 3 жыл бұрын

@ Mallaidh.... Is maith liom an ainm sin. Tá sé álainn.

@Tjmce 3 жыл бұрын

@ lovely name how do you pronounce it. would it be malee or mallayy

@rcic3706 3 жыл бұрын

So as I understand the urús letters become slender whereas the original consonant was slender? Till this day I has always read, say, "d-each" for "dteach", NOT "deach".

3 жыл бұрын

You just drop the pronunciation of the t, you don’t separate the pronunciation of the ‘d’ from the rest of the word

@Alasdair37448 2 жыл бұрын

The way I understand it is that take the word mbean and essentially the m eclipses the b sound the same way the moon eclipses the sun so you no longer pronounce the b sound the b is still there to show the root word but it’s not pronounced.

@52power Жыл бұрын

Also, it's good to remind ourselves that it was the elites who were responsible for all the horrors inflicted on the Irish by the English. Regular Irish and English people get on quite well.

@wildlifewonderszs 6 ай бұрын

@@52powerwtf

@aarcas 3 жыл бұрын

What's your accent? My bet is on either Tyrone, Donegal, or Derry.

3 жыл бұрын

aarcas Donegal 😁

@aarcas 3 жыл бұрын

@ Thought it sounded familiar, from Strabane myself right on the border.

@jimcowhand1749 3 жыл бұрын

How do you pronounce "Ceallachain"? Kay-la-chain? Kay-la-choyn?

@brenainnmacthomais 3 жыл бұрын

Do you mean to say Ceallacháin? It’s pronounced KYALL-uh-han. The “Ce” makes a “Ky” sound. The double ll turns the short a into a long one. In Ulster, our á’s are like “a” in “cat.” So far, it’s “Kyal.” Unstressed vowels tend to have an “uh” sound. Lastly, “cháin” is like “hand” without the “d” sound. KYAL uh han

@JustAn0therSoul 3 жыл бұрын

What color are your eyes?

3 жыл бұрын

Blue 💙😊

@JustAn0therSoul 3 жыл бұрын

@ oh cool it looked grayish-blue but i wasnt sure , i also thought green would be very fitting, because you teach irish - anyways im not going to learn irish i just got this video as a recommondation and honestly i thought you teach how to speak english with irish accent, i didnt know the irish have their own language, is the irish culture somehow connected to the celtic?