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exercise XXXI
Sound of G
§ 193. What we have said of the sound of c may be repeated, with few changes, in speaking of the sound of g. It is never soft like the English g in gem. As a rule, its sound can be well represented by ordinary g: as, gort (gŭrth), a field, gé (gae), a goose.
§ 194. To the phonetic key we may now add—
| G | is sounded like g in begun |
| g | is sounded like g in begin |
And, as to the sounds of the Irish letter g—
| g broad | sound like G |
| g slender | sound like g |
§ 195. The two pronunciations of the English word "guide", as we hear them in Ireland are examples of the two sounds of the Irish g. As a rule, we hear the word pronounced with g (slender g), as g-yide, or in our phonetic system, (geid). Some persons, however, pronounce the g as g in "going".
§ 196. Examples
g-broad |
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| the word | sounds like | in English | like keyword |
| gáoi | -gy | boggy | (Gee) |
| gaor | -ger | auger | (Ger) |
g-slender |
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| gí | -gy | Peggy | (gee) |
| gir | -ger | bigger | (ger) |
§ 197 Words
| coróin | (kar-ōn), a crown |
| geile | (Gel'-ĕ), appetite |
| guirt | (Girt), salty |
| guirtún | (Girt-een), a little field |
| iasg | (ee'-asG), a fish |
| iasgaire | (ee-asG-er-e), a fisherman |
| salann | (sol-aN), salt |
| seagal | (shaG'-al), rye |
note that
phonetic
symbols
are
not
necessarily
pronounced
as in English