2. Vowel Sounds


Short     Gaelic   English      |   Long    Gaelic   English
Sounds    Example  Equivalent   |  Sounds   Example  Equivalent
                                |
  a        bas       cat        |    à       bàs       far
  a        lagh       -         |    à       làdhran    -
  a        bata      sofa       |    -         -        -
  o        mol       hot        |    ò       òl        lord
  o        bog       smoke      |    ó       mór       more
  u        cur       put        |    ù       cù        moor
  u        solus     but        |    -        -         -
  e        fear      net        |    è       nèamh     where
  e        fead      rate       |    é       féin      rain
  e        gile      whet       |    -        -         -
  i        mil       milk       |    ì       trì       tree
1996-01-15 CPD