What is caol Le caol leathan Le leathan?

Irish has a very simple spelling rule which is called ‘caol le caol’ agus ‘leathan le leathan’. This basically means ‘slender vowel to slender vowel’ and ‘broad vowel to broad vowel’. You can’t have a broad vowel and a slender vowel on either side of a consonant. This rule makes it easy to spell words!

What letters are leathan and Caol?

The basic concept of broad and slender vowels comes into play in nearly every aspect of the Irish language. The basic conceit is this, a,o,u are broad (leathan) vowels and i,e are slender (caol) vowels.

What are the vowels in Irish?

2. The Vowels

2.1 Simple vowels (monophthongs) Irish has five letters for vowels a, e, i, o, u which can be short or long.
2.2 Diphthongs. Apart from simple vowels, Irish also has sounds that consist of two vowels, called diphthongs.

What is broad in Irish?

Audio is best Lesson: Slender and broad consonants: Single consonants. Lesson: Slender and broad consonants: Consonant groupings. Lesson: Pronouncing long vowels: Single vowels. Lesson: Pronouncing long vowels: Vowel groupings.

How do the Irish pronounce TS?

T -> TH. The Irish TH is pronounced as the Irish SH, i.e. as a H sound. And it can only be lenited when it is followed by a vowel or one of the consonants N, L, R. It also resists lenition according to the same rules as the D does.

Is there AK in Irish alphabet?

The traditional standard Irish alphabet consists of 18 letters: a b c d e f g h i l m n o p r s t u. Thus, it does not contain the following letters used in English: j, k, q, v, w, x, y, z. The vowels may be accented as follows: á é í ó ú. k is the only letter not to be listed by Ó Dónaill.

What are the broad consonants?

Broad consonants are either velarized (that is, the back of the tongue is pulled back and slightly up in the direction of the soft palate while the consonant is being articulated) or simply velar (for example, /k, ɡ/).

What are the broad vowels in Irish?

The broad vowels are a, o, and u. The slender vowels are i and e.

Is Aimsir a Chaite?

Aimsir chaite is the Irish term for ‘past tense’.