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◘ Conas ata sibh, gach éinne ar Youtube?
How are you all, everybody on Youtube?
◘ Inniu táimid chun aibítir na Gaeilge agus fuaimniú na litreacha a foghlaim
Today we are going to learn the Irish alphabet and the pronunciation of the letters
◘ Ó sea, rud amháin eile sara bhfágaim bhur scáileán
Oh yes, one more thing before I leave your screen
◘ Faoi láthair tá tú ag leibhéal a haon. Críochnaigh an fís seo chun leibhéal a dó a bhaint amach!
Currently you are at level one. Finish this video to reach level two!
◘ Úsáideann an Ghaeilge aibítir na Laidine
Irish uses the Latin alphabet
◘ Ach, go ginearálta, ní úsáidtear na litreacha seo a leanas i nGaeilge...
But, generally, the following letters are not used in Irish...
◘ These letters are NOT used in Irish
j k q v w x y z
◘ Mar sin, tá aibítir na Gaelainne déata suas de na litreacha seo a leanas...
Therefore, the Irish alphabet is made up of the following letters...
◘ a b c d e f g h i l m n o p r s t u
◘ Fúaimníonn na litreacha mar an gcéanna le haibítir an Bhéarla, ach tá eisceacht amháin ann...
The letters are pronounced the same as the English alphabet, but there is one exception...
◘ Fúaimnítear an litir 'a' mar 'aaa'
The letter 'a' is pronounced 'aaa'
◘ Anois, rud amháin eile maidir le haibítir na Gaeilge...
Now, one more thing about the Irish alphabet...
◘ Is féidir le na gutaí síneadh fada a thógaint...
The vowels can take an acute accent...
◘ á é í ó ú
◘ Comhghairdeas, tá tú tar éis leibhéal a dó a bhaint amach!
Congratulations, you are after reaching level 2!
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