When you want to say for example, A is for Adrian, or A is for Acorn ? (so you're keeping the same sound - not as in - A is for Apple)
In Irish would it be chomh (as in) or - Is A do ...... ? and would A be for Ádhuil or for Agallamh ? and when you give initials - as in CNAG is for Conradh na Gaeilge? Similarly when you say a number stands for something - four for the Gospel-makers?

I'm only guessing here, but I think "ar" might be the best option.

Tá A ar Adrian.
Tá Conradh na Gaeilge ar CNAG.

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Táim ag foghlaim fós. Fáilte roimh gach aon cheartúchán.

Or maybe -

A cosúil le Abú

B cosúil le Bí

C cosúil le ?? Difficult as we pronounce the C as the English, but most Irish words beginning with C have a K sound.

G - the Irish G used to be pronounced as Gé/Gay. But now I think most people now pronounced all letters in the Irish alphabet just like the English ones with the exception of A. The older generation would most likely pronounce more of the letters differently.




I think Franc means the first sound of the word must sound like the name of the letter.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Yes that's what I was looking for - trying to create a sound alphabet in Irish. I've found this
http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/gramadach/aibitir/ - which would seem to be accurate, so I was a bit surprised to hear the way Eoin pronounces the alphabet on Bitesize/YouTube
There's also - www.omniglot.com/writing/irish.htm

Eoin is right. J K Q V W X Y Z are not traditionally part of the Irish alphabet. That's why there are marked as a different colour on the other site. They are only used today for borrowed words. Personally I'd leave them out of your list.

I'm surprise Q is pronounced as "cú", as we don't actually have a Q anyhow.

I have a feeling Scooby will disagree with me.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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I was thought in Kerry by an older speaker:
(Sounds spelt in Irish)

a - á
b - bé
c - cé
d - dao
e - é
f - eif
g - gé
h - héis
i - í
l - el
m - em
n - ein
o - ó
p - pé
r - ar (broad r)
s - es (broad s)
t - té
u - ú

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal

What about "i"?

Redwolf

I've posted the older way of saying the alphabet in Irish (as found in Learning Irish) here:

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=2028&p=17911



@An Lon Dubh - I like the use of dao as a spelling for "d".

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Budget cuts, "i" has been removed from the alphabet!
Thanks I've added it in!

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal

Yeah!, the Kerry speaker used a broad d.

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal