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how would you pronounce "Ná géill choíche"?

Naw gale quee-ha

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Ná géill choíche
NAW GAY-ill KHWEE-hhih
/Nɑ: g´e:L´ xi:x´ə/

The broad ch /x/ (kh in my phonics) is like the ch in loch /lox/ (lokh), never like a k sound. It may help to think of a very breathy h pronounced deep in the throat. (It has also been described as the sound people make when clearing phlegm deep in from their throat. )

The slender ch /x´/ (hh in my phonics) is like the h in "human".

Here's an old sound file I did for it:

http://www.awyr.com/ILF/saewndfaylz/Na% ... hoiche.mp3

But I'm not a native speaker - this will get you in the ball park but you'd probably be better off with a sample from Bríd or Gumbi, if we can coax one from them.

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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.
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Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).