IRISH DIALECT Vowel Substitutions Aw to ah Odd
IRISH DIALECT
Vowel Substitutions • Aw to ah: Odd, on, army, heart • Ahw to ah: all, ought, off, jaw • Uh to ah: other, up, hunt, done • Aa to ah: half, after, man, rather
Vowel Substitutions • What’s the matter, its not an odd thing about the hart at all – at all. • The author thought the law was wrong • Another onion will only give youse an ulcer. • All the man wanted was a bath.
Elongated Vowels • Ee: each, deal, agree • Ay: able day, great, safe • Aa: Adam, pat, Saturday • Oo: cool, moon, truth, who • Oh: Oak, old, loan, no • Eh to ee: ever, never, devil, seven, again • Uh to oh: fun, Dublin, mug, rough
Elongated vowels • Each will eat an apple. • He’s had a great ache all day long. • Can’t you see, Matt’s the lad with the hat. • The kangaroo stooped in the cool of the moon • Auld Joe is only going to loan the stone.
Elongated vowels • Devil a one I ever seen. / Rest easy, we’ll go again at twenty to seven. • Believe me, it was a rough, tough fight.
Dipthongal Changes • Ah-ee to uh-ee: Mike, fine, night, rival. • Ah-oo to uh-oo: out, town, cloud, now • Oh-ee to ah-ee: boy, noise, oil, point, join • Ee to ay-ee: easy, keep, decent meeting, tea, beat, priest
Dipthongal changes • Five is on the right side of time. / Mike was a fine Irish lad with a mind of his own. • The oil bubbled up to the boiling point. • By Jasus, it’s easy to keep decent.
Consonant Substitutions • R: right, circle, horse, father, torch • Ing to in: meeting, boiling, timing, mugging
Consonant Substitutions • With a mug in each hand, they were standing and talking and laughing. • All the mysteries will be solved after the demonstration. • I wonder if I should order another drink?
Breathiness • Teams, technical, proper, participate, what, forty, thirsty, certain
Breathiness • All the technical points were made in the proper way to the participating teams.
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