Abair.ie is a huge step for the Irish language online. It is a new tool that creates a synthesised voice of an Irish language sentence you type in.
All is not perfect, but it is a hugely valuable source for learners who wish to get the approximate pronunciation of a word or sentence.
The dialect used is Ulster. Here’s hoping for Connacht and Munster versions!
See: http://www.abair.ie
Frontman of the band Hothouse Flowers, Liam Ó Maonlaí, published a 2-CD set for learning conversational Irish. The CDs were published with the Sunday Independent in 2007.
This course has been created to help you learn, or re-learn, a range of simple words, phrases and expressions on everyday topics that can be easily used within your own daily life. There are no accompanying textbooks, so simply listen, repeat and enjoy an cúpla focail for yourself!
The PDF transcripts and MP3 files are now available online, hosted by the Sunday Independent. Get them while they’re still there!
