Two vowels together
Sometimes Gaelic throws two quite unexpected vowels together, they might not be common in your first language. Listen to the examples to get a feel for these new sounds. Select the highlighted sounds, words and phrases to hear them. When you are finished, have a look at the letter 'a' in more detail.
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- ao
- expensive
- My shoes were expensive
- eu
- mouth
- Shut your mouth.
- ia
- want
- I want a drink
- ua
- cold
- It's a cold day
