One Minute Irish - Sample Video

[Sexobombo]

the irish we learn in school is shite. im going into junior cert honors irish and ive learnt one phrase this year 'tog a bog e' (take it easy) and i only learnt that because all the lads in my year wer goin around yellin it at evryone :L nd i had to ask one of the lads what it actually meant. so the irish i learnt this year came from a 14yr old lad, not my retarted teacher. all the teachers do is give u an essay in irish and u learn it off and write it down on the paper not knowing wat it means.

[satanickittyhades]

in ulster we were taught to pronounce foill as foil (as in tin foil)

[Julcia1906]

Hi, i'm form Poland and would like to know (but with no prejudice or sth like this) why you DON'T speak Irish in Ireland at all. That is, I know, what happended through your history, your opression by the UK, but it seems to me unimaginable not to speak one's home language. It's very sad, especially when compared to languages/people opressed by Germany or Russia. Cheers

[xGreenPixiex]

they DO speak irish, actually.

[alteye1]

In Ireland are many people who cant speak Gaelic (immigrants in particular) but most of the real Irish still can speak fluently and write correctly. So conclusion: we do speak gaelic

[daviddelusional1]

Barely anybody speaks it because of the standard of which it is taught. The courses are both retarded, for higher and ordinary level, and teach you about stuff you dont need to know about. Because of this, we know more bullshit irish than basic Irish. I hve been doing Irish in school for almost 11 years, and can only keep up a conversation for about 5-10 minutes. Its disgraceful, to be honest.

[alanaghT]

Gawta luv irish!!!! This 1 min is what we spend a hoel year learning at school!!

[daviddelusional1]

ROFL! THAT IS SO TRUE!!

[morang1]

Bhí sé sin an-dheacair go deo!

Canúint Chonnachta abú!

[muffinbrine]

what the hell backwards ass pronunciation is he using? for dia duit its 'deea gwit' not 'jeea ditch'

[rookybeats]

Different places in Ireland have different pronunciations. I gCorcaigh, we pronounce it "deea gwit" whereas my friend in Mayo would pronounce it "jeea ditch"

S'all gravy baby!

[beej4090]

UP THE REBELS !!!

[rookybeats]

Indeed man:D

[beej4090]

they are using the Connacht, or Connemara dialect being as it has the highest concentration of Irish speaking citizens in the Republic of Ireland.

[GaeilgeG0Deo]

For budding gaelgeoiri, you can get an English to Irish translator for your mobile phone, just text the word 'focal' to 53503, in Ireland, or to 82222 in the UK.

[southamptonboy85]

1 minute irish lesson which lasts 2.5 minutes!? haha

[irishrocker]

You are pronouncing "duit" wrong.

[avrilalltheway]

it depends how u learnt irish and it depends were ur from cause thts the way i say it

[beej4090]

nope, technically there are four forms of Irish, they are just the Connacht version my friend.

[radiolingua]

As we explain on our website and in the accompanying materials to One Minute Irish, learning a language is about showing a willingness to communicate with people who speak that language. It is very unlikely that any attempt by non-native speakers to speak Irish or indeed any other language would be met with anything other than appreciation.

[radiolingua]

Eoin, our Irish teacher, is an experienced Irish teacher from Dublin. The pronunciation of Irish varies across the country, and indeed the phrase "dia duit" is pronounced differently in different areas of Ireland. The word "dia" is pronounced "jia" (as in the "j" of "jack") in some parts of the country. Elsewhere it is pronounced more like a "d". The "d" of "duit" is also pronounced differently in different areas, as some comments suggest.

[radiolingua]

To all posters of messages below:

This video is one of a series of ten lessons published as a podcast from the Radio Lingua Network. The purpose of these lessons is to provide a very basic - and indeed very slow - introduction to the Irish language. The One Minute series also features lessons in Polish, Russian, Norwegian, Luxembourgish and German, with further languages to follow.

[Schtiel666]

Hey, would anyone help me learn Irish and practice it with me when I'm better at it?

I got the EireFirst lessons so far.

[vwvwivwvwv]

I'm not impressed it took two minutes and fifty seconds to say hello goodbye.

Talk about regurgitation. I won't even ask about those pronunciations.

[dc10fan]

I would usually pronounce it "Deeah gwitch"

[lightabove]

is that dia dhuit?i would say dia dhuit:))...cus i'm romanian and we usually pronounce every letter from a word...

[aiyic]

I'm Irish and it sounds a little sterile. I don't pronounce 'duit' as ditch. It more subtle, like jeeya ghwit.

[AlchemyDoll]

I'm afraid I have to agree. I live in Ireland and have yet to hear "hello" pronounced as "gia ditch". I wonder which dialect he is using?

[kpdc1]

yeh its spelt with a d but said like a g so its like dia guit

[theshedi]

eoin are you speaking ulster irish that not how we pronounce Dia Duit! its not gia ditch!

[razzigirl]

this is gaelic, right?

[oughterard87]

Excellent!!! But are there any more lessons?

[spidrawebster]

There are more episodes of this podcast available via iTunes.

[YWCH1291]

very well taught i love this video but more than 2 minutes for 2 little words -_-"

[carmenz7]

Very good is there going to be anymore?