How To Pronounce Slainte

[Entamrik]

Ireland has a LOT of different accents depending on the location, but everyone pronounces the à as a long "aw", I've never heard it with an "eh"

[333gv]

I like 'mulkeen7' above - they must be from Ireland, because even though I'm American/only part Irish decent, I know it's slawn cha! It galls me when someone would post a youtube video and not have it correct. (Sorry to "pronunciationbook" but you should get it right before you give advice on youtube. I do not think there is a correct "American" pronunciation of a Gaelic word!

[beastman93]

See that thing over the "A", that's a fáda. That makes the letters sound different.

"Á" = Aw

"É" = ay

"Í" = ee

"Ó" = oh

"Ú" = oo (As in woo)

Just a tip, not being a smart arse :)

[333gv]

@beastman93 -- thank you, I like hearing this! You are NOT a smart ass! (arse) ;)

[lizalibbybeth]

From Dublin and I've never heard it pronounced like that. It's slawn-cha.

[1Sebas9]

WTF? He said Slap Chop

[DJMCoops]

Why is everyone saying he is wrong. I speak Irish and that is precisely how sláinte is pronounced.

[DJMCoops]

@unecachettehumide I have spoken Irish for the last 8 years and I and everyone I know pronounce it like this. I have visted the Donegal gaeltachts every summer for 5 years and all the gaelgoers there say it like that. It is pronounced differently in different provinces and dialects but that does not make this pronunciation "wrong" in any way.

[beastman93]

@DJMCoops "á" is pronounced like aww



[DJMCoops]

@beastman93 Where I'm from "á" is pronounced "aah" or "ehh". A good Irish speaker knows there are different dialects and many correct ways of pronouncing words.

[Themistocles82]

Well in Scotland it's more Slan-ge but the guy hasn't got it too far off. Marillion do a track called Sláinte Mhath and you can hear it quite clear. Their singer (Fish) says it the way I hear everyone saying it.

[Teaandcakesandices]

Nah, it's Se-lunch-ah. It's not an English word.

[mulkeen7]

wrong, wrong, wrong. more like slawn cha

[DJMCoops]

@mulkeen7 Nope he is absolutely spot on. That is how I say it

[mulkeen7]

@DJMCoops á = aww

[DJMCoops]

@mulkeen7 nope á = aah

[333gv]

@mulkeen7 -- good for you! I gave a comment also.

[ginomw]

sletje

[2010rollwithit]

SLAYNT

[frankbateau1]

Awww jeeesh, now I forgot how you really say it. Now my shamrocks are all in a bunch.... jk :)

[vibraphonics]

Thank you so much! I've been pronouncing Slainte wrong for years!

[TheAzureNightmare]

Slawn-Chya.

[TheAzureNightmare]

@SAbowser BEEEEEER IS LIQUID BREAD, IT'S GOOD FOR YOU. WE LIKE TO DRINK 'TILL WE SPEW! (OOOH!)

[iluvskylines1234]

Slawn-tch. Please don't make a channel pronouncing words when you clearly are pronounicing them incorrectly.

[XProflmfao]

slynchy

[dmoquinn]

Slan-tay.

[joblessalex]

NO NO NO! Its slain T! Like I killed the T! losers.....

[DixieDoodle85]

Excellent, now I can pronounce a word I'd never have to use :D

[Vantaso]

slantch-ya

[HenriFlame]

Slawn-sha............... what is this? lol

[MrMrMcguinness]

@HenriFlame its the Irish for good health, similar to gesundheit in german

[wafflebuster]

slan-chuh

[TheMariaFarrell]

The accent on the 'a' (called a fada) means that it's pronounced 'aw' like in 'claw'. The word is pronounced 'Slawncha'.

[MobRulesNow]

So you do Irish words too?

[bee5120]

Slanted Slut.

[Scampfarmer]

I've always heard it pronounced as "slawn-cheh".

[icesin05]

cynthia

[einartorkelsen]

how do you pronounce ''pronounce''?

[SAbowser]

"Learn the correct American English pronunciation of the drinking toast."

You can't drink bread, that's just silly!

[leileilol]

@SAbowser butter melts to liquid

butter is drinkable

[mikebrightman]

should let that fella slainte!

[LikeANinja64]

Okay, I've believed all his pronunciations up until this point.

[AbsurdOwl]

Santa?

[randomfacepalm]

sledgehammer

[Theivanstacy]

slantcha