Irish

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Irish (also known as Irish Gaelic) is a Celtic language that is commonly spoken in the Gaeltacht (literally the "Irish-speaking region") of Ireland. It is written in Latin script and has verb-subject-object word order. Though the language is taught in schools throughout Ireland, only about 73,800 Irish citizens speak it on a daily basis as of 2016.^[1]

The Irish course from English contains 64 skills, and 292 total lessons.

Keyboard layouts and input methods

Main article: Guide to keyboard layouts and input methods

Grammar tips

See Irish/Grammar tips.

Resources

Pronunciation

Abair Pronunciation in each dialect
Daltaí na Gaeilge Pronunciation key of each sound as well links to other useful learning aids
Omniglot - IPA form of pronunciation & intro into concepts like lenitions & eclipses
Forvo Irish

Grammar

Bitesize Irish Gaelic - word building
Gramadach na Gaeilge - detailed look into Irish grammar
How the language works PDF
Irish lesson intro PDF
Progress in Irish PDF
Verb conjugation PDF
wikibooks - another thorough guide to the language

Dictionaries and vocabulary

Dictionary and Language Library(Also includes pronunciation in the three major dialects)
Irish dictionary
Irishionary (Also has a PDF version)
Foclóir
Talk Irish
Irish handout
Irish phrases
Gaelchultúr - Irish language directory

Irish-language content

Video

TG Foghlaim - YouTube channel dedicated to teaching Irish
TG4 - TV shows in Irish

Audio

Cumann Carad na Gaeilge - interviews & talk in Irish
Gaeilge Chruinn - podcast on itunes
TG Lurgan - YT channel that plays pop songs in Irish
Songs in Irish - traditional & modern pop songs in Irish
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Raidió Rí-Rá
Raidió Fáilte 107.1fm
Raidió na Life
Audio links for learning Irish

Reading material

Beo! - monthly magazine
BBC
Cló Iar-Chonnacht - publishes Irish books & other materials
Daltaí na Gaeilge news
Irish times - news on Irish culture
Foinse - more news
Irish Wikipedia

Speaking, writing & community

Irish language forum
Irish Gaelic translator
Comhrá Oscailte as Gaeilge - Irish only forum
Conversation exchange
Interpals
Lang-8
Tir na nOg - Irish only chatroom

Games

Miscellaneous

References

↑ 7. The Irish language

Irish

Irish Skills

Basics 1 • Basics 2 • Phrases • Food • Animals • Plurals • Eclipsis • Lenition • Clothing • Possessive • Verbs: Present 1 • Colors • Questions • Conjunctions • Prepositions 1 • Ireland 1 • Dates/Time • Family • Jobs • Adjectives • Verbs: Present 2 • Prepositions 2 • Genitive Case • Negatives • Comparison • Adverbs • Places • Objects • Prepositions 3 • People • Passive • Language • Travel • Numbers • Feelings & Traits • Verbs: Present 3 • Education • Verbs: Past 1 • Measurement • The World • Character • Verbs: Past 2 • Abstract Objects 1 • Weather • Computers & Technology • Nature • Adjectives 2 • V. Nouns • Ireland 2 • Abstract Objects 2 • Reflexive Pronouns • Directions • Sports • Arts • Medical • Verbs: Future 1 • Politics • Verbs: Future 2 • Science • Imperative • Verbs: Imperfect • Spiritual • Verbs: Conditional • Business •

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 {{langinfobox
-|description=A [[wikipedia:Celtic language|Celtic language]] that is commonly spoken in the [[wikipedia:Gaeltacht|Gaeltacht]].
+|description=A [[Category:Celtic language|Celtic language]] that is commonly spoken in the [[wikipedia:Gaeltacht|Gaeltacht]].
-}}'''[[wikipedia:Irish language|Irish]]''' (also known as '''Irish Gaelic''') is a [[wikipedia:Celtic language|Celtic language]] that is commonly spoken in the [[wikipedia:Gaeltacht|Gaeltacht]] (literally the "Irish-speaking region") of [[wikipedia:Ireland|Ireland]]. It is written in Latin script and has [[wikipedia:verb-subject-object word order|verb-subject-object word order]]. Though the language is taught in schools throughout Ireland, only about 77,185 Irish citizens speak it on a daily basis {{as of|2011|lc=y}}<ref>http://gaeilge2013.ie/en/about/irish-language/facts-figures/</ref> .
+}}'''[[wikipedia:Irish language|Irish]]''' (also known as '''Irish Gaelic''') is a [[wikipedia:Celtic language|Celtic language]] that is commonly spoken in the [[wikipedia:Gaeltacht|Gaeltacht]] (literally the "Irish-speaking region") of [[wikipedia:Ireland|Ireland]]. It is written in Latin script and has [[wikipedia:verb-subject-object word order|verb-subject-object word order]]. Though the language is taught in schools throughout Ireland, only about 73,800 Irish citizens speak it on a daily basis {{as of|2016|lc=y}}.<ref>[https://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/population/2017/7._The_Irish_language.pdf 7. The Irish language]</ref>
+The Irish course from English contains 64 skills, and 292 total lessons.
 ==Keyboard layouts and input methods==
 {{main|Guide to keyboard layouts and input methods}}
 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY#US-International United States-International layout]
 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY#United_Kingdom_extended United Kingdom Extended layout]
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 ==Grammar tips==
 See [[Irish/Grammar tips]].
 ==Resources==
 ===Pronunciation===
+* [http://www.abair.tcd.ie Abair] Pronunciation in each dialect
+* [http://www.daltai.com/grammar/pronunciation-key/ Daltaí na Gaeilge ] Pronunciation key of each sound as well links to other useful learning aids
-* [http://www.abair.tcd.ie Abair] - pronunciation in each dialect
-* [http://www.daltai.com/grammar/pronunciation-key/ Daltaí na Gaeilge ]- pronunciation key of each sound as well links to other useful learning aids
+* [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/irish.htm Omniglot] - IPA form of pronunciation & intro into concepts like lenitions & eclipses
-* [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/irish.htm Omniglot] - IPA form of pronunciation & intro into things like lenitions & eclipses
 * [http://www.forvo.com/languages/ga Forvo Irish]
 ===Grammar===
 * [http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/blog/word-building-in-irish/ Bitesize Irish Gaelic] - word building
 * [http://www.nualeargais.ie/gnag/gram.htm Gramadach na Gaeilge] - detailed look into Irish grammar
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 * [http://www.gaeilge.org/ConjugatingRegularVerbs.pdf Verb conjugation PDF]
 * [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Irish wikibooks] - another thorough guide to the language
 ===Dictionaries and vocabulary===
+*[http://www.teanglann.ie Dictionary and Language Library](Also includes pronunciation in the three major dialects)
 *[http://www.irishdictionary.ie/home Irish dictionary]
-*[http://www.irishionary.com/browse/ Irishionary ]
+*[http://www.irishionary.com/browse/ Irishionary ](Also has a PDF version)
-*[http://www.irishionary.com/pdf/download/irishionary.com.ga-en.pdf Irishionary PDF]
 *[http://www.focloir.ie Foclóir ]
 *[http://talkirish.com/dailyirish.aspx Talk Irish]
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 *[http://www.linguanaut.com/english_irish.htm Irish phrases]
 *[http://www.gaelchultur.com/en/directory_ac.aspx Gaelchultúr] - Irish language directory
 ===Irish-language content===
 ====Video====
 *[https://www.youtube.com/user/TGfoghlaim TG Foghlaim] - YouTube channel dedicated to teaching Irish
 *[http://www.tg4.ie TG4] - TV shows in Irish
 ====Audio====
 *[http://philo-celtic.blogspot.com Cumann Carad na Gaeilge] - interviews & talk in Irish
 *[https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/gaeilge-chruinn/id521999353?mt=2=uo%3D4 Gaeilge Chruinn] - podcast on itunes
 *[https://www.youtube.com/user/tglurgan TG Lurgan] - YT channel that plays pop songs in Irish
 *[http://songsinirish.com Songs in Irish ] - traditional & modern pop songs in Irish
+*[http://www.rte.ie/rnag/ RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta]
 *[http://www.rrr.ie Raidió Rí-Rá]
 *[http://www.raidiofailte.com Raidió Fáilte 107.1fm ]
 *[http://www.raidionalife.ie Raidió na Life]
 *[http://www.athbui.com/36%20Indo%20Nasc.htm Audio links for learning Irish ]
 ====Reading material====
 *[http://www.beo.ie Beo!] - monthly magazine
 *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/irish/ BBC]
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 *[http://www.foinse.ie Foinse] - more news
 *[http://ga.wikipedia.org Irish Wikipedia]
 ====Speaking, writing & community====
 *[http://irishlearner.awyr.com/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=28 Irish language forum]
 *[http://www.irishgaelictranslator.com/translation/ Irish Gaelic translator]
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 *[http://lang-8.com Lang-8]
 *[http://alia.ie/tirnanog/chatcgi/rooms/room.cgi?roomnumber=2 Tir na nOg] - Irish only chatroom
 ====Games====
-*[http://beannachtai.com Hangman as Gaeilge]
 *[http://www.isfeidirliom.ie/ Is Féidir Liom]
 *[http://www.nualeargais.ie/siamsa/index.php?teanga=en Nualéargais games] - word puzzles
 *[http://www.resourced.ie/ceard_e_sin_downloads.htm Céard É Sin]
 *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/irish/fios/cluichiteanga/ cluichí teanga]
+*[http://www.deadhungrydiner.com/irish.php Dead Hungry Diner]
 ===Miscellaneous===
 *[http://www.irishpage.com Irish page]
 *[http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/foghlaim/ Irish language learners' material on the internet ]
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 ==References==
 <references/>
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+[[Category:Languages]]
+[[Category:Celtic Languages]]

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