A Elizabeth, a chara, Sounds like a great idea. Could you e-mail it to me and I'll look into uploading to the Files sections. Go raibh maith agat, Student of...
So let me see if I have this straight. "an-" with a hyphen means very. You would always lenition with "an-" (that means adding the letter "h" after the first...
I might be mistaken but I think r l n dont get lenition. Éirinn Go Brách ... Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates...
Here's a memory aid to help in learning what consonants never get lenited "HaLoRaN was a hard man who couldn't be softened" So, besides HLRN never being...
... An- (very) lenites any following word which starts with a "lenitable" consonant. L, N & R never lenite. There may be some exceptions here & there, but I...
Thank you for beginning this studygroup. I have two questions, please: 1- Do you know how I can obtain CDs for Buntús Cainte. I have an old set with cassette...
Deirdre, Welcome to the group! I also have a long commute and a CD-only vehicle, so I was delighted when Buntús became available in CDs. Check out the link...
Okay, I think I might have it now. Thank you so much for your help. Let's see, for an example I think I could use, an- sean or an- tirim. Am I right? I know...
Cionaodh Thank you for this information. I have printed up yours and Student Of Irish's responses to this question and put them in my file with my book. I ...
An- (intensive prefix with a hyphen) lenites the consonants b, c, f, g, m and p so, in *written* Irish, I would always write "an-deas". I can't remember - have...
Larry, a chara, I think Messages 61, 61, and 63 are a start towards an introduction of lenition. I plan on preparing something a little more detailed to...
Scríobh Cionadh, <There may be some exceptions here & there, but I would certainly say "an-dheas" (very nice), not "an-deas" (with all due respect to ...
One rule which immediately springs to mind concerns lenition of the letter "s"... "s" is *not* lenited if it's followed immediately by c, f, m, p, t or v. So...
A Chara, I've sent you an extract from New Irish Grammar by The Christian Brothers dealing specifically with the *rules* regarding lenition. Choose the pieces...
... I attempted to "standardize" my spelling in my earlier remarks about lenition; I would actually say (and write) "ana-dheas", but I know that "ana-" is the...
I must say I'm a bit disapointed about how this group is. I guess I expected everyone to just work through Buntús Cainte together and not get all caught up on...
Scriobh Pearlmoon: <In the phrase "Dia duit", is the "d" in duit actually pronounced, or do you just say "uit"?> Pearlmoon, a chara, I also had the same...
One little correction, if I may... jab maith = good work is maith an jab é sin = that's good work ... From: studentofirish To: buntuscainte@yahoogroups.com ...
I posted a question recently on that other Irish group of which we're both members asking, specifically, how much grammar we want to get into. Nobody...
... As Larry pointed out, *some* grammar is inevitable. You can easily just delete any messages that you feel are overly grammar-related. A larger issue, I...
Student of Irish Thank you so much for everything. All of this has made this lesson a bit easier for me to understand. I appreciate it. I got to the site...
Lynn, a chara, You'll frequently see things like "maith an cailín" - good girl, "maith an fear" - good man. It's quite a popular way of expressing approval....
Well, speaking only for myself, I'm glad I can get this kind of information here. I feel better knowing how words and phrases are supposed to be spoken and...
Tuigim, ach. I was just pointing out that the reason Buntús Cainte works so well, is that it doesnt deal directly with grammar, but in a round about way(like...
I do understand Lynn. But hear me out. In another book I was learning from teaches i = in ,eclipses certain letters(putting a letter in front of another). such...
You're not "party pooping" James. You're making a valid point which is one of the reasons this group was established, in my opinion. We're all here to share...
I have to add my own 2 cents: Buntus Cainte (forgive me not putting down the fada marks) was meant for learning how to speak/listen as Gaeilge and I think it...
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